My Hockey Alpha

Chapter 244: Hesitation

Enzo

I should have known that Selena would suddenly appear. I supposed that I got too comfortable thanks to Nina’s strange powers; I should have pulled her away from the murals and continued on our journey.

But even if I did do all of that, maybe Selena would have found us anyway.

As I laid there on the floor, I felt as though there was a ton of bricks on my chest. An invisible force pinned me to the floor, making my limbs feel heavy and weak. The spell invaded my throat and my mouth, keeping me from speaking.

Beside me, Nina fell to the floor when she tried to lunge at Selena. I fell soon after. I tried to reach for Nina, as if touching her would somehow keep her safe, but I was too weak. Even moving my hand a few inches to try and touch her felt like daggers shooting through my flesh and bones.

Even then, I pushed through the pain in an attempt to get to Nina. I would let every fiber of my being rip to shreds if it meant protecting her. If only I could get just a little closer…

Selena saw me moving, and diverted her attention away from Nina. I supposed, in a way, I was just glad that she was focused on me and not Nina. She stormed over to me and grabbed me by the hair, yanking my head back as she raised her hand to cast a spell that would kill me and leave Nina to suffer.

But she had no idea that I wanted this, and that I had a trick up my sleeve that I prepared long in advance.

The antidote.

was on her rant about the history of humans and werewolves and the subsequent curse that was placed on the Alpha King’s offspring, I worked the syringe out of my sleeve and removed the cap covering the needle with what little strength I had

Selena to be close to me, but also off guard, before I could manage to inject her. I needed to make sure that it was deep and that she couldn’t jump away before I had a chance to

somehow seemed to know what to

had proven time and time again to have more powers than I ever thought she would have. She opened portals, created shockwaves, read minds

have laughed, I would have; because Selena had met her

to fall from Selena’s wrist

that Nina wouldn’t kill herself. She was too smart; she knew the human body too well. She placed the blade just close enough to the artery in her arm — the one that could end in her death if it was cut — to be convincing, but I knew

for Nina again. Nina jerked herself away and out of

at me. In a way that was so subtle

I mustered up what little strength I

I lunged forward, plunging the needle into

the needle stuck out of her leg still. She yanked it out with a grimace and threw it on the floor. “What

soon as I could. My eyes searched her face as she screamed along with her sister, and all I could

if Nina did turn back into a human, however, it was better than

lap, and her eyes fluttered open after being squeezed shut. Through her tears, she looked up

snarled, still clutching her leg as she stood and backed up against the wall. “Your poison