My Hockey Alpha

Chapter 254: My Hockey Alpha

Nina

“Okay,” Enzo said, flashing me a bit of a smile as he sat across from me. “I trust you. And I think I will play some hockey tonight.”

Enzo’s words made my heart leap in my chest. I was so happy that he was willing to play hockey again. Even if the world was going to crumble around us in the next few days, I just wanted to see him happy and doing the one thing that he loved most in the world, even for just a few hours. Things could go back to doom and gloom after that for all I cared; I just wanted these next few hours to be full of smiles and laughter.

We finished eating quickly after that, both too excited to waste any time. I decided to go with Enzo and watch him skate. He didn’t admit it out loud, but I felt as though he didn’t want to let me out of his sight; I didn’t want to let him out of my sight, either. After we finished eating and paid the bill, we walked back to campus and headed straight to the hockey arena.

While Enzo got changed in the locker room, I sat by the rink and studied for my classes. It really did feel as though we were just a couple of normal college students for the first time, and it made me smile — so long as I didn’t think about the Luna or the Crescents.

Enzo eventually came back out into the arena with his uniform on and his helmet under his arm. There was a cheeky grin on his face as he walked up to the bench and put his skates on, and that grin widened when he stepped out onto the ice with his hockey stick.

I couldn’t help but put my books down and watch as he skated.

It was as though he had never stopped playing at all. He moved across the ice so fluidly, so naturally, as though he had been practicing this whole time. The smile on his face never faded for even a second, and as he expertly maneuvered around the rink and flicked the puck into the net time and time again, I found myself leaning on the barrier and watching with tears in my eyes.

At one point, however, Enzo stopped and noticed those tears. His smile dropped and he quickly skated up to me before I could hide the tears.

“What’s wrong?” he asked, coming to a smooth stop in front of the barrier. “Are you okay?”

my tears with the back of my hand. “I’m fine,” I replied. “Don’t worry. I’m just happy to

few long moments, his brown eyes scanning my face, before he suddenly pointed behind me. When I followed his finger with my eyes, I realized that he was pointing at the rack of rental skates against the wall that were usually reserved for public

he said, almost in a demanding

I don’t really know how to skate, and I don’t want you to spend your practice session constantly

frowned, still pointing at the rack

“Now,” he demanded.

at his insistence. “O-Okay,”

them for me. It caused me to blush, and reminded me of the first time we ever skated together. So much had changed since then, but at the same time so little had changed. Even though this semester felt like it was years long, it had still only been

he was finished, he stood and held out his hand for me. I took it, and he led me over to the rink entrance.

way,” he said, skating backwards a bit. I hobbled after him, struggling just to stay upright, but his grip was strong and I knew that he wouldn’t let me fall. “I

wobbled there

“I can

with that mischievous smirk that I had become so familiar with . “You’re already doing better than I did my second time on

blush again. But as I

my hands and skated

to keep my balance as I began to teeter forwards and backwards

and skated circles around me with his hands behind his back. “You’ll have

way. I lunged after him again, but once