My Hockey Alpha

Chapter 263: Healing Love

Nina

Finally, I shifted for the first time.

All of my agony melted away and was replaced by enhanced senses. Everything appeared brighter, smelled more intense, and I could hear for what felt like miles.

Not only that, but I felt stronger than ever; and my mate was in trouble.

The rogue leader had Enzo pinned down. Enzo was kicking underneath him wildly, but the rogue leader was incredibly strong. Despite Enzo’s size and strength, the rogue leader was still managing to get the upper hand.

Baring my teeth, I didn’t hesitate for a moment before I leaped onto the rogue leader. I was smaller than him, but that also meant that I was faster and more agile, and I leaped onto his back and sank my teeth into the back of his neck.

The rogue leader yelped and scrambled backwards in an attempt to throw me off of him, but I held on tightly. I saw Enzo climb back to his feet and attack the rogue leader while I had him distracted. He clawed at the rogue leader’s throat, causing the rogue leader to throw himself backwards.

Unfortunately, this allowed the rogue leader to effectively throw me to the ground. But at least I managed to get him off of Enzo and lower his defenses. Enzo leaped at him again, and they collided mid-air.

“Run away,” Enzo’s voice echoed in my mind. “I’ll handle it from here. Just get to safety.”

growl rumbled in my throat. It was a strange feeling, but it also felt entirely natural at the same

leave you. Let me fight with

to the ground. I watched in horror as the rogue leader’s jaws began to snap in Enzo’s face, slowly inching closer and

Enzo. I scrambled to my feet where

even more aggressively, long strands of saliva dripping down mixed with

shaking legs. He seemed to be healing himself, as the last impact from the rogue made him hit his head on the ground. He also seemed to be limping, although I realized that he was limping before the fight

of a howl. I charged head-on at the rogue leader. He rolled out of the way, his mocking laughter echoing in my skull as I nearly charged head-first into a tree. I managed to come to a skidding halt in the dirt and whipped around, dodging another attack just before he ran into me. At the

the pine-covered forest floor. The

strength from his healing, and while the rogue leader’s back was turned, Enzo

rogue leader let out a panicked yelp. He shook himself violently to get Enzo off, and because of Enzo’s weakened state, it worked. Enzo was sent flying into a tree. I heard two sickening crunches — one from the tree splintering in

furious that he had hurt Enzo, but it was too late. A loud

more howls in

the forest

for

it, I shifted back instantly. I ran over to Enzo then and fell to my knees next to him, tangling my fingers in his fur. He shifted back as well as I

as he laid

pained groan. He was alive, but not for long; there was a large gash on his shoulder that was bleeding profusely, and his arm was completely broken. Bits

wolf suddenly said. “Mark him, and then you can