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.”

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

leave you. Let me fight with

him and tackled him to the ground. I watched in horror as the rogue leader’s jaws began to snap in Enzo’s face, slowly inching closer and closer to making contact with Enzo’s throat. One more moment, and he would have his teeth sunk into Enzo’s esophagus. Another growl escaped my lips and

light from the impact. It disoriented me, but I managed to get the rogue leader off of Enzo. I scrambled to my feet where I fell beside the rogue leader, but he was also quick to get back to his feet and was

teeth even more aggressively, long strands of saliva dripping down mixed with blood. “I should’ve killed you when I had

didn’t,” I replied, snarling as I did so. The rogue leader and I began to circle each other. Meanwhile, Enzo climbed to his feet on 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 ever started. He

yell escaped my lips in the form 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

forest floor.

some strength from his healing, and while the rogue leader’s back was turned, Enzo leaped on top of him and sank his teeth into his

a tree. I heard two sickening crunches — one from the tree splintering in two, and one from Enzo’s

I lunged at him, furious that he had hurt Enzo, but it was too late. A loud howl escaped his mouth, and he took off into the forest

howls

the forest fell

for

I ran over to Enzo then and fell to my knees next to him, tangling my fingers in his fur. He

him as he laid motionless

a large gash on his shoulder that was bleeding profusely, and his arm was completely broken. Bits of bone and blood stuck out from his skin. I clamped my hand over my mouth and stifled a choked sob, not knowing what to

“Mark him, and then you