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.”

a low, almost involuntary growl rumbled in my throat. It was a strange feeling, but

responded. “I won’t 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

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

of saliva dripping down mixed with blood. “I

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 must have been attacked earlier, and this made me even

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

forest

up behind him then. He seemed to have regained some strength from his healing, and while the rogue leader’s

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

was dripping blood everywhere. I lunged at him, furious that he had hurt Enzo, but it was too late. A loud howl escaped his mouth, and he

more howls

the forest fell

for

fell to my knees next to him, tangling my fingers in his fur. He shifted back as well as I held him, revealing bruised flesh and

I cried out, shaking him as he laid motionless on

and his arm was

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