My Hockey Alpha

Chapter 278: The Final Stretch

Nina

I watched Selena walk away after promising to Claim her. The plan was to have the small Claiming ceremony on Saturday night, but I needed to confirm that she was telling the truth first. I decided that I would have to talk to Enzo about it.

After my exam, I went to meet Enzo in the hockey arena. When I walked in, he was in the midst of training the hockey team. I couldn’t help but smile as I walked over to the barricade and watched them do their drills on the ice. Seeing them doing what they loved again, just like old times, made me happy.

“Hey, Nina,” Enzo said, skating up to me when they took their break. He reached over the barricade and pulled me toward him, planting a kiss on my lips. He smelled like sweat from training so hard, but I liked the scent.

“I need to talk to you,” I said, lowering my voice. “I talked to Selena earlier.”

“Oh?” Enzo raised his eyebrows. I knew that he was still skeptical of Selena, and I didn’t blame him. But I was almost entirely certain that she was telling the truth; I just needed to confirm it somehow.

I nodded. “She told me something about the Luna. Something interesting… She said that the Luna created these genetically engineered rogues using her own blood, and that if the Luna were to die, then the rogues wouldn’t be able to survive either.”

Enzo’s eyebrows raised even further. “And how did you get this information?” he asked.

felt my face go red as I spoke. “I promised that I would

holding me firmly by both shoulders.

truth,” I insisted. “But maybe… Maybe we can

how ridiculous that sounds? Not only that, but what if you do somehow manage to kill the

shook my head and curled my hands up into fists at my sides as Enzo spoke. “Listen, Enzo,” I replied, “I needed to do whatever it took to get Selena to talk.

they do,” Enzo said. “We’ve got plenty of help around here. The town is protected, and the Crescents have

about my father?” I hissed. “He’s still in the Luna’s clutches. What about those poor people in the werewolf realm who have been suffering because of her rule? What about

point, the rest of the hockey team had noticed our quarreling

my twin; and the bond between us is stronger than the bond that any regular human twins would have. I know she’s telling the truth. And I know that if we can just take down the Luna, this will be all over. Her genetically engineered rogues will die. My father will be released from her spell, and with his help we’ll be able to take down

stared at me. But

you

say we storm the Alpha King’s mansion,” he said. “We have our own little army. We

slowly turned to look at Matt, then

I

when he was thinking deeply. “We could do it,” he finally said after some time. “We’ll need to plan, though. We can’t just storm the Alpha King’s mansion on a whim… But you’re right, Nina. Time is running out, and people are suffering because we’ve been dragging our feet and preparing for a battle that might be impossible to win if we keep letting the Luna create more genetically

brown eyes were wrought with worry. I reached across the barrier and took his hand,