My Hockey Alpha

Chapter 283: An Unlikely Ally

Nina

Enzo and I returned home after visiting his father’s house. As we drove home, the cold night wind blew in my face on the back of Enzo’s motorcycle and the yellow crescent moon shone above us.

Seeing Enzo’s father’s house ransacked like that filled me with an odd combination of sadness and hope. It broke my heart that Richard’s Beta disrespected him like that, but at the same time it made me only want to try harder to bring all of this to an end.

A little while later, we were pulling into the parking lot of the campus. Enzo parked the motorcycle and helped me off, and we were walking back to his dorm hand-in-hand when we suddenly heard the sound of shouting.

“Enzo! Nina!” Luke’s voice rang out across the quad, followed by the sound of feet slamming on pavement as he ran toward us. Enzo and I both whipped around to see Luke running at us, his eyes wide and full of fear.

“What is it?” I asked, immediately feeling my heart rise up into my throat just from seeing the look on his face.

“It’s Lori and Jessica,” he said quickly. “They’re gone. Some Crescents came… They took them through a portal!”

I felt my entire body freeze. It felt as though my heart stopped and time froze during that moment, and every muscle in my body tensed as fight or flight kicked in. The world spun around me, and for a moment I thought for sure that I would vomit.

“…took them,” Luke finished. I had been completely absorbed in my own head for the majority of his sentence, and only caught the tail end. Beside me, Enzo was frantic.

last seen?” he asked, his

“I was going to see them, and when I got there, I saw two Crescents manhandling them. One of them opened a portal, and then they all disappeared before I could get there. I tried to go after them, but it was too late by

to come and take them, and was no doubt trying to use them as a means to lure us there. I wasn’t sure how two Crescents made it past our airtight defenses

have to go after them.” My voice was shaky and thick with fear. “Call the recruits. Meet us

running again. Enzo and I ran like hell to the infirmary to prepare. Once we were there, we frantically filled backpacks with the antidote and various medical supplies because we knew what was potentially coming next: a battle. We needed to

do you?” I asked with

focus on preparing for the upcoming battle. I just hoped more than anything that the Luna wouldn’t pull a nasty trick and kill my friends before we even got there… But, like Enzo, I had no

behind the hockey arena. Both hockey teams were with him as well.

going to bring half of you,” Enzo said as he somehow managed to calmly address the large group. “Anyone who wants to come, step forward now. If you want to stay here, that’s fine; but you’ll be protecting the town in the

of the group stepped forward. Those people included quite a few recruits, some of Jason’s team, Matt, and some of our hockey team. Jason and the others stayed behind with the intention of protecting the campus, which I was glad for. I knew that Enzo needed his Beta by his side to fight, so Jason would be extremely helpful in leading everyone else if the Crescents attacked Mountainview while we were gone. At

need to come,” I

his head. “I’m your bodyguard. I’ll be with you until

me smile a bit. Enzo then gave his orders to everyone else, who then left with Jason to patrol the town. Meanwhile, the rest of

shrill female voice floating across the athletic field. I looked up to see none other than Selena running as

screamed. “I’m

narrowed and he stepped protectively in front of me as Selena ran up to us. She came to a stop, breathing heavily with a wild look