My Hockey Alpha

Chapter 284: Cut Loose

Nina

One by one, all of us went through the portal and entered into the werewolf realm.

When we came out on the other side, we were back in the forest. I immediately recognized the location that we came out of the portal as the same spot where my friends and I camped out when we were looking for Enzo. It was incredibly dark the last time we were there due to the spell cast on the forest by Selena and the witch, but I recognized the small sloping hill surrounded by tall pine trees. In fact, as I walked further into the center of the clearing, I was able to find the circle of rocks from our last campfire.

It had snowed since then, and the ground was covered in a light dusting of white powder. Around me, the new recruits who had never been to the werewolf realm before looked around with awe at their new surroundings.

“Where are we?” one girl asked as she looked around at the dark green scenery of the forest mixed with the white of the snow, which was illuminated by the full moon; I quickly realized that the moon here was always full, which I found interesting. At home, it was a waxing crescent at that very moment.

“This is the werewolf realm,” Enzo said. “It’s… Well, it’s where the werewolves live.”

curious. Enzo nodded, but we didn’t have time for questions. We needed to get moving; and thankfully, we knew where we were. With Enzo, Luke and I at the front

way through the woods easily, and thanks to my newfound night vision, I had no trouble keeping up. The group stayed mostly quiet as well, just in case the Luna’s rogues came looking for us. The entire time, we were all on the verge of shifting if we needed to. I was grateful that this

quietness was broken

girl said, her voice sounding alarmed. “Where

single glance. We knew who had run off. We quickly whirled around to face the spot where Selena had been walking; and, as I suspected, she was gone. “Where did she go?” I asked, running up to Matt and the girl who had called after Selena while the group froze in

while the girl pointed. “She just took

He started to take off, but I suddenly stopped him and pulled him back,

“It’s not

it. In the werewolf realm, the power of our twin bond felt stronger. I didn’t get a feeling that she was up to something bad; rather, I sensed that she was up to something else. I didn’t know what it was exactly, but it didn’t feel sinister. Maybe she was just running for

it. We continued moving,

closer we got to the mansion. We must have been walking for an hour, maybe even two. The path became more difficult, and soon we were headed uphill to where the Alpha King’s mansion lay. Traveling this route before with only a few people was much easier, but it wasn’t so easy now with a small army of over forty people, many of whom had never been

continued to lead the way through the forest like our pathfinder. I was glad