My Hockey Alpha

Chapter 289

I planned to talk to my father the next day, when I was feeling better. But for now, it was late and I needed to rest.

Once my father left, Enzo relaxed beside me. He seemed a bit territorial after everything that had happened, and I didn’t blame him. But at the same time, it made me wonder if he had been sleeping at all since I went into my miniature coma or if he had been sitting up by my bedside the entire time.

“When was the last time you slept?” I asked, looking deeply into his brown eyes, which came alive with the fire that was flickering in the fireplace.

Enzo shrugged. “Don’t worry about it,” he said, standing. “You hungry? I can get you something to eat.”

I shook my head. “You need to rest, too, you know,” I insisted. I pulled the covers back beside me and patted the bed. “Sleep with me.”

For a few moments, Enzo just stood there and looked at the bed. I could tell from the dark circles under his eyes that he was indeed tired, but at the same time he was fighting it. “Look,” I said gently, “it’s over. You don’t need to worry anymore.”

was talking about Lewis; I was sure of it. Lewis was still out there, along with the Crescents. Sure, their leader — the Luna, I assumed — had been killed and the genetically engineered rogues that she sent

of the bed. I watched as he pulled off his boots, then began to lift his shirt off over his head. Before he could do it himself, however, I quickly sat up on my knees behind him and helped him remove it. As I did, I let my hands run along his skin, feeling his muscles. There were still faint scars on his back from Edward’s beatings, and I ran my fingertips over them, feeling all of the

his neck and over his shoulder. He stood, letting out a soft sigh, and pulled off his jeans. With a smile, I laid back on the bed and held my arms out for him, spreading my legs. Even though Enzo’s face looked drawn and weary, he still managed a slight smile

hair. His breathing

to contain my curiosity, “at the battle, did

her rogues. Enzo grunted slightly and shook his head, causing me

he responded. “Quite a few injuries, but they’ll all live. Jessica used her medical skills to help people after the battle, at least until they could get home to

faded. I could only imagine the horrors that the Luna put my friends through when she kidnapped them. I hoped that it wasn’t too bad. Lori and Jessica had seemed physically fine when I saw them, but the Luna’s style of

at me then and reached up to brush a strand of hair out of my eyes. As he did, I suddenly felt

were soft and sweet, and eased my pain like medicine. When we

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