My Hockey Alpha

Chapter 308

Chapter 308

Bonus 8: The Cake

Nina

As I swirled the final dollop of icing atop the cake, the doorbell chimed, announcing the arrival of our first guest. The warmth of anticipation ignited in my chest. I dusted off my hands and went to greet them.

Before I could even open the door, Jessica and Lori burst in.

“Nina!” Jessica exclaimed, brushing past me as she looked around the house. “Holy shit! This place looks so much better!”

I blushed a bit, hugging Lori while Jessica continued to snoop around.” Thanks,” I murmured, walking over to pull Jessica into a tight hug as well. ” It’s finally done. I feel like we can relax now… Sort of.”

“Don’t worry,” Lori chimed in, patting my shoulder. “The wedding will be over soon, too. Then you guys can have your honeymoon. And then you’ll get a whole month before classes start up again.”

I had to laugh. Deep down, I wasn’t sure if I wanted the wedding to be over anytime soon. I loved the process of preparing, the anticipation of it all. It was a feeling that I wanted to cherish.

“Here.” Jessica shoved a bottle of champagne into my hand. There was a bow on the neck of the bottle. “A housewarming gift.”

“More like a belly-warming gift,” Lori teased. “You’ll let us stay here tonight, right?”

I nodded, smiling as I set the bottle down on the counter. “Of course. I wouldn’t let my friends drive drunk.”

Enzo and I had already planned to have most, if not all, of our guests stay the night.

We had prepared with tons of blankets, and even purchased a couple of air mattresses that would certainly come in handy in the future; not to mention our guest bedroom, which was reserved for Lori and Jessica, seeing as how they were the only other couple other than Enzo and I.

other than Luke burst in a few moments later with

1 exclaimed, running over to them.

of red. “Remember that cute witch that I told

minute, but then I remembered Luke mentioning a witch once when I was trying to get to Enzo in the werewolf realm. She really was

pearly white neck that, upon

skull with her slender fingers, “I found it. Poor little thing must have fallen out of the nest. I’m Melania,

plump lips twisted when she spoke made me instantly realize

of wine glasses. Friends, both old and new, flooded the rooms, and the energy was infectious. We feasted on a homemade meal, reminiscing about

into laughter. His face was red from the alcohol; all of ours were. Even Melania’s face, which was naturally the color of an iridescent pink pearl, had deep red splotches on her

he passed out halfway

and Enzo

can handle my liquor,” Enzo

hush,” Matt chided,

basically a middle-aged

evening wore on, the atmosphere grew more relaxed and cheerful, fuelled by a combination of good food, wine, and company. Of course, Enzo recounted my entire raccoon extravaganza to everyone, which resulted in a red face on my behalf and a peal of laughter

time for

the baker!” Enzo announced, helping me carry the cake to the table.

creamy peanut butter exterior made way for the warm, moist chocolate interior, and the table was all but silent aside from the scraping of forks and mumbled words while

I grinned at each other, holding hands beneath the table, our faces red from the wine and the

living room, where the

night wore on, Matt suddenly suggested a change of scenery. “Let’s take this

your mind? It’s freezing!” Jessica protested, but

He threw the door open and ran outside barefoot,

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