My Hockey Alpha novel Chapter 166

Nina

We watched for an hour through that window with bated breath, almost unblinking as we waited to see what would happen when the Crescents and the rogues finally came out. No one said a word that entire time, too alert and frightened that the rogues and the Crescents would come out of that building and come to ours next. At one point, I felt Enzo’s arm slide protectively around my shoulders, and I didn’t resist. I leaned into him, letting him support me after the hell we’d been through.

Finally, after what felt like an eternity, the first Crescent came strutting out of Enzo’s dorm building. We watched as she stood on the quad, looking all around while the other Crescents and the rogues slowly filed out. Then, one of the other Crescents came up to her; they spoke for a few moments before seemingly coming to an agreement and, thankfully, led the group in another direction entirely.

We were safe — for now.

“Oh, thank god,” Jessica whimpered as she clung to Lori for dear life. “Can we sleep now?”

Matt nodded. “I think so,” he said. “They’re not gonna come back here again tonight, not with dawn coming soon.”

“I can keep watch,” Enzo said, but Matt stopped him and shook his head.

“Get some rest,” Matt insisted, then looked over at me. “You, too, Nina. Both of you.”

I glanced up at Enzo. His jaw was clenched hard, but his arm remained around my shoulders. Finally, he nodded and let me lead him to my room.

“Um… Do you need to shower?” I asked, to which Enzo surprisingly shook his head. He kept his eyes glued on the window, as though he expected a Crescent to come flying through it at any moment. “Well… I need a shower,” I said finally, looking down at my filthy, bloody clothes. “I’ll be right back.”

I made my way over to the bathroom, where I began to shut the door — but Enzo quickly stopped me. “Leave the door open,” he said. “Just in case.”

I paused with my hand on the doorknob. He seemed worried, as though he didn’t want to let me out of his sight, so I left the door open at his request. Without me asking, he turned his back so that I could undress; not that I would have asked him to. I quietly undressed, then stepped into the shower and let the hot water run over my skin.

As I washed myself, I couldn’t stop looking down at my leg. The hole where the bullet had entered was still just a red mound of scarred flesh, and the pain was gone, but I kept wondering if what James had said was true. If that bullet really did kill off my wolf, somehow… I didn’t know what I would do after that. Would Selena finally get her way if I was out of the picture as Enzo’s fated mate?

When I was finished, I shut off the water and stepped out into the steamy bathroom. I wrapped my towel around myself and wiped my hand across the mirror, taking in my reflection for a few moments. Even just the events of the past few days seemed to have changed my appearance a bit. My eyes looked tired and worn, and my cheeks were gaunt. I hated the way I look.

But then, something came up behind me. Enzo’s face appeared in the reflection as he walked up behind me, gazing down at me. I didn’t stop him as his hands wrapped around my waist with only the towel between us, and for a long time we just stood in silence and watched each other.

“I want to make love with you,” I said after a long time.

Enzo didn’t answer. He only nodded and spun me around to face him, his eyes wandering over my body. I released my grip on my towel and let it fall to the floor, allowing him to see everything.

Without a word, he picked me up and carried me over to the bed. He laid me down on the sheets, then stood in front of me as he undressed, revealing his distinct muscles. When he was finished, he laid down next to me and pulled the covers up over us, his hands trailing up and down my waist as we laid next to each other.

“Don’t do it,” he said, his eyes narrowed as he continued to thrust and rub me at the same time. “Not until I say so.”

“But—”

Enzo suddenly thrust even deeper, harder. “Not until I say so.”

I bit my lip, staring up at him as he worked himself inside of me and glared down at me, watching me to make sure I didn’t come. I felt as though I would fail at any moment, but somehow his stern and powerful gaze made me want to be good for him, so I held it in.

“Good girl,” he whispered, a smile twitching at the corners of his lips. “Go ahead.”

Finally, he let me finish. My back arched with the explosive sensation inside of me and I could feel my eyes rolling back in ecstasy, and as I throbbed around him, I felt him throbbing, too. He finished inside of me, finally collapsing on top of me as he panted and sighed contentedly.

As we fell asleep in each other’s arms that night, I felt safer than ever. The Crescents could have burst into my room right then and there, but I wasn’t worried with Enzo by my side. Somehow, I knew that he would always protect me and keep me safe, and that was all that mattered.

Maybe, even if my wolf never did return, we could still be together until the end.