My Hockey Alpha

Chapter 0311 “Are we ready?” Matt shouted to us over the music. Lori and Jessica nodded, and with one last look at me, they disappeared into the crowd. I stayed where I was, keeping an eye on Enzo so I wouldn’t lose him, but I could see Lori slip what looked like money to a random girl. Lori then whispered something in the girl’s ear and pointed to her cup. The girl, who seemed too drunk to think clearly, nodded and shoved the money into her bra, then staggered over to Selena and Enzo.

In one swift movement, the girl pretended to stumble; and in doing so, she lurched forward and spilled her drink all over Selena

Selena whipped around with a disgusted look on her face and shouted something at the girl while gesturing wildly, then grabbed Enzo by the hand and stormed off toward the bathroom.

I watched as Lori, Jessica, and Matt followed behind them while keeping a bit of a distance. Then, Matt bumped into Enzo, causing him to break away from Selena. Lori and Jessica followed Selena, who was too drunk to notice that she’d dropped Enzo’s hand.

And now I had my chance.

I kept my eyes firmly locked on Enzo, who was now standing there on his tiptoes looking for Selena in the crowd.

Without thinking, I did what was most natural for me: I grabbed his hand and pulled him through the crowd, away from the dance floor and toward the back door. He was too drunk and

confused to react, and soon enough I had him outside and away from everyone else while Matt stood inside I the door in case Selena returned.

“Um— What's going on?” Enzo asked, furrowing his brow once we were alone. “Do you need something?” “Enzo, look at me,” I said, just wanting to cut straight to the chase. I stared into his eyes as my heart practically pounded out of my chest, begging him silently to remember me. Content (C) Nôv/elDra/ma.Org.

“Please. Look at me.” “Sorry...” Enzo shook his head and took a step backwards. “Do I know you?” I kept persisting, and took a step toward him to close the gap between us. I took his hand in mine and kept looking into his eyes. If I could just get

him to look at me long enough for him to recognize me... I But maybe I was being too aggressive. I Enzo pulled his hand away from mine and shot me a confused look. “I have a girlfriend,” he said. He sidestepped around me in an attempt to get to the door, but I jumped in the way again and grabbed his wrist, this time harder.

“Enzo!” I said, feeling my eyes begin to well up with tears. “Please. It’s Nina.

Please remember me... Selena put a spell on you!” Enzo froze. At that moment, I thought for sure that I had jogged his memory, even just a little bit. He stared down at me with wide eyes. I felt a smile begin to spread across my lips as I waited for his face to shift. He would remember

me in just a few moments — [ was sure of it.

There was a long silence. The air between us was so thick I could hardly breathe, but I kept staring at him with yearning, and I held firmly onto his wrist.

He opened his mouth to speak. I felt my heart flutter; he was remembering me now.

“Let me go.” His voice was low and demanding.

Involuntarily, I released my grip on his wrist out of pure shock. Without another word, Enzo brushed past me and shoved his way through the door. I could only watch through the screen as Matt tried to corner him again, only for Enzo to suddenly do the unexpected: he threw a punch at Matt.

Matt ducked and dodged the punch successfully, but Enzo took his chance to disappear into the crowd. = I felt a sob bubble up in my throat as I stood there, watching Enzo disappear.

He hadn’t remembered me, and I was devastated. Without thinking, I suddenly turned on my heel and ran down the steps, just wanting to get away from the party so no one would see me cry.

And as I ran down the street, I felt my heart break into a million pieces.