My Hockey Alpha



Chapter 0648

Enzo

Nina rushed out of the room in a whirlwind, leaving me, Aldric, and her mother standing there in her wake. I was furious, with my hands curled up into fists at my sides. The fact that Aldric had sent spies to keep watch over us in Mountainview was one thing, but the way that he had spoken to Nina almost made me sick.

I couldn't just stand idly by while he hurt my wife.

Without another word, I turned on my heel and began storming toward the door. I needed to follow Nina-I couldn't leave her alone right now. But before I could reach the door. Aldric's tall and imposing form stepped in the way, blocking me from leaving.

"Move, growled, shooting him an angry glare.

*Enzo, we need to speak privately," he said, folding his large arms across his chest. He was somehow taller than me even though I was quite tall myself, and he was even bigger. It was honestly intimidating, but I was too angry at the moment to fear the Alpha King.

"Not now, Aldric," I said, attempting to sidestep around him. "My wife needs me after what you just said to her."

But Aldric's gaze didn't waver, and he was unyielding in his stance. "She'll be fine," he said." You and I need to have a talk, Man to man."

Nina's mother, who had been a silent spectator throughout all of this, scowled at Aldric and cursed under her breath. "You were too harsh on her just now," she muttered, her voice filled with frustration. "And you know it, Aldric."

Aldric's eyes flicked briefly to Nina's mother, but he still didn't waver despite her biting gaze." Nina is old enough to hear the truth, Angelica," he said firmly. "It's about time she leams that she needs to grow up and take some accountability."

Nina's mother let out an exasperated sigh and, with a final scowl in Aldric's direction and a curse under her breath, she stormed out of the room, likely in search of Nina.

Once we were alone, my anger finally bubbled to the surface, and I couldn't contain it any longer. "You had no right to keep me from my wife," I snapped, my voice low and filled with frustration. "She needs me right now."

However, despite my fury, Aldric met my anger with a calm demeanor. "Enzo, It's time you faced some hard truths," he said sternly. "And after tonight, I can't put off speaking with you about it for any longer."

I frowned. "What 'hard truths' could you possibly be referring to, Aldric?" I hissed.

Aldric's eyes flashed with anger. "You do not speak to me in such an insolent tone, boy!" he boomed, his low, gravelly voice filling the room. He almost seemed grow in size, towering over me like a giant. "You will speak to the Alpha King with respect!"

His words, his sudden anger, left me taken aback. He was normally so jovial, kind, and informal. It was clear that the events of tonight had struck a chord with him, and I found myself falling silent out of an inherent respect; I could even feel my own wolf stirring inside

of me, cowering beneath the Alpha King's stem gaze.

Finally, after several long moments of silence, Aldric spoke again. "You call yourself an Alpha," he said, his voice quieter now, "and yet you have made reckless, childish decisions without even once considering the consequences."

My frustration flared, and my momentary fear of him was replaced with anger. I took a step closer to him, my voice trembling with indignation. "All I wanted was our pack to be taken seriously," I argued, my hands still clenched into tight fists at my sides. "To prove that we're not just children."

Aldric's gaze bore into mine, unyielding as ever. "Earning respect and trust isn't some quick fix, Enzo," he said firmly. "You need to prove your capability and maturity over time, not make hasty decisions, thinking that one visit to the werewolf realm with a human will change everything."

"But Aldric, we saved you," I hissed. "It was our pack who stood up against the Luna and her army. It was our pack who drove the Crescents out of Mountainview. It was your daughter who created the antidote that cured an entire population of rogues!"

"Yes," Aldric said, his eyes softening ever so slightly, "and those actions are commendable. But there was a world of shit to clean up in the wake of that mess. And no matter how you cut it, you are still kids. Kids who never should have had to do any of that."

"So what are you saying?" I scoffed, throwing my hands up in the air. "You're right; we shouldn't have had to do any of that, but we did. Why, then, are we not deserving of your respect?"

"Because," Aldric said in a low tone of voice, "you still have a horribly long way to go. There is much you don't understand, Enzo. There is much that your father never taught you; or perhaps you simply didn't listen."

His words struck a chord, and I looked away, feeling a sense of embarrassment wash over me. Aldric was right, and it stung to admit it. I had been reckless, and my actions had put Nina and our friends in danger.

Aldric's tone softened slightly, but his message remained firm. "As an Alpha, your priority should be the safety and well-being of your pack," he continued. "Especially as the husband of the Alpha King's daughter... and as Richard's son."

The mention of my father's name felt like a knife in my throat. I swallowed the lump that began to grow, my gaze still averted. It was as if I could still see the light leaving my father's eyes, as if I could still feel his frail body in my arms after what the Luna had done to him. The very mention of him sent me reeling.

I opened my mouth to speak, but before I could, Aldric continued. "Your father, as I told you the other day, was my closest and most trusted partner," he said softly. "All he ever wanted was to see you succeed, Enzo. And if he knew about your recklessness, if he knew about your immature actions... He would be rolling in his grave."© NôvelDrama.Org - All rights reserved.

Those words cut deeper than all of the others. I wanted to tell Aldric that he was wrong, that he didn't know my father, but I knew it wouldn't be true. Maybe he was right, maybe I had been reckless, and immature, and the exact opposite of an Alpha should be. All this time, I wanted to be taken seriously, and yet I had destroyed those chances.

"I'd like to find my wife now," I murmured, finally lifting my gaze to meet his. "If you don't

mind... Sir."

Aldric paused for a moment, and I could see a sense of hurt flash through his eyes. It was clear that the mention of my father hurt him, too, and there was so much more that he

wanted to say.

But he didn't. Instead, he simply stepped aside, giving me a nod.

"Get out of my sight," he muttered, clearly still angry.

Without another word, I slipped out of the room, away from Aldric's lingering gaze. His words continued to echo in my mind, like an arrow lodged in my chest.

And no matter how much it stung to admit it, I knew that his words had held nothing but the

truth.