My Hockey Alpha
#Chapter 234: The Sun Always Rises

Nina

Richard died in Enzo’s arms that morning, just before sunrise.

For a long time, Enzo just sat there holding his father with his head hung low. He didn't say a word, nor did he even look up as the rest of us quietly sat around him and reached out to comfort him. No one else spoke, either.

I couldn't help but cry a bit. I hardly knew Richard, and the only times where we met each other were turbulent, but it still made me sad to see Enzo in such a depressed state. Richard was his father, after all. And, right before the end, Richard had a change of heart and tried to make up for the horrible things he said and did. That alone was enough to make me forgive him for the times that he made me scared and threatened me. I wondered if I should tell my mother, as well; she had, after all, known him for years, not to mention the fact that she told me in her last letter that Richard wasn't the one who put the curse on Taylor after all.

Finally, Enzo slowly looked up from his father's stiff body as the sun rose and began to shine through the trees. His eyes looked red and puffy, and I knew that he had been holding back tears all morning. But Enzo was too strong to ever cry. Part of me wished that he would just let go and allow himself to cry, but at the same time I was impressed by his fortitude.

“I want to bury him,” he said suddenly, his eyes fixed on the ground a few feet in front of him, unblinking.

Enzo then looked over at me. I could see now that his eyes were still full of pain, but there was a bit of a sparkle there as he met my gaze. Without a word, I slowly walked up to him and slipped my hand into his, never breaking my gaze from his face. “We can do it together,” I said quietly.

I could tell that Enzo wanted to tell me not to come. He chewed the inside of his cheek for a moment, his brown eyes searching my face. He opened his mouth and then closed it again, as though he was going to say something — he was likely going to say that he would go alone — but decided against it. Instead, he only pursed his lips and nodded.

“We have to go now,” he said quietly, turning to look at the rest of the group then. “Selena will only cause the Alpha King and everyone else she comes into contact with to meet the same fate as my father.”

The rest of the group stared back at us, silent and pale. They all looked utterly exhausted. Jessica and Lori were leaning against each other a little for support, and even Matt and Luke stood behind them with somber, drawn faces and gaunt cheeks. They all had dark circles under their eyes.

I was sure that Enzo and I looked the same, but we had no choice. The rest of our friends, however, didn't need to come with us. I didn't want to endanger them again.

"We believe in you,” Lori suddenly said. Her voice was hoarse, and so low it was almost a whisper. At first, I thought that she was referring to both Enzo and myself. But then I noticed, however, that she was only looking at me. So were the others; even Enzo was only looking down at me.

And when I looked up at Enzo’s soft brown eyes, he only nodded. Now that I looked up at him, I realized that he wasn’t going because he thought that he could take down Selena; he was going because he wanted to be my backup. I felt his body lean into me a little bit, and I chose to support him.

After all, I knew it was my job to be the steady pillar that my friends needed at a time like this. And I believed in myself, too. I was the only person who could ultimately stop Selena.

Besides... With Enzo there as my bodyguard, I felt confident that I could take Selena on.

That morning, I was prepared to die.

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