My Hockey Alpha novel Chapter 390

Nina

“There are humans amongst us, in disguise!”

I was standing there, my heart racing, as the wiry man held the vial of perfume high above his head for everyone around us to see. I cursed under my breath as I saw some curious and concerned party goers start to gather, eyeing the vial suspiciously.

But this could still be salvaged, or so I hoped. Lori was safely tucked away. Now I just needed to defuse the situation.

“Excuse me,” | said, trying to sound as nonchalant as possible, “could you please give that back? It’s my perfume.”

The man whipped around to face me, his cold gray eyes scanning over me. “Oh, is that so?” he asked, taking a step closer. “This is your perfume, is it?”

Despite the man’s height, I stood my ground. I held my hand out to receive the vial and tilted my chin up, looking at him squarely. “Yes,” I said. “It’s my perfume, and it was expensive. Please give it back.”

But the man’s response was far from cooperative. His eyes bore into me as he sniffed the air, his expression skeptical. “I can tell you’re a werewolf,” he sneered, a sly smile playing on his lips. “And you must be a pretty bad liar, too.”

I swallowed, attempting to clear the lump that was forming in my throat. “A liar?” I scoffed. “It’s ladies’perfume. If you want a sample, you’ll have to go to the store yourself.”

But the man just scoffed in return and held the vial a little higher, turning to address the crowd. “This, ladies and gentlemen,” he said, uncapping the vial, “is no ordinary perfume. I’ve seen this before; it’s magic perfume, specially formulated to hide the scent of a human.”

All around me, the small crowd that had gathered gasped. A murmur began to ripple through the crowd, and I could see panic beginning to bubble up on some of their faces.

My cheeks flushed with embarrassment, but I kept my composure, my tone calm and measured. “Just give me the perfume,” I requested, attempting to defuse the situation. “Please.”

He laughed, his voice laced with condescension. “No,” he said. “I don’t think I will.”

By this point, the crowd had begun growing, and the people around us were shifting uncomfortably. I could see the fear and confusion in their eyes as they watched, and there was nothing I could do about it. By now, the man was holding the vial even higher out of reach in his thin hand, causing the amber liquid inside to sparkle in the light.

“Dirty humans are sneaking into the party, trying to spy and infiltrate the werewolf realm!” he proclaimed. “Who knows what they’re up to!”

His words resonated with the other werewolves in the vicinity, and panic began to ripple through the crowd.

Some appeared frightened, while others grew visibly angry. Voices began to ring out, shaking and full of anger.

“And during the Moon Goddess Festival, no less!” one person said.

“So soon after our beloved Luna was murdered by humans!” another person chimed in.

“All humans have ever done is hurt us! They don’t belong here!”

I watched in horror as the situation began to spiral out of control. The panic was spreading like wildfire, and I was an unwilling spectator. No one would hear my words, no one could even hear my voice over the rising din.

But they could hear him-the wiry man. The man who had stolen my vial, and who was now glaring at me, a hungry look in his cold, calculating eyes.

“Let’s find the human!” he cried out. “Find it and send it back to where it came from!”

His words almost instantly plunged the entire party into chaos. All around me, people began to rush around, shouting and shoving and crying out. They were scared, angry, and vengeful; I had never seen them like this. I had never expected it would come to this, that the Luna’s claws had sunk so deep.

And I was trapped here, unable to even move. The crowd had grown thick with frenzy, and I was trapped, being jostled by the frantic movements of the once-peaceful party goers.

The crowd parted for a moment, and that was when I saw him. My father, from across the room, slowly stood from his chair, his stern gaze locking onto me as the chaos rippled across the banquet hall.

“Dad,” I whispered. I began to make my way toward him, hoping that he could help, but a sudden collision sent me sprawling onto the floor, and my wrist began throbbing with pain as it slammed into the floor. I winced, gripping it, but found myself unable to get back to my feet due to the chaos.

I was on the verge of getting trampled in the chaos when a strong arm encircled me, lifting me from the floor. I glanced up to see Enzo, his face a mixture of relief and concern. “There you are,” he murmured.

With his arm around me, he swiftly guided me away from the mayhem and into a safe alcove down a hallway. Once we were safe enough, we turned to each other, out of breath and taken by surprise.

“Where are the others?” I panted, my voice trembling.

Enzo’s gaze softened as he placed a hand on my belly. ”

They ran up to your room already,” he assured me. “Are you okay?”

I nodded, trying to stifle my fear. “I’m fine,” I said, still gripping my wrist, “but we need to get Lori out of here.”

Enzo nodded as he glanced around the corner of the alcove at the chaos that my dad’s security was struggling to control. “This is way worse than I expected,” he whispered. “We shouldn’t have done this.”

I swallowed. “No. We shouldn’t have.”

“Sorry,” Matt said as he rubbed the back of his neck. “But I wasn’t about to let you run back out into that mess.”

“It’s really okay, Jessica,” Lori said. “I’m okay. Nina and Enzo found me.”

“Speaking of which,” Matt said, looking around, “where is Enzo?”

At Matt’s words, I felt my heart begin to pound again. ” Enzo… stayed behind,” I said, swallowing. “There wereguys coming after us, and…”

Matt seemed to share my concern, and his eyes widened. He nodded and pushed his sleeved up, making his way over to the door. “I’ll go back for him,” he said. ” Don’t worry, Nina. I’ll find him.” But just as Matt was about to open the door, it swung open of its own accord. Enzo stepped into the room, looking a bit frazzled but otherwise okay.

Enzo’s arrival brought a wave of relief over all three of us. “Enzo, are you okay?” I asked, rushing over to him.

He nodded, running a hand through his disheveled hair. ” Yeah, I’m alright,” he said. “Those other guys ran when I threw the first punch. And your father’s guards seemed to get things under control.”

“I guess the party’s over then, huh?” Lori asked. “God, it’s all my fault. I’m so sorry, guys. I should have just stayed home.”

I put a comforting hand on her shoulder. “Lori, this isn’t your fault,” I assured her gently. “It’s the Luna’s fault for leading everyone to believe that humans are evil and dangerous.”

Lori let out a sigh, her shoulders slumping with a mixture of relief and sadness. “I guess you’re right,” she conceded. “But… damn. I guess I thought it would be over now that the Luna and her weird army of rogues are dead.

I guess not, though.”

Her words made all of us glance at each other, and I could tell that we were all thinking the same thing. Those werewolves who had begun to panic weren’t only racist, nor were they just pretentious or cruel. No, it was much more nuanced than that. They were… Afraid. Visit J o b n i b.com to read the complete chapters for free. If you are not reading this novel on Job ni b .c o m, some sentences are incomplete. I guess I didn’t realize the extent of the fear that the Luna had instilled in them. It seemed as though they really did seem to believe that humans were on their way to infiltrate the werewolf realm and cause chaos and destruction, even though the majority of humans had no idea that the werewolf realm existed.

Enzo spoke up, finally breaking the silence and pulling all of us back to the present. “So, what do we do now?” he asked.

Lori bit her lip, her brows furrowing in thought. “I don’t think I should stay here,” she said, her voice filled with uncertainty.

Matt and Jessica nodded in agreement. “Yeah, it’s not safe for Lori to be here,” Jessica added. “And I’m staying with her.”

Enzo looked at me, and I could see the concern in his eyes. “I’ll find someone to open a portal,” he suggested.” It’s the safest option for everyone.”

Lori glanced at me, her eyes filled with gratitude. “Nina, thank you for everything,” she said, her voice wavering with emotion. “I’m so sorry about tonight. Really.”