My Hockey Alpha



Chapter 0647

I smiled at her, trying to ease her worries. "It's not your fault, Lori. Let's just get you home where it's safe for now."

But then, just as we were discussing the plan, the bedroom door swung open once more, and my parents rushed in, their faces frantic with worry. My father wasted no time and immediately began to open a portal to send Lori, Matt, and Jessica back to the human realm. Within moments, the swirling purple and blue vortex was standing in the center of my bedroom, and my eyes were wide as I stared at it.

"You three need to go home," my father ordered, his voice urgent. "Nina and Enzo, you're staying here."

They didn't need any more convincing. It was clear judging from my father's frantic expression that there was no room to argue and no time to waste. Lori hugged me tightly, tears in her eyes, before stepping through the portal with Matt and Jessica close behind.

As the portal closed behind them, my father turned his stern gaze towards Enzo and me. He looked disappointed and angry, and I felt my stomach drop a little bit just from looking at him.

"Dad, listen, I-* I began, but he just cut me off with a wave of his hand.

"No, you listen," he said, his voice booming. "I gave you the benefit of the doubt. I wanted to make you happy, Nina, so I allowed your friends to visit. But you were careless. It's as if if you don't even give a shit about the consequences your actions have here."

My eyes widened as my father spoke. His voice was a low growl, and his face was red with anger. I had never seen him this furious.

"But dad," I insisted, "we had our reasons for inviting them here. Our pack-*

My father scoffed, cutting me off again. "There is no pack," he growled. "You're just children. Children who don't seem to understand the gravity of your actions. You think you're heroes? You think you can change an entire realm just by holding hands and singing kumbaya?" "Aldric," my mother chimed in, taking a step forward, "there's no need to be so harsh."

"Oh, but there is," my father spit back at her, his eyes flashing with fury. "Nina, Enzo, you two need to learn. Hells, I can't even trust you back in Mountainview! I never know what sort of trouble you'll get yourself into!"

"Dad, what are you saying?" I asked softly, my voice trembling.

My father's eyes narrowed. "I've got eyes on you and your little friends at all times," he said. You thought you were just going to galavant around Mountainview, try to bring down evil all by yourselves? You're just kids!"Content protected by Nôv/el(D)rama.Org.

I couldn't believe what I was hearing. I took a step back, exchanging a glance with Enzo. He looked just as hurt and betrayed as I felt.

"You're... You're spying on me?" I exclaimed, my voice filled with disbelief and hurt.

"Yes, I am," my father confirmed. "I need to keep an eye on you, Nina, to make sure you don't

put yourself in danger and get yourself killed. You are my one and only heir, and you cannot be trusted to take care of yourself."

His words cut deep, like a knife that was twisting in my gut. I needed to get out. I needed to think I needed to process all of this. To think that my father had been spying on me all this time, that he had so little trust in me that he felt it necessary to watch everything I did, follow me everywhere I went?

Hot tears began to prick at the backs of my eyes. Without another word, I picked up my skirt and rushed out of the room before the sobs started to come.