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“What are you doing?” Marc asks.

“Calling the cops.”

He leaps to his feet. “What?”

I look at him. “You nearly killed Caleb right outside the arena. I’m sure there will be CCTV footage, so I’m guessing you’re going to jail for a while. How long does someone serve for attempted murder? I can’t remember.”

He stares at me, trembling and white-faced.

“Marc? You’re the one going to law school. Is it ten years or twenty?” I frown thoughtfully. “I mean, are there lawyer conmen, or does going to prison mean you can never?—”

He takes off. He’s out of the arena so fast he nearly falls down the stairs.

I watch him go, then I turn back to the ice.

Everyone is still watching me.

And I just…

I did it.

Caleb grins and gives me a thumbs-up. Javier blows me a kiss, and Reid does a bow that has the arena laughing.

Tobie Myers coming up top in a confrontation?

Who is she?

I return to my seat victorious.

Chapter 54

Caleb

It’s the third period,and this game is getting away from us. We started strong, like we always do, but something changed. The Eagles have remembered they’re coming to this as the defending champions, and now we’re at a near draw.

Whoever scores next wins.

“How’s the knee?” Coach asks.

I twist it and hide my wince. “It’s fine.”

Coach points at the physio. “Ice it. Maybe tape it.” He looks at me. “You think you have one more minute in you?”

I know what he’s saying.

Sitting back to give the physio room to work on my knee, I look at the scoreboard and the time we have left.

There’s only one way we win this game, but it doesn’t come without risks. Mainly to me and my fucked-up knee after a painful collision with two defensemen.

“The power play,” I say.

In the Lamont Wolverines’ playbook, we have a lot of plays we’ve perfected over the years. The ‘Go Big or Go the Fuck Home’ play is the biggest we have.

It’s showy, it’s designed to win a game, and it always sends the crowd wild.

And we haven’t pulled it out in too-fucking-long.

“Go big or go home?” Theo says with a grin.

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