Page 144 of Game Misconduct
And just like that, we’re trending.
All I can think is that Sloane is going to lose her shit when this lands on her desk.
And wonder whether or not I should give her a heads-up.
Last night she said she couldn’t do this right now, whatever the fuck that means. So I’ve let her be.
But would calling her about Finn be a professional courtesy or a boyfriend thing to do?
Shit, I don’t know what to do.
Before I can decide, the event coordinators shut it all down real quick after the incident and we head back to the locker room.
And it’s nothing but fucking chaos when we get there.
Finn’s off somewhere basking in his accidental OnlyFans debut. Riley’s running post-game commentary like he’s on a damn podcast. Cal’s trying not to laugh but failing. Logan and Eli have dipped already.
Across the room, Jace leans against the brick wall, calm and unreadable.
He doesn’t speak until the noise thins out, until the air starts to settle.
“Think she’ll suspend him?”
I glance up. “For the accidental nudity or the pride in the aftermath?”
His mouth tics at the corner. “You know it’s not the video that’ll piss her off.”
I raise a brow. “What, then?”
“That it happened on the road.” He pauses. “When you’re not there.”
That flickers something in my chest. I cover it with a shrug. “I’m not the captain.”
“Doesn’t matter. You’re the anchor.”
I snort. “Pretty sure I’m just the goalie.”
He doesn’t blink. “You’re the reason the ship doesn’t capsize. She knows that. Everyone knows that.”
There’s something too careful in his tone. Something behind it.
I narrow my eyes. “What are you really saying?”
“Look, I don’t care what’s going on with you and Carrington. Not my business.”
The silence crackles between us.
“I’ve seen a lot of shit in this league. Seen guys throw careers away because they forgot which part of the world was watching.”
“Nothing’s happening,” I say, voice even.
But I say it a little too quickly.
He gives me a look. Not judgmental, just steady. Unshakable.
“I’m not gonna say a word,” he says quietly. “But if there is something? Be smart. You’ve worked too hard to build this comeback. Don’t hand it over for free.”
That lands like a body check I didn’t see coming.
