A welcomed relief came through as a text on my phone.
 
 From Bethany.
 
 A reminder from her that sometimes she even worked late too.
 
 She forwarded me some confidential information meant only for my eyes.
 
 Her words, not mine.
 
 I opened the email correspondence and gasped.
 
 Long story short, I had been toying with the idea of getting into sports psychology and had a fleeting idea or dream of being part of a team.
 
 For the experience.And the money.
 
 It seemed my lucky break had just come through.
 
 From the ownership of theSOLA Empire.
 
 Through their proper channels - legal, medical, etc. - I was going to get the opportunity to work with players.
 
 More specifically in this case - one player.
 
 I wasn’t a big fan of hockey.
 
 I didn’t follow the sport, the teams, or the players.
 
 In fact, there was only one hockey player I knew by name.
 
 And as fate or luckor a fucking nightmarewould have it, I was staring at that name.
 
 Joe.
 
 My big…
 
 Well, not my Joe.
 
 The Joe I used to know.
 
 The Joe I used to love.
 
 The Joe…
 
 I put my phone down and shook my head.
 
 There was no way.
 
 It was an ethical thing.
 
 A moral thing.
 
 A past thing that needed to stay in the past.
 
 I kept shaking my head.
 
 There was absolutely no chance in hell…
 
 I bit my lip for a second and thought about it.