Spiral (Off the Ice, #2) (111)
“Because I threw last night’s party,” I answer, “and I’m the captain.”
“So you know you’re the captain? I thought maybe you’re too hungover to remember!” he shouts.
I wince. “I’m sorry, Coach. Next time—”
“There will be no next time. I don’t care if you’re my star player or Wayne fucking Gretzky, you will be a team player first.” He releases a deep, agitated breath. “You should be leading your team, not partaking in their stupid games. Those boys respect you, Aiden. If you’re at a party thinking with the wrong head, so are they. Smarten up, or I will have no choice but to put you on probation.”
My face contorts with confusion. “What? There’s no chance I get academic probation.”
“We’re not talking about your classes here. The party is being investigated.”
Ah, fuck. Remember when I said I wouldn’t know if I regretted drinking until I saw the aftermath? I regret it now. Probation is bad, like tearing your ACL bad. If the news gets to the league, they’ll send agents out here to assess me as an eligible player. I had just signed with Toronto, because draft didn’t mean shit until you put pen to paper. Making a mistake now would be fatal.
“I can’t be on probation.”
Coach nods. “You’re in luck, because before the dean went on sabbatical, he informed the committee that anyone involved in the trash fiasco is to be dealt with. Since you have taken on that very stupid responsibility, your name is first on the list.”
I am going to kill my fucking teammates. “What does that mean?”
“That they gave me the option of probation or community service.”
An air of relief fills me. “That’s great. I’ll do community service. I will single-handedly scrub every inch of Sir Davis Dalton.”
Coach gives me an unsettled look. “As great of a mental image as that is, it’s not that simple,” he informs me. “A lot goes into eligible community service hours, and since we don’t have a precedent, it’s going play-by-play.”
I snort. “Like a prison sentence where I get out on good behavior?”
“You’re in no place to be a smart-ass,” he reprimands. “I would have been forced to put you on probation if it wasn’t for her.”
“Who?”
Get ready for the third book in the Off the Ice series. . .
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He’s a wildcard, she’s a seasoned pro, but together, they just might be the perfect match on the ice.
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ABOUT THE AUTHOR
Bal is a Canadian writer and booklover. Before she decided to jump into the romance pool, she spent her time gushing about books on social media. When inspiration strikes, she is found filling her Notes app with ideas for romance novels. She loves reading about love, watching movies about love, and now writing about it herself. There really isn’t much else that gets her heart fluttering the way HEAs do. She fell in love with writing and hopes to continue living out her romance author dreams.