“He saidDuncanFletcher, right?” Noah asks.
I smack him on the shoulder. “Obviously I’m sitting right next to you.”
“I wanted to make sure there wasn’t some other Fletcher we were getting him mixed up with. He was getting arrested?” Noah looks giddy. Out of all the guys here, he probably hates him as much as I do for the way he treated his sister.
“Shh!” I shush them as the intro music comes on.
“I’m Rhino Wellsley, and welcome toReally, Man?Thanks for joining us tonight. In a sting earlier this evening, Detroit hockey stars Duncan Fletcher and Chad Orman were arrested after being implicated in an illegal gambling ring. Dozens were arrested as Detroit police were on scene after an anonymous source tipped them off. While we don’t know everything that’s going on, we have received word that documents show that both players allegedly threw games in order to win bets. Really, man?” Rhino asks. “Detroit is at the bottom of the league and you couldn’t try to win in your favor?”
A video is now playing of Duncan shouting at the camera as he’s being hauled away in a police car.
“I’ve been under a lot of stress. It’s not my fault!” he cries.
“Holy shit,” I mutter.
“We’ll have more as news breaks, but I’ve been doing some digging into both players.”
Images of Duncan and Chad’s social media accounts come up on the screen. Parties. Women. Nothing even remotely related to hockey.
Rhino points at the images. “Now, these aren’t their ‘official’ accounts. We had to go digging to find these, but it looks like Duncan has been partying with women for the last few years. And for those that don’t remember, he gave an interview about his fiancée cheating on him. Really? Really? It looks like he rubbed off on his teammate, because these two have been doing nothing but partying and making the rounds through Detroit. Really?”
“We need shots.” Bode darts over to the bar and orders them for us.
“I can’t believe this.”
Shock doesn’t even begin to cover it. Was Duncan trying to get in the team’s good graces becausethisis what he was doing off the ice?
A shot is pushed into my hand and I take it without thinking.
Why the hell have I been so worried about breaking out of Duncan’s shadow when that’s the kind of person he is? I know I’m a good player and an even better man.
“You know, when I was hoping Duncan would get what was coming to him, this isn’t what I had in mind,” Noah says.
“Betting against your team?” I shake my head. “I mean, who does that?”
My phone buzzes in my pocket and I pull it out as the guys continue discussing the news.
Chloe
Are you seeing this?
Dax
I can’t believe it
Me either
Betting against the team?
God, what a dick
Seriously
Who does that
Does this mean we’re done with him?
I hope so
