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Chapter One
Tucker
2:00
Two minutes until my penalty is over.
Two minutes until I’m unleashed.
Two minutes until vicious, unrelenting violence.
My pulse is pounding as I watch the players skate past me. Harris steals the puck and makes a break for it.
Number nineteen clips him. Elbows him right in the forehead. Another cheap shot.
I grit my teeth as the crowd reacts.
Harris drops to a knee and grabs his forehead. It starts to bleed. The refs do nothing.
The home crowd is roaring in outrage as Harris skates to the bench, blood leaking down the side of his face.
The team doctor gets to work, stitching him up on the spot.
I clench and unclench my hands over and over, biding my time as the crowd boos.
They hate the Seattle Centaurs as much as I do.
They’re known for playing dirty. They’re always starting shit.
Well, I’m about to finish it.
1:43
I’m stuck in the penalty box after I punched one of the pricks in the ear. He checked our star player Sebastian Kemp a little too hard. I took that personally.
They all know I’m the enforcer on this team.
I’m here to protect all these men—Harris Sutton, Austin Gambill, Edvard Svensson—but especially Sebastian. They should know he’s off-limits when I’m in the game.
It’s almost time to teach them that lesson for good.
1:37
The game continues. The crowd gets anxious when Clint Maddock leaps onto the ice.
He’s the second toughest fucker in the league.
I’m the first.
My narrowed eyes are locked on the giant as he skates forward with a grin on his ugly face. He heads right for Austin’s back.
The crowd erupts when he slams into the rookie and sends him flying. I’m motionless as I watch Austin slide shoulder-first into the boards. Maddock kicks Austin’s stick away.
“What the fuck was that?!” Coach Moss screams at the ref who’s casually skating by. “Where’s the call?!”
The crowd is getting amped up. The arena is crackling with energy.
Every second my penalty decreases, the excitement increases.
