Cass woke with that heavy feeling in her chest, the kind that sits like a stone and refuses to shift. Yesterday’s match kept replaying in her mind, especially the moment Jace went down. She had seen the whole thing from the stands; the entire school had. The gasp that went through the crowd, the stunned silence, the shock that rippled out when Marvin skated on like he didn’t care his own brother was lying on the ice.
And then Jace had stood up.
Quietly.
Calm as ice.
His jaw tight.
Not even looking at Marvin.
He lost that game, but the way he handled it… that stayed with her more than the score.
Now, in the soft morning light spilling through her curtains, Cass rubbed her eyes and sighed. Her alarm hadn’t even gone off yet, but her mind refused to give her peace. Her mom was already
