ARIANA
[Five months after leaving Lakebridge]
The offer came in an expensive cream folder, the same color as the ones I used to find on Maxwell's desk.
I opened it anyway.
Lakebridge Wolves Hockey Club. Established 1994. Minority stake available for acquisition pending league approval. Asking price: negotiable.
Durrell had slid it across the table at the coffee shop on 5th without any ceremony, the way he did everything, with no preamble, and no soft sell. He just sat back with his hands around his cup and waited.
"You said you wanted something that was yours," he said. "Something that isn't a charity project or a silent investment. Something with your name on it."
I looked up at him. He was watching the street outside, giving me space to react without an audience, and that was the
