CHAPTER SIX
Kaden
Kaden jumped to his left to stop a breakaway from Tampa. His leg muscle pulled, but he ignored the pain that seared through him. The only thing he worried about was whether or not he’d stopped the shot. Hearing the whistle blow, he opened his glove to reveal the puck cradled in the padding.
Forgetting about the pain in his leg, he acknowledged Tyler his captain, and Kris, the team’s star defenseman, when they called out congratulatory comments to him.
“Nice save, K-man!” Kris yelled with a smile.
“Gettin’ it done, O’Conner!” Tyler called.
“Just try to keep it out of our end, guys. Okay?” Kaden said, with as much sarcasm as he could muster. “That’s why you two get paid the big bucks.” He tapped Tyler on the pads before the ref lined them up for the faceoff.
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