When Coach Daniels told me to trust Hartman and the Silver Wolves’ PR team, I thought he meant they’d release a statement. Maybe schedule a small interview. Something controlled. Something calm. I did not expect this. The moment Evan and I walk into the Wolves’ conference suite, I freeze. It looks like a war room. A dozen people sit around a long table, PR reps, media strategists, lawyers in sharp suits, assistants typing so fast their keyboards sound like rain. Screens line the walls, each displaying paused footage of the Channel 7 teaser, social media feeds, and a timeline of events.
My stomach twists. This isn’t damage control. This is a counterstrike. Coach Hartman gestures for us to sit. “We’re starting.”
I slide into a chair beside Evan. He gives me a reassuring look, but even he l
