Ethan's POV
We watched it together in the study, Daniel pacing behind us like a man rehearsing an apology he hadn't written yet.
The anchor's voice was steady in that practiced way that made bad news sound almost reasonable. "Sources close to the situation allege a settlement was paid three years ago to a former Black Wolves player, in exchange for his silence regarding a personal relationship with team captain Noah Ashford."
No name. No documents shown, just a blurred contract graphic and a chyron that read ALLEGED PAYOFF: WHO IS THE FORMER TEAMMATE.
"It's fabricated," Noah said, not for the first time that night. "There's no settlement. There's no former teammate. I don't know where this came from."
"Doesn't matter where it came from," Daniel said, still pacing. "It matters where it
