Pat nodded.
“And she’ll tell me the same story?”
“You can count on it.”
“Okay, so long as you’re sure of that.” Dawna stopped herself from patting Pat’s hand, settled for giving him an atta-boy smile. But she still wasn’t happy. As soon as the FBI opened an investigation, the university would suspend Meghan from the team until all questions were answered. She wouldn’t be exonerated in time to play on Sunday night. The Axewomen would be in trouble without her in the lineup. Even if Nacogdoches did beat Texas Tech, the game would be very close. The Axewomen likely wouldn’t win by more than the spread. Duane, Jared and Lance already had their bets down on the game. Those three lowlifes would clean up.
It was so unfair Dawna wanted to spit. How had basketball and justice ended up at opposi
