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Fourteen

Author: Lovely
last update publish date: 2026-05-28 01:12:00

ATHENA

Standing completely still on the painted blue line, I pulled the collar of my jacket up against the chill. The air inside the Ashford arena was freezing, biting sharply at my nose, but the energy humming across the ice was entirely electric.

I tracked the offensive line as they ran the newly installed transition drill, I watched the execution closely. Catching a wildly spinning pass through center ice, Miller didn't hesitate or fumble like he had on Monday.

Instead of overthinking his f
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