Jason’s POVMy shoulders burned.My knees ached.My palms fucking stung from all the damn shots I'd blocked tonight.But hell, it was worth it.Earlier, the buzzer had just gone off, the scoreboard flashing 4-3, and the whole arena erupted. My teammates were yelling and smacking sticks on the ice. Helmets crashed together like they always did but this time, they were shouting, "Let's gooo!" and I thought I could make out. "Monroe, you beast."I just stood still, breathing hard through my mouth guard. Sweat dripped down my neck under all that padding. After regaining myself, I finally skated off. The boys were still hyping. Liam was already bragging about that last assist, and Aiden was even being his loud, annoying self, trying to start a chant for me."Jason! Jason! Jason!""Shut up, man," I groaned, laughing as I peeled off my gloves and rubbed my temples. "All I want is food and a shower wouldn't hurt."They laughed and kept waking. But I slowed down because my legs felt like jel
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