CHAPTER 97The lights went down, the arena smoke cleared, and twenty thousand fans erupted into a wall of deafening noise as the starting lineups took center ice.Liam lined up over the faceoff dot, his knuckles white around his stick grip, his knees bent in a deep, coiled stance. Across from him stood Viktor Kane. Kane grinned through his mouthguard, leaning in over the dot as the linesman raised the puck."Look at you, Lannister," Kane sneered low, his voice dripping with venom under the roar of the crowd. "Captain Princess and his big bad bodyguard. What’s the matter, you two need to sleep in the same bed to warm up before a game? You're a faggot disgrace to this league, and everyone fucking knows it."Liam didn't flinch. His eyes remained locked on the rubber puck in the linesman’s hand, his expression turning into absolute, carved ice. He knew this was how the reapers played, wanting to get in your head and disorient you. He won't let them do that shit today."Drop the puck," Lia
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