“I—“My mouth opened and nothing useful came out. What was I supposed to say-a man tried to rape me in your brother’s club which I wasn’t sure you knew about, but don’t worry, I nearly smashed his head in? “It’s—it’s nothing, Luca, really—“ He kept staring at me, searching my face like he could read the rest of the sentence off my skin if he looked hard enough, and I felt myself unraveling under it. “Leister!” Coach’s voice cut down the hall sharply. “You’re up in ten, get your ass to warm-ups!” Luca’s eyes flickered away, torn between me and the coach. “I—“ “Go.” I found my voice for that much, at least. “You have a game to play.” He looked back at me one more time, a soft break through the tension in his face. “I’m sorry about yesterday, about everything. I mean it, Noah. I’ll make it up to you.” He pressed a quick kiss to my cheek, already half-turning toward the tunnel. “I’ll see you from the rink.” Before I could answer, he jogged away. I stood there for a moment, w
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