CHAPTER THIRTY-THREE POV: Mira I sat in the back booth of a quiet, dim restaurant on the north side of town, tapping my fingers against the laminate table while staring at the front entrance, waiting for Ethan and his parents to show up for our private meeting. Ever since the sports league board officially suspended my managerial license after that disastrous audit hearing, my entire career was completely ruined, and everywhere I walked in this city, people were whispering about how Reign and Raina had publicly exposed me. I took a quick sip from my water glass, setting it back down hard on the coaster, because every single second I spent sitting in this booth was making my blood boil with pure anger toward Raina and her entire hockey squad. The front entrance door opened with a soft bell chime, and I watched Ethan walk into the dining room alongside his father, Arthur, and his mother, Beatrice, both of whom were looking around nervously with tight, angry expressions on their face
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