Off the Ice
Beneath the crisp white collar of his shirt, the black athletic tape on his left collarbone felt like a brand, tightening every time he took a shallow breath.
To his right, Jaxson was a vision of pure, concentrated menace. The captain hadn't bothered with a suit; he wore a heavy, dark gray Warriors team blazer over a black button-down shirt, the top two buttons undone to expose the thick, ropy muscles of his neck. The green-and-purple bruise along his jawline stood out starkly under the recessed LED lights of the ceiling. He sat with his ankles crossed, his massive frame radiating a tense, territorial hostility that made the two league attorneys at the opposite end of the table look visibly