Off the Ice
Once his name was pulled and his starting position was locked, the countdown to Friday night would officially begin.
"You're standing in the draft again," a deep, gravelly voice rumbled from the quiet interior of the lounge.
Jaxson walked out of the shadows. He had eschewed the formal team blazer for the morning, wearing a dark, high-neck charcoal sweater under a structured black coat that made his broad shoulders look massive, almost threatening, in the tight confines of the doorway. He closed the distance between them in two heavy, silent strides, his presence immediately cutting off the chilly draft coming from the open concourse.