The Captain's Forbidden Mate
My editor, Sarah, didn’t even let me sit down before she hit me with it.
“You’re covering the hockey team,” she said, not looking up from her laptop. “And before you start complaining, this isn’t up for discussion.”
I froze. “Wait, what? No way. I don’t know anything about hockey. And I don’t want to.”
Sarah finally looked at me, eyebrows raised. “You want to keep your stipend? Then you’ll do it. The team just won their opener and everyone’s obsessed. I need an exclusive feature on Cole Arden. The captain. Get close to him, get quotes, whatever it takes. People eat this stuff up.”