Pucking Forbidden Claim
I line up the shot, my body moving on pure instinct.
And then I see him.
Rook is there.
Of course, he’s fucking there. Right where he needs to be to shut me down, to block the shot like he’s done all game. I brace for it, ready for the clash, prepared to fight him for the last second of control—
Only he doesn’t.
I watch, frozen in shock, as Rook trips himself.
It’s so fucking obvious. His skate catches on nothing, his body twisting just enough to throw himself off balance. He goes down hard, sprawled out on the ice, taking out one of his teammates with him.