Pucking My Hockey Rival
I sliced through a piece of toast, listening to the quiet, muted hum of the morning news playing softly on the built-in kitchen display across the room.
Most athletes aren't morning people, but I liked to consider myself as one. This was my favourite part of each day.
It was supposed to be my moment of peace, thirty minutes to one hour of pure peace before everyone and everything around me began to demand that I become Luca Devereaux, Captain of the Chicago Phantoms, the unshakeable, perfect face of professional hockey.
My phone vibrated against the marble island. I paused, chewing slowly on a piece of bacon as I stared at the strange number.