HIgh Sticks: A MM Hockey Romance (Cold Pines Cougars Book 1) by Blair Brady

Author:Blair Brady [Brady, Blair]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Published: 2023-10-06T16:00:00+00:00

Our next game was two days later. Eddie was still benched, but he yelled himself hoarse from the sidelines.

It was another do-or-die scenario for the team. Pete and I huddled in his office, hashing out last-minute strategies. For the first time, we were so in sync it was scary—in a good way.

"Ready to crush this?" Pete asked, looking up from the tactical board.

"Born ready," I smirked.

The game started, and our magic continued. Every pass connected, every defensive play was a work of art, and every shot was a threat. It felt like we were conducting a symphony, every player and move in perfect harmony. It was starting to feel like the new normal, and I was all for it.

"Time for Operation Thunderbolt," Pete said suddenly during the last stretch.

I looked at him, puzzled. Then his eyes met mine, and I got it. A ballsy play, but it could work. Pete was taking a few more chances. Maybe that was my influence.

We called Operation Thunderbolt our secret weapon. It was a play we'd sketched out but never used in a game. It was high-risk but also high reward. With Eddie out, I thought it was even riskier, but Pete was in charge, and I tried to see it through his eyes.

After he directed the team, the whistle sounded, the puck hit the ice, and we were off.

"Come on, come on," Pete muttered under his breath, so low only I could hear him over the clatter of sticks on the ice.

Jensen cleanly won the faceoff, and the puck sped back to our defensive zone like it had eyes. Our defender took control and then nailed a breakout pass forward. Taylor rocketed up the boards, and I watched both teams react.

It was working like a charm. The other team’s goalie committed to blocking a shot from Taylor. At the last minute, he flicked a no-look pass to Jensen, who was closing fast.

All that remained was the shot. Jensen powered the puck into the gaping hole behind their goalie, and we scored.

The arena erupted in cheers.

We only had ten seconds left on the clock to kill, and then the horn sounded, announcing our victory.

Our bench cleared as the team skated out to celebrate, each guy looking like he'd just won the lottery. Pete clapped me on the back so hard I nearly toppled over.

"Good game, Hoss. We make a hell of a team."

I threw my arms around him and hugged a little tighter than coaches normally would.

While the team ambled off the ice to the locker room, I joined Pete in picking up equipment and clearing the ice.

As we gathered the gear, Pete kicked a stray puck back toward the goal. "You know, if I didn't know any better, I'd say Operation Thunderbolt was your idea."

“Oh, but if you did that, you would have to share the glory,” I said, chuckling as I spun a water bottle in the air and caught it. "Can't have that, now can we?"

Pete laughed. "Glory is an overrated concept.

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