Firebird (The Firebird Trilogy #1) by Jennifer Loring

Author:Jennifer Loring [Loring, Jennifer]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Amazon: B016APK66Q
Publisher: Limitless Publishing LLC
Published: 2015-10-19T23:00:00+00:00

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Aleksandr

“I didn’t even know, man. I didn’t know until I saw you lying there and saw the blood on my skate, and…”

Alex gazed out the window. Rain battered the glass. Connor Talbot had skipped the team flight back to Kansas City so he could apologize in person, though apologizing for an accident benefitted no one. Alex let him speak. He was too tired to argue, and at least one of them might leave the room feeling better about himself.

“Now I’ll be remembered as the guy that ended the career of one of the best players in the world. I don’t know how to live with that. I’m thinking about retiring after this season. Guess it’s good they only signed me to a one-year contract.”

“I’m sorry,” he said, monotone, not looking at him.

“You’re sorry? Fuck.” The chair breathed when Talbot rose. Connor’s hand was hovering before him. He shook it to be polite. “I feel like shit, man. I really do.”

“It was an accident.” He recited what he had rehearsed in his head, what he was expected to say. “No one could’ve seen it coming.”

“Yeah, well…ah, shit. I’m sorry, Aleksandr. I hope it’s not as bad as they think and you’re back out there kicking ass.”

The door snicked shut.

His phone filled with voice mails, text messages, all wishing him a speedy recovery and dancing around the truth. His general manager had placed him on long-term injury reserve, until he fully healed and they could make a proper assessment. Code for “Please don’t retire and make us take the hit against our salary cap.” But he could not bear the thought of being an active player who was not in fact playing. He could not exist in limbo, even if bed rest spared him the singular torture of sitting in the press box for the first six months.

He lay back against the pillows. On TV, a sportscaster told him the extent of his injuries and that he would likely never set foot on the ice again.

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