Chapter 199

Kiernan’s POV

“...so if Rourke tries that same cross-check again, you drop the gloves and end it early,” Coach barked, pacing in front of the projector screen with the remote clenched in his fist.

The film was paused on a freeze-frame of Vertex-Vale’s commander smirking after a late hit last year, the kind of cheap play that left bruises for weeks. “We’re not starting anything, but we’re sure as