Tom’s POV

I slammed my beer down on the bar counter so hard that it splashed all over my old Ryan jersey.

The TV blared too loud, some guy blabbing about the “rape scandal” against my hero—Ryan Castro, the Flaming Emperor, the best ever, the lovechild of MJ and Magic! I was so annoyed that “livid” didn’t even cover it.

Only my last shred of sanity stopped me from punching that TV screen to shut him up!

“Are you blind?!” I shouted at the ...