Maverick POV

“Another one,” I said, shoving the glass forward.

“You need to stop drinking. We’ve got another game this weekend. Our season’s in jeopardy. The Daciana Devils could steal,” Gage said.

“We can’t lose to them two years in a row. That’s disastrous. Before we know it, people will be campaigning for Ryder for Alpha,” Storm added.

I turned to him and growled.

He raised his hands in surrender. “Stranger things have happened.”

“I can’t think about football ...