Hot Receiver (RED ZONE #3) by Brooklyn Cate EPUB & PDF – eBook Details Online
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- Authors: Brooklyn Cate
- Language: English
- Genre: contemporary romance
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Zak
“You fucking what?” I lean forward as if me being closer to my father’s
mouth is going to change the words that just came out of it.
“I bought the Cincinnati Crusaders.” My dad toys with the linen
napkin in front of him, avoiding my eyes.
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“Why the hell would you do that?” I rake a hand through my hair. Heat
creeps up the sides of my neck and I pull at the collar of my shirt. Even
unbuttoned, it feels like a noose wrapped tight around my throat.
Just then, the server places two highball glasses of Macallan 25 in front
of us. Dad grabs for his and takes a long gulp.
I grit my teeth and grip the edge of the tablecloth in my clenched
fingers. For eight fucking years I’ve avoided football, the sport I dedicated
my life to until any hope for a career was yanked away from me as a
freshman in college.
I fell in love with a man.
And that man destroyed my life because he couldn’t handle it.
Now my father has gone and bought the team that said man plays for.
Matt fucking Harrison.
But Dad doesn’t know he’s the reason for my reaction. He thinks I’m
still pissed off because I lost my shot at an NFL career.
He doesn’t realize it’s because of the worst betrayal I’ve ever
encountered.
His career exploded; my entire life imploded.
Rage bubbles in my chest, while blood rushes between my temples.
“Zak, I was the target shareholder in the holding company.” He taps his
fingertips on the side of his glass, eyes still focused everywhere but on me.
“It’s a solid investment.”
“So solid that you’re willing to cause PTSD for your only son as a side
effect?” I take a deep breath before guzzling my whiskey. I’m very aware
that my career-ending injury came as a huge disappointment to my dad. No
NFL for his gay son. It was like a double whammy.
He finally forces his eyes upward. “Zak, it’s been years. You have to let
it go.”
“Do I?” My voice rises, pulse hammering against the side of my throat.
“You know why they fucking did it. I could have been paralyzed, for
Christ’s sake. And ever since then, I’ve tried to stay as far away from the
goddamn game as possible because of people like them. Then you go and
buy a team.”
And not any team.
His fucking team.
Dad brings the glass to his lips again. “I know this is hard for you, and
I’m sorry, but you have to trust me. I needed to—”
“No, Dad.” I toss the napkin onto the table. “You have no idea how hard
this is for me. Being outed like I was, the torture I went through
afterward… you don’t know. Don’t even pretend that you do.”
He sighs. “Well, you could have been more careful. There are so many
intolerant people out there. Maybe it would have been better if you’d just
kept it under wraps for a little longer.”
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