Traded (Nashville Grizzlies, #1)

by Carly Marie

“Shouldn’t you be at practice right now? Is everything okay?” Not only was he my dad, he was also my closest confidant when it came to life. “Well, if I were still a Bulldog, I would be.” Dad sounded more relieved than surprised. “Did Drysdale finally get off his ass and find you a deserving team?” “He did. Well, at least he found me a team that had something or someone that he wanted. I’m heading to Nashville tonight.” “A Grizzly now? That suits you. That team is amazing. I have mad respect for Cunningham and Bouchard. Hell, Huber is a bit of an airhead at times but he’s a good man too. Helluva lot better than Drysdale and his crew of minions.” “Yeah. I’ve heard nothing but good about the entire team.” Captain included. Dad went silent for a moment. It was late enough in the morning that I could see him standing in the kitchen with Leo as they worked on lunch. I couldn’t remember a time that Leo hadn’t lived with us. There were pictures of my mom, dad, and me as a baby and toddler that hadn’t included Leo, but by the time I was three or four, he had become a constant in our photos. I’d introduced him as my uncle for years. I’d been glad Leo was there when my mom died of breast cancer when I was fifteen. At sixteen, I’d finally had my aha moment and told the two to cut the shit and stop pretending they weren’t together. The only thing surprising about the entire revelation was that I hadn’t put it together sooner. Since then, they hadn’t been shy with their affections towa...