What did you think was going to happen, Ryan? He dropped the phone and scrubbed his hands over his face in hopes of silencing that nagging internal voice, but it was no use. He’d been living with Josh’s parting words in his head for the past four and a half years, and he’d probably be hearing them for the rest of his life. Josh had been headed for Silicon Valley, backed by his trust fund, his bachelor’s degree, and a determination to make his own mark on the world. If the timing had been different, Ryan might have followed. At twenty-one, he’d almost given up on the idea of hockey as a career.
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