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I hear the door close behind me as I walk off. I turn around to make sure she’s inside, then I walk back downstairs. When I make it to my car, I huff out a breath, my head spinning.
Well, this was one hell of a night.
Chapter 20
Ryker
“It feels like there are rocks in your shoulder blades,” my physio, Eric, says while he works out the tightness in my shoulder.
He presses his thumb against the knot in my muscle, and I wince.
“Remember to breathe,” he says.
“All the breathing in the world isn’t going to help,” I mutter. “This hurts like hell.”
He chuckles. “Well, maybe you shouldn’t have gone out drinking last night.”
“I had one shot of tequila and a gallon of water,” I say.
“You finished Maddy’s shot too, remember?” Xander says from the table next to me.
I roll my eyes. “That was half an ounce.”
Eric digs into my deltoid. I bite back a yelp.
“Even just a little bit makes a difference,” Eric says. When he lets up, I exhale sharply.
He pats my shoulder. “In all seriousness, though, you’re looking good overall. You’ve been taking your recovery and training seriously, and it shows.”
Camden walks into the room. “Hey, have you guys seen Madeline today?”
Xander and I shake our heads. Our physios say they haven’t seen her either.
“Why, what’s up?” Xander asks.
“I was supposed to meet with her earlier this morning for a skating lesson, but she never showed up.”
Xander looks at me. “You saw her last night, right?”
“Yeah, I drove her home,” I say.
“Did she seem okay?” Camden asks.
“She was a little drunk, but I watched her walk into her apartment. She seemed fine.”
Worry sparks through me. What happened to Maddy between last night and this morning?
“Did you try calling her?” Xander asks Camden.
“Yeah, a few times. She didn’t answer.”
That worry gnaws deeper in my gut. I push off the table and wrap a towel around me.
I grab my phone and call Ingrid. She’s Maddy’s closest friend on the team. Maybe she reached out to her.
“Hey, what’s up?” Ingrid says in her trademark cheery voice.
“Have you heard from Madeline today? She was supposed to train Camden this morning and never showed.”
