Delay of Game

Half-elf Dominic Greyson doesn’t have an off switch. When his sister asks for help, he doesn’t hesitate.

The problem: her husband, the team’s starting quarterback, keeps falling apart on game day, and everyone already has an explanation.

Before Dom can start digging, a hit-and-run leaves him with a concussion. Even with lights shining too bright and his thinking running slow, he investigates the only way he knows how: become the job, take the hit, and keep going.

What he finds isn’t a slump. It’s sabotage.

Someone is deliberately hobbling the quarterback, slowly and patiently. But proving it means pushing past the point where he should stop—and facing what that’s already cost him.

By the time the truth comes clear, Dom has to decide what he’s still fighting for—and whether there’s enough of him left to do it.