Chapter 28. The Verdict

Wyatt’s POV

The verdict comes down Thursday afternoon, in an email from Voss’s office with DISCIPLINARY OUTCOME in the subject line and four paragraphs of careful language underneath.

Knox Evans: three-game suspension from competition for initiating a physical altercation. Mandatory meeting with the Dean of Students. Formal warning on his athletic record.

Cole Cooper: one-game suspension and a formal team warning for provocation and physical aggression toward a student. A disciplinary record with the Dean of Students pending the Title IX review of the alleged threat to distribute intimate images. And a no-contact directive: he’s not to approach, message, or communicate with Tessa Evans, directly or through others, without her consent, effective immediately.

I read the last line four times.

No-contact directive.

It’s not enough. It’s not even close to enough. But it’s on paper, it’s official, and if he breaks it, it’s not a suspension