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The narrative follows a frantic problem-solving chain—tracking schedules, weighing backup options, and rushing to a modern laundromat after the washing setup stalls. Motivated by a rivalry and the desire to uphold team pride, the protagonist turns a household crisis into an urgent race against the clock, blending everyday details with mounting tension.","WARM AND DRY  \nTHE LACTIN BROTHERHOOD  \nIN INK PRESS  \n[OceanofPDF.com](OceanofPDF.com)  \nIn Ink Press  \nWarm and Dry  \nCopyright © 2026 by Alex Blaine All rights reserved.  \nNo part of this book may be reproduced in any form or by any electronic or mechanical means, including information storage and retrieval systems, without written permission from the author, except for the use of brief quotations in a book review.  \n[OceanofPDF.com](OceanofPDF.com)  \nCONTENTS  \n1. Forest  \n2. Scott  \n3. Forest  \n4. Scott  \n5. Forest  \n6. Scott  \n7. Forest  \n8. Scott  \n9. Forest  \n10. Scott  \n11. Forest  \nEpilogue  \n[OceanofPDF.com](OceanofPDF.com)  \n1  \nFOREST  \nThe alarm went off at six forty-five, and I slapped it quiet without opening my eyes. That proved to be a mistake, because the next time I looked at the clock, it was eight twenty-three. Normally fine for a Saturday morning, but I had a game at noon and absolutely nothing ready for it.  \nWhen I sat up too fast, I got a head rush and had to grab the edge of the mattress while the room sorted itself out. I guess I needed to remember to eat something before bed so my sugar level didn’t drop so much in the mornings.  \nEspecially on important mornings like today.  \nWe were finally going up against Carson's team, and I'd been looking forward to it all week. Part of that was because I genuinely liked playing them, but mostly it was because Kowalski had been trash-talking their center for the past two weeks, and I wanted to see how that played out in person.  \nI didn’t know if they were gonna throw down or make out on the ice, but I was there for it either way.  \nI turned on my coffee pot first because I wasn't a robot, then shuffled to the entryway to check my gear bag. The plan had been to have everything packed and ready last night so I could eat a real breakfast this morning and take my time getting to the rink. But that was one of many plans that didn’t  \nquite work out the way I’d hoped. I was tired when I got home last night and didn’t have the energy or motivation to unpack after practice, so now I got to do all that instead of having a real breakfast.  \nCold Pop-Tart while I organized for the win.  \nWhen I opened my bag, I was horrified to see my jersey balled up in mud and gunk. Then I remembered dropping it in a muddy puddle on my way out of the rink last night. And instead of dealing with it immediately, I’dwadded it up and left it to dry in a disgusting mess.  \nAgainst any other team on any other day, maybe I’d shake it out and spray some Febreeze on it. But there was no way I could do that against Carson's team. I had some self-respect left. Not a lot but enough to know I had to wash it. Stat.  \nI threw it in the washing machine with a small load of socks and underwear and set it to quick wash. That should be done in thirty-two minutes. With my game at noon, I needed to leave by eleven-fifteen at the latest. I wasn’t starting, so that gave me just enough time to get everything washed and dried before I had to leave, as long as nothing went sideways.  \nThe washing machine cooperated. The dryer did not.  \nWhen I put everything in it to start it up, there was a clicking sound and then nothing happened. I hit the start button again and there was nothing but more clicking. The drum didn't move an inch. I checked the plug and the lint trap, but nothing worked. The dryer just sat there being completely useless.  \nIt had been making a weird grinding noise for a few weeks, but it always chugged through the load. The last few times took more than one cycle, but I figured I’d be okay for a while longer. But I should have known that things are only okay until they’re not.  \nDammit, I warned people about this every day, and now I was standing herewith wet clothes and time ticking down. As an HVAC tech, I fixed things for a living. I could probably fix this…but not in the next hour. Taking these apart was an all-day job, and if I had to order parts, that could take weeks. 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