Shadows Between Us (Stella and Sebastian) novel Chapter 134

Chapter 134

Stella was left speechless.

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She looked around at everyone knocked out cold, then glanced at Sebastian, finally confirming he was totally immune to the plain plant.

She just shrugged as her answer.

With only the two of them still awake, Sebastian was totally unfazed. “These don’t work on me.”

Stella said, “Well, that’s pretty obvious.”

Chirp. Eggie, with his little wings perked up, gobbled up the buffet one after another.

The plain plant got even wilder, releasing its fragrance without a care for anyone else.

‘Man, I’m looking even prettier today!’ the plain plant thought.

Sebastian rolled the black prayer beads between his long fingers, his Adam’s apple bobbing as he finally said, “I can only sleep when I’m with you.”

Stella was left speechless.

Sebastian turned his face away, letting it fall into shadow. His expressionless face was pale and sickly. From Stella’s angle, his long lashes drooped, giving him a rare, fragile look.

Stella asked, “So, are you going to sleep with me tonight?”

Sebastian immediately turned to her, meeting her gaze. “Is that okay?

“Am I going to bother you?” He asked after a pause.

Stella was left speechless.

If he didn’t look so desperate, Stella might’ve actually believed he was worried about bothering her.

Stella said, “Yes.”

She saw the light in Sebastian’s eyes dim, turning into a bottomless black hole, and his whole vibe was suddenly hazy and distant.

Stella let out a soft sigh. “But with you, Sebastian, it’s different.”

Sebastian was momentarily stunned.

His heart, once hollow, was just letting the wind whistle through, so numb it couldn’t even sense the changing seasons. At that moment, it felt like it finally remembered how to beat again.

The snoring was the only noise here.

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you ever notice? I never lock my door,” Stella said offhandedly, her gaze drifting to the little peregrine falcon, whose belly was already round and stuffed.

Sebastian felt silent.

Sebastian’s hand on the wheelchair shifted.

“Tonight, should I come find you?” Sebastian coughed quietly, his voice low as he spoke.

But in his head, Sebastian was already obsessing over which pajamas would be best for tonight.

He wondered, ‘Should I go with the black one?

‘Or maybe the other black one?

‘Or maybe that black one?’

After Eggie had gobbled up every last black worm on the bed, he sniffed out the next snack and fluttered straight over to Victor’s daughter, who was knocked out on the floor.

It was ready to keep the feast going, munching away like a happy little king.

Stella absentmindedly rubbed her nose, mumbling a quick “oh.”

In the next moment, Sebastian’s brows knitted as he reached out and took her hand.

“Are you hurt?” he asked.

Stella was left speechless.

“Oh, this… It’ll heal soon-” Her words stopped short as something warm and wet grazed her fingertips, sending a shiver of electricity straight to her heart.

She turned her head and saw Sebastian take her finger into his mouth, his lips closing around it.

Stella said, “Sebastian…

“I haven’t washed my hands.”

Sebastian was left speechless.

After cleaning the blood from her finger with his mouth, Sebastian never showed a hint of emotion. He made up his mind to ban Lucas from ice cream tonight.

‘Clearly, listening to a five-year-old is a terrible idea,’ he thought.

“You’re no fun,” Sebastian muttered under his breath.

Stella had already moved to the window and opened it, not catching what he said. “What was that?” She glanced back, asking again.

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Sebastian just replied, “Nothing.”

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As the window opened, fresh air rushed in, quickly diluting the overpowering scent of the plain plant inside.

The crowd still slept.

Stella stared in silence at Levi.

She was totally deadpan.

Stella thought, ‘Is he for real with that snoring?

‘It seriously sounded like a whole construction crew was working overtime in here!’

“Alright, everyone, wake up,” Stella said, once she figured it was about time. She grabbed the flowerpot and stuffed it back into Sebastian’s arms.

Seeing the plain plant still trembling like mad, Sebastian snorted. “Man, you’re ugly!”

The plain plant thought, ‘What the hell!

“Take that word ‘ugly’ and get it out of the plant kingdom!

‘Fine, I’ll just drop dead right here!’

Thud! It withered and turned yellow!

Sebastian looked up, raised the plant toward Stella as if he was expecting a gold star, and his face was still totally blank. “Smell’s gone.”

Stella was left speechless.

The plain plant thought, ‘Damn it!’

The old guys started to wake up, groggy and confused.

“How did I end up asleep?” Landen muttered, rubbing his head, and was still dazed. The last thing he remembered was a swarm of black worms crawling out of people on the bed, and then he passed out.

“Cindy.” Victor instinctively looked over at his granddaughter lying on the bed.

Cindy and his son-in-law, who had been covered in blood before, now had color back in their faces, no longer looking half-dead. Just as Victor let out a sigh of relief, a thunderous, earth-shattering belch echoed through the room.

Victor was speechless.

Everyone whipped their heads around.

Eggie, feeling bashful, covered his beak with his chubby little wings. He’d eaten so much. His belly was round like a ball, and he just couldn’t hold it anymore. He collapsed onto the floor with a thud.

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Eggie thought, ‘I’m stuffed!

‘One feast like this and I’m good for a whole year!

‘I’m so stoked right now!

‘This is the absolute peak of my bird life!’

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“You take it from here,” Stella said, shooting a look at Landen, who was just waking up. She couldn’t help thinking, ‘I came here for a meal, so why am I still hungry at this hour?’

Eggie struggled to follow after Stella, but after just a couple of steps, he collapsed again with a dramatic thud.

Eggie chirped.

‘Someone save the peregrine falcon!’ Eggie begged for help.

Stella bent down, scooped Eggie up, and popped him right back into Sebastian’s front pocket.

Sebastian was left speechless.

Her movements were almost automatic.

But Sebastian, still stone-faced, reached in and helped Eggie get settled into the coziest spot in his pocket.

At the same time, Victor’s phone suddenly rang.

“Mr. Quinn,” Henry said, his face turning grim. The caller ID flashed Conrad’s name. ‘Pretty obvious what he wants at this hour,’ Henry thought.

Victor instinctively glanced over at Stella.

“Why are you looking at me? Just pick up!” Stella said, her gaze lazy and voice totally chill. Truth is, she was actually curious what Conrad wanted.

“Pick up,” Victor told Henry, who wasted no time and hit the speaker.

Conrad’s voice on the other end was dripping with smugness. “Mr. Quinn, is your house a total mess yet?” Even through the phone, they could practically feel his cocky attitude.

On the other end, Conrad was gripping a little black bottle, his usual gentlemanly acting nowhere to be seen. “Mr. Quinn, all I need is your signature. Don’t make this harder than it needs to be.”

“So you’re admitting you did all this?” Victor’s voice was unnaturally calm.

Conrad snickered. “Mr. Quinn, I have no idea what you’re talking about. However, your time is almost up…” He pretended not to know a thing.

Victor gave Henry a nod, and Henry handed him the phone with a respectful gesture.

Victor loosened his collar, which had been tight all this time. “Conrad, you absolute piece of…” The old guy

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with lungs of steel unleashed a nonstop barrage of curses that could make a sailor blush, barely even stopping for air.

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