Shadows Between Us (Stella and Sebastian) novel Chapter 160

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As soon as Stella’s hand came down, Bill toppled forward like a mountain, crashing to the ground.

He was completely motionless.

Everyone was speechless.

The cafeteria was so quiet that you could hear a pin drop.

“Bill! Bill! Get the captain! Hurry, go get the captain!” The Monterra soldiers freaked out, grabbing their heads and yelling in shock.

They couldn’t believe Bill lost, especially after he’d juiced up on that wonder drug!

Meanwhile, in the office, he was fuming, ranting at the senior officer across from him.

“This is a disgrace to Monterra! If you don’t want me to take this to the International Military Council, I want her to apologize to me and my team, face to face!” Mike raged at the elder across from him.

The senior officer sat there, steady as a rock, his olive branch and three-star shoulder insignia catching everyone’s attention.

“Murray, what do you think?” the senior officer asked, glancing at Murray.

Just as he finished speaking, there was a frantic knock at the door.

“Come in,” the senior officer said in a steady voice.

The door swung open.

“Sir, something happened in the cafeteria!” a soldier blurted out.

Outside the cafeteria, the screech of brakes cut through the silence as Mike, in his military boots, pushed the door open and strode in.

He only knew something had happened, but assumed it was Bill out for revenge-maybe a group fight at worst. That smug grin still on his face froze the moment he saw the Clusia soldiers standing there without a scratch.

Mike’s mind short-circuited. ‘No way. How could this happen?’

“Your guy just got wrecked, and you’re still grinning, Mike?” Murray and the senior officer walked in right as Stella tossed out the line, sounding totally casual.

The senior officer looked up and saw Stella-the young girl who’d just spoken-and Sebastian standing right next to her.

The senior officer just stared in silence.

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For a second, he couldn’t tell if he should be blown away by how young Stella was, or by Sebastian suddenly showing up.

Mike strode over to Bill.

“Relax, he’s not dead,” Stella said, arching an eyebrow with a swagger. “I spared his life on purpose.”

It was like she was doing him a favor.

Since she was little, Razorstrike had taught her nothing but lethal techniques, moves to end a fight in one blow because of the strength gap between men and women.

She could picture human anatomy with her eyes closed unless someone was born with their heart flipped the other way.

“You…” Mike was floored. He’d set his men loose to mess with her, but never thought he’d end up sacrificing another elite for this petty revenge.

Bill, blond hair and blue eyes, was sprawled on the ground, his limbs totally useless. All he could do was stare at people, eyes full of panic.

“Captain, help! I can’t move!” Bill’s voice trembled with fear.

Mike’s head snapped up. “You crippled him?”

Stella caught the pain in Mike’s eyes. ‘So, his guy’s life matters, but everyone else’s is expendable?’ she scoffed. “It’s just spinal shock, the lightest kind of spinal injury. He’s just temporarily paralyzed, that’s all.”

“When will he recover?” Mike pressed.

Stella shrugged, just like she had when they first met. “Who knows?”

Maybe he’d need the rest of his life to recover

Mike was speechless.

Murray frowned. ‘Just as I feared,’ he thought. ‘Mike, that sly fox, dragged me to the senior officer’s office just so his men could mess with Stella. What a dirty trick!’

“I’m going to report you to the International Military Council!” Mike shouted, his face twisted with rage.

In just a blink, he’d had two of his top soldiers taken out.

Mike was fuming. There was no way he could let this insult slide.

“Oh really? Should I just call Frederick right now?” Sebastian interjected coldly.

Frederick was the head of the International Military Council.

Mike was stunned into silence.

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“And while I’m at it, I’ll be reporting on your country’s use of gene enhancers,” Sebastian added, his electric wheelchair whirring as he rolled up to Mike, looking down at him as Mike held Bill. That all-black shirt made Sebastian’s presence feel even more oppressive.

Mike instantly panicked. “We didn’t!”

Sebastian’s voice was icy, brooking no denial. “You did.”

“You have no proof!” Mike snarled, his eyes narrowing with malice. He’d drilled it into his men, telling them never to use that wonder drug out in the open.

Stella let out a cold laugh and pointed at the security camera. “Your guy chugged that stuff right on camera.”

Mike thought to himself, ‘Shit! Idiot!’

Just picturing his superiors’ fury sent a cold sweat down Mike’s back. The enhancer was still in early testing- he just wanted to teach Red Shadow, who’d kicked their asses for three years, a lesson.

But he never expected that damn girl to show up out of nowhere and wreck everything.

Not only did they lose their best men, but they got nothing out of it.

“No one can prove what was in that drug!” Mike kept trying to weasel his way out, obviously playing dirty. Stella was already short-tempered, and now she was about ready to snap.

Stella sprang to her feet, moving faster than anyone could blink, and drove her fist straight into Bill’s stomach like a bolt of lightning.

Bill slumped over, puking all over the floor.

Everyone was speechless.

‘Was it really that simple and savage?’ everyone thought.

“Wanna test it?” Stella stood right next to Sebastian, cracking her knuckles with a taunting tilt to her voice. Sebastian’s eyes glinted with approval. “Go on, test it if you dare.”

Mike was speechless.

He gritted his teeth.

“Fine… we’ll drop it!” Mike finally forced out, his words bitter and reluctant.

“Oh really?” Sebastian’s two words made Mike’s skin crawl. “But I’m not dropping this. Ivan!” The quiet command brought Ivan from the shadows, the little black snake sliding down his arm to the floor and straight

toward Bill.

Bill’s eyes went wide with terror.

‘Snake!’ Bill panicked inside.

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“Right eye!” Sebastian ordered.

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At Sebastian’s command, the little snake darted straight for Bill, lunged for his right eye, and bit down hard.

Bill’s scream exploded through the room.

His scream was so intense that it rattled everyone to the core.

“Sebastian, you!” Mike held his breath, shocked. Five years passed, and Sebastian was still as savage as ever. That’s when he spotted a small, faint scratch at the corner of Stella’s right eye.

Suddenly, it hit him that Sebastian did all this for Stella.

He did it all just to stand up for Stella, to get her justice.

Mike was totally baffled. He just couldn’t believe it.

Sebastian just watched him, slowly turning the black prayer beads in his hand. His eyes were cold, but there was a dangerous glint in them, like darkness swirling in the air. His whole vibe was pure menace, heavy and intense, like ink spreading through water.

“So, care to explain what just happened?” Sebastian asked, his tone cold and commanding.

Mike stayed silent.

“I’m asking you a question, Mike!” Sebastian demanded.

“N-nothing,” Mike stammered, his throat tight. ‘Why did I have to pick a fight with him today?’ Regret was eating him alive.

“And Bill’s eye?” Sebastian pressed, his voice icy.

“Uh, he… he hurt himself,” Mike blurted, his voice shaking. ‘Five years ago, Sebastian was scary enough, but now? The guy’s straight-up insane!’ Right now, all Mike wanted was to grab his guys and get the hell out.

Sebastian arched a brow, his voice low and dangerous. “Why are you lying?”

Mike was at a loss for words. ‘Man, what do you want from me?’ he thought, panic rising.

“If anyone asks, tell them Casper and Bill got hurt because of me. Let them come to me if they have a problem…” Sebastian paused, his voice icy. “Understood?”