Shadows Between Us (Stella and Sebastian) novel Chapter 182

Chapter 182

Sebastian’s face instantly darkened.

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He punched one of Tony’s thugs in the face, and before Stella could even react, he swept her up into his arms.

Then he stepped on Declan’s back without a hint of emotion.

Declan’s face was shoved into the dirt as he groaned under his breath.

Stella, still clutching her phone, was suddenly swept up before she could even figure out what had just stepped on her foot.

Sebastian, shrouded in a dark, menacing aura, held Stella steady with one arm and cleared the bar of every glass in one swift motion with the other.

He placed her right on top of the bar.

Then, Sebastian fixed a chilling stare on the little black snake coiled around her wrist.

Blackie swallowed hard.

Sebastian’s eyes flashed with menace as he demanded, “If anyone comes near, bite them!”

Blackie nodded furiously.

Then it opened its mouth, trying its best to look scary, like it was about to bite someone.

On the little snake’s face, Stella saw the same misery and exhaustion one’d find on any poor wage slave out there.

“Stella?” Broderick’s voice crackled through the phone, sounding both anxious and a little panicked. He asked, “Are you alright? Is everything okay over there?”

Behind the bar, a bartender quietly picked up a whiskey bottle, his eyes flashing with malice as he stared at Stella’s back.

He raised his arm, ready to smash it down.

“I’m fine,” Stella said calmly, “But you? Can’t say the same for you.”

Her words were loaded with meaning.

Broderick was left speechless.

The bartender froze, speechless.

At that exact moment, a bead of cold sweat slid down both their foreheads, even though they were in two completely different places.

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With a steel pipe pressed to his throat, the bartender stared in terror as the Blackie slithered up Stella’s arm, coiling itself around her shoulder.

It hissed at him, its beady little eyes icy and unblinking.

Broderick’s voice was thick with tears. He called out, “Stella.”

Stella ignored him, nudging the bartender with the steel pipe and giving him a look that said, “Put the bottle down.”

Blackie bared its tiny fangs, trying its best to look fierce.

With a dazed expression, the bartender set the whiskey bottle back on the bar.

Stella said coolly, “Two Vodkas, on the rocks. Thanks.”

“One!” Sebastian chimed in. He went full demon mode, leaning on the table with one hand and shooting the bartender a frosty glare.

“Milk for you,” Sebastian said to Stella. Without missing a beat, he sent a thug flying with a kick, then shot the bartender a look and added, “With ice.”

The bartender grumbled inwardly, ‘Seriously, just say iced milk is fine!

Sebastian strode back into the chaos, making sure to step right over Declan for what felt like the hundred and first time.

Declan let out a muffled groan.

He cursed inwardly, ‘Shit!

‘Can’t you watch where you’re going, damn it!’

Stella just stared at the glass of milk the bartender nervously slid over to her. The ice clinking against the glass sounded mocking.

She looked up and gave the bartender a look that could kill.

Blackie flicked its tongue.

With a shaky hand, the bartender pointed at Sebastian, who was busy taking down everyone in sight, and said, “It was his idea!”

He looked like he was about to cry, all pitiful and wronged.

Stella took a deep breath and asked coolly, “Name.”

Broderick was a beat behind. He asked, “What?”

Stella snapped, “Name! The nephew from the Jaffina!”

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Broderick blurted out, “Declan! It’s Declan!”

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Startled, Broderick rushed to answer, but before he could say anything else, Stella hung up on him without a second thought.

Broderick stared at his phone, utterly devastated.

He thought, ‘I’m dead meat.’

At the same time, Stella grabbed a whiskey bottle with one hand and walked over to Sebastian. Her eyes flashed with a dark, dangerous red as she raised her arm.

She smashed the bottle over the head of the guy sneaking up on Sebastian.

Her move was straight-up badass and brutal.

Chadwick’s eyes nearly popped out in fear.

He scrambled and crawled his way to Declan, dragging him up before he got stomped into the ground.

“Dude, she’s scary as hell!” Chadwick blurted out.

Declan, blood streaming down his head and bruises all over his face, deadpanned, “She’s actually pretty reasonable and really polite about it.”

Chadwick was speechless.

Stella tossed the broken bottle aside, marched over to the sound system, and ripped out the cables.

Instantly, the bar fell into a deathly silence, broken only by the groans of the guys sprawled across the floor.

Stella lifted her gaze coldly at the DJ, who’d been working the mic just moments before. He quickly offered her the microphone, not daring to say a word.

“Thanks,” Stella said coolly,

Declan, blood still dripping down his face, managed a wry grin. He said, “See? Told you: she’s got manners, Even says thank you.”

Chadwick just stared, totally lost for words.

Stella raised her hand, her voice cutting through the silence. She said, “Alright, which one of you is Declan?”

Her words rang out, filling every corner of the bar.

No one dared to answer.

Chadwick glanced over in confusion, only to see Declan just staring at Stella, frozen in place.

Stella was about to lose it. She asked again, “Who is Declan?”

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She spit out each word, one at a time.

Blackie, picking up on her mood, was hissing and flicking its tongue on her shoulder.

Chadwick nudged Declan and said, “I think she’s calling you.”

Declan jerked back to reality, blurting out, “Me!”

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He shot his hand up, but the movement tugged at the cut on his lip. His face scrunched up with pain, and he hissed through his teeth.

Dark energy swirled around Sebastian, making him look scary as hell, like a walking nightmare.

Stella fixed Declan with an icy stare.

Suddenly, Sebastian stepped right between them, his face blank and unreadable.

His scowl deepened, looking even more menacing.

Stella raised her hand and brushed Sebastian aside.

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