Shadows Between Us (Stella and Sebastian) novel Chapter 344

Chapter 344

Beat him up! Sebastian sneered.

Allan sprang to his feet, ready to make a run for it.

Snowball, lazily slithering down from the tree, flicked the tip of its tail and stretched.

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Allan suddenly stumbled, rolling across the ground like a sad potato, and ended up sprawled out at Sebastian’s feet. “Son of a

With a snap, Jake made his exit.

A cloud drifted by, making everything look dull and gray.

Allan sulked on the ground, face buried in his hands, absentmindedly tracing circles in the dirt.

‘Curse you all!’ Allan grumbled to himself.

Mr. Gray, how do you want to handle these flowers? John slipped in quietly, standing next to Sebastian and waiting for orders.

Sebastian didn’t respond. Just then, his phone started ringing.

He picked up.

Hello, Sebastian, Stella said lazily on the other end.

Sebastian shot John a glance. “Yeah,” he replied to Stella.

*****

Backstage at the Underground Boxing Arena, Stella sat up on a high platform, legs swinging in the air.

She had her phone in one hand, and with the other, she was ruffling Simba’s big furry head. She grinned as soon as Sebastian answered, “Is Lucas asleep?”

Sebastian replied, “Yeah.”

Back home, Lucas was so wiped out that he just flopped straight into bed.

Sebastian glanced at that sad lump lying under the cloud, then just kicked Allan out of the way without a second thought.

‘What an eyesore, Sebastian thought to himself.

Allan cursed inwardly, ‘Shit!’

With his brows furrowed and face expressionless, Sebastian stared at the rows of red roses in front of him. He reached out and started plucking off the cards with chibi tiger sharks one by one. “Is it all sorted out?”

A tiger’s roar came from the other end of the line.

Sebastian froze for a moment.

Not yet. Ran into a bit of a mess, Stella said, pausing for a moment. “Sebastian?”

Sebastian replied, “Yeah?”

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Stella asked, “Hey, want to keep a big kitty?”

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Sebastian, stunned for a moment, turned to the side. He found himself staring right at a bunch of eavesdropping ears.

Snowball, Big Ben, Eggie, and Scrappy, who sprawled out on the ground, just stared blankly.

Sebastian’s voice was low. “Send me the address. I’ll have John go get it.”

The address popped up on his phone a second later. Sebastian shot John a look, and by the time John walked over, the call had already ended. “Go here,” He paused, then added, “to pick up the cat.”

‘Pick up what?’ John wondered, totally baffled.

*****

Half an hour later, at the back door of the Underground Boxing Arena, John stared at the “cat” in front of him, his mind short-circuiting.

Some time later, John finally blurted out, “Ms. Carter, you call this a cat?”

John gawked at the tiger towering over him, easily as tall as a grown man, with paws that looked like they could skin someone alive in one swipe. If he wasn’t hallucinating, there was actual blood on its furry paws.

A cat?’ John thought, totally losing it.

Stella lazily patted the tiger’s head. “Yep, a cat. Roar for him, baba”

Simba and John locked eyes.

The tiger suddenly opened its massive jaws, radiating pure apex predator energy, then let out a squeaky, fake-cute “Meow.”

John, Fabian, lurking in the shadows, and Declan, who’d been quiet the whole time, were at a loss for words.

Seeing everyone stay silent, Simba thought maybe it messed up the meow. It tilted its head, then raised its paw and did the classic lucky cat pose.

John, Fabian, lurking in the shadows, and Declan, who’d been quiet the whole time, were

totally stunned.

John instinctively glanced at Stella, who stood there with her arms crossed, looking totally unfazed. “It’s hungry,” she said.

‘Well, that’s straightforward,’ John thought.

Half a minute later, John was stuck at the open back door, locked in a standoff with Simba, who was sitting there with his tail swishing back and forth, absolutely refusing to get in the car.

‘Headache,’ John thought.

Ms. Carter! John shouted over to Stella.

Stella was just about to say something to Declan when she heard he noise. She shot Declan a quick “hold on” gesture and turned to John. “It won’t get in the car,” John reported.

Stella glanced at Simba, totally unfazed. The tiger looked all kinds of pitiful, but it was stubborn as ever, refusing to budge.

Declan poked his head in and teased, “Try calling him ‘Your Highness’ and ask him to get in the car?”

A vein throbbed on John’s forehead.

Stella said, “Want to try?”

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John took a deep breath and yelled, “Your Highness, please get in the car!”

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With a swish, the tiger that had been stubbornly sitting outside ddenly squeezed itself into the car, barely fitting. It even stuck its big paw out the open window and gave it a couple of pas.

‘Drive!’ Simba thought impatiently. I’m starving!’

John rolled his eyes.

With a loud slam, John shut the door, but Simba’s huge head stil managed to shove its way into the front seat.

Way too cramped back here!’ Simba grumbled.

Forcing himself to stay calm, John shot Stella a look, then floore the gas. The car roared off like a rocket.

‘Man, this tiger reeks!’ John thought.

Isn’t it risky having a tiger at home? Declan finally found his voice.

‘Seriously, there’s gotta be some kind of permit or something, right?’ Declan wondered.

Stella gave him a look, her eyes unreadable. “With the Everhart mily out of the picture, all the big names in Jaffina are scrambling for power.

Things are about to get real messy. You won’t be able to keep your head down in Haliville for long. Brace yourself.

With that, she turned to leave.

What about you? Declan suddenly called out from behind her.

Stella paused, turned back to him, and said, “Me?”

Are you going to Jaffina? Declan asked, his heart skipping a beatnder her cool

Stella thought for a moment. “Yeah, but not yet.”

gaze.

Ms. Carter! Fabian emerged from the shadows, looking grave after a phone call. “There’s trouble at the Carter family.”

****

Night had fallen, heavy and dark.

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