Shadows Between Us (Stella and Sebastian) novel Chapter 81

Chapter 81

Chad leered at Stella, his eyes full of sleaze.

When he finally saw her face clearly, he whistled in awe, unable to hold back.

He thought, ‘Damn, she’s gorgeous.

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Her skin was white as snow, her vibe cold as ice; she was drop-dead beautiful, the kind that made him want to claim her for himself.

“Hey, gorgeous…” Chad started.

But before he could finish, Stella flashed him a lazy, icy smile.

Chad was stunned. The next second, he was jolted back to reality by the thunderous roar of the engine.

With a slick, high-stakes drift, the two cars, just moments ago parked side by side, were now nose-to-nose.

The crowd went wild, whistling and cheering nonstop.

Allan was blown away.

He thought, ‘Holy shit, that was intense!

Suddenly, the high beams flashed on, flooding Chad’s Porsche with blinding light.

Chad instinctively raised his hand to shield his eyes and shut them tight.

Stella gripped the wheel with one hand, her other arm dangling out the door of her convertible with a gangster’s swagger. The engine roared louder and louder, a cocky smirk curling at her lips.

“Allan,” she called out in a calm voice.

“What?” Allan replied, startled.

“Buckle up,” Stella said coolly.

“Stella, you…” Allan started, turning to look at her as he fastened his seatbelt. But before he could finish, the brand-new Aston Martin shot forward like an arrow, hurtling straight toward the Porsche’s front end.

Chad’s eyes went wide in shock, the violent jolt of the car snapping him sober in an instant.

His date in the passenger seat screamed at the top of her lungs.

“Shit!” Chad cursed, voice cracking with panic.

He fumbled for reverse, his legs turning to jelly.

But Stella wasn’t backing down. She floored the gas again, keeping the cars nose-to-nose, daring him to flinch.

“Motherfucker, stop the car!” Chad howled, voice breaking as he lost his grip on the wheel.

Stella was still rocking that badass grin, cool and in control from start to finish.

The crowd was losing their minds, everyone looking crazed like they were about to go to war.

“Stop the car!” Chad screamed, his voice cracking with panic.

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Right behind the guardrail was a deadly drop: a cliff so high that one wrong move and he was done for.

The crowd went dead silent.

Allan’s heart was pounding so hard it felt like it might jump out of his chest.

Stella gave Allan a casual look, raising an eyebrow.

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Finally, she slammed on the brakes, stopping just in time: right before the Porsche was about to go flying off the cliff.

She threw the car into reverse.

The driver’s door of the Aston Martin swung open, and Stella stepped out, her white sneakers hitting the ground first. She strolled over to the convertible Porsche, one hand in her pocket, oozing that lazy, gangster swagger.

She stopped right in front of the Porsche.

Chad was still frozen in the driver’s seat, legs shaking so bad he could barely move. The stench in the air said it all: he’d pissed himself, scared out of his mind.

The headlights from both cars blasted her in a flood of light. Stella stood there, cold as ice, dust swirling around her, her chill, outlaw vibe making it impossible to look away.

Stella gave Chad the finger, slow and deliberate, the middle finger aimed dead center at his face.

Her eyes glinted with icy, mocking disdain.

“Better watch how you treat my friend, or next time…” Stella warned, her voice low and dangerous.

She gave a cold, merciless laugh.

She added, “Next time, I’ll take your life.”

Allan just sat there in the passenger seat, too stunned to speak.

He thought, ‘Man, I’m really moved, but I’m way too freaked out to move!

The applause and whistles exploded all around, echoing from every direction. Even folks way out in the back were joining

They thought, ‘That’s a wild rose with thorns: beautiful, but you better not mess with her.

A voice, shocked and disbelieving, called out from the side, “Starfall?”

Stella turned her head with a lazy air and saw Blake, decked out in a tacky Hawaiian shirt and matching shorts.

His fashion sense made her cringe.

“Is that really you?” Blake blurted out, still thinking he must be seeing things.

“All of you, get over here, now!” Blake barked, his voice cutting through the noise.

At his bark, Haliville’s big-name trust-fund brats, who’d been lurking in the corners, shooting the breeze, came strutting out from the shadows.

A dozen or so showed up, all at once.

Every single one was a familiar face from the last time in the club suite.

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“Good evening, Stella,” they called out together, voices full of respect.

Stella was speechless.

She thought, “This is so lame and embarrassing. I just wanna bail right now without even looking back.

Allan stepped out, one hand on the car door, giving those rich kids a raised eyebrow.

Blake did a double-take when he saw Allan, then shot Stella a weird, unreadable look.

Stella stared at him, face blank. She asked, “What’s with that look?”

“Don’t worry, I swear I won’t breathe a word to Mr. Gray,” Blake said, miming a zipper across his lips.

Stella and Allan were speechless.

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“But for real, what are you doing here? Don’t tell me you’re chasing after that Pagani Zonda too?” Blake asked, grinning nosily.

“Too?” Stella echoed.

She lifted her eyes and gave Blake a lazy, unreadable look that sent chills down his spine.

Blake shivered and shrank back, creeped out.

He said, “If you’re here for that Pagani Zonda, just give it up. Look over there.”

He stepped aside, gesturing for Stella to look over.

Stella glanced in the direction he indicated.

It looked like a crew of racers.

Every single one of them looked like they’d just stepped out of a biker gang: mean faces, black tank tops. The guy in front was Liam. He had a nasty scar across his face.

“That’s a crew from Jaffina. They’re known for playing dirty and have never lost a street race. Heard they got paid big bucks just to come here for that Pagani Zonda. See that guy over there?” Blake said, nodding toward the side.

Standing next to the crew was a middle-aged man, probably a bodyguard.

The crew looked like they meant business, dead set on getting their hands on that Pagani Zonda.

Allan frowned, looking grim.

He could sense the danger radiating off the crew.

He thought, ‘These guys are definitely

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Stella’s expression didn’t change at all.

Liam glanced up at Stella, his eyes unreadable.

“Stella, seriously, don’t get in that race. If you want that car, I’ll find another way to get it for you,” Allan said, his voice full of

concern.

Normally, he’d let her do whatever crazy thing she wanted, but this was the infamous Death Road, the deadliest stretch of road around.

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With those Jaffina guys hell-bent on winning, even Allan, who’d been racing wild tracks for years, wasn’t sure he could pull it off. No way was he letting Stella risk her life here.

“Damn, you’re really gonna do a street race here?” Blake blurted out, looking like his brain was about to short-circuit.

The Haliville rich kids behind Blake started shouting over each other, all trying to talk Stella out of it. They might be trust- fund brats, but when it came to risking their own lives, they weren’t about to mess around.

Stella was speechless.

She knew they meant well, but damn, they just wouldn’t shut up.

“Starfall, listen to me,” Blake started, reaching out like he was about to sling an arm around her. But suddenly, that familiar icy, killer vibe hit him from across the way. His head snapped up, startled.

He locked eyes with someone nearby.

Blake frozen.

He gulped, throat tight.

The rowdy crowd suddenly fell silent, like someone had hit the mute button: everyone was holding their breath.

“S-Starfall… behind you…” Blake squeaked out, his voice trembling and barely audible.

Stella whipped around, her expression frosty as ever.

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