Shadows Between Us (Stella and Sebastian) novel Chapter 82

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The Death Road was lit up like daylight by the headlights, and the fine dust was tinged with a soft glow as it swirled in the light.

The crowd, which had been gathered in small groups to watch the spectacle, now parted like a tide, clearing the way down

the center.

Sebastian, sitting in his wheelchair, came into view for everyone.

His pure black shirt made his flawless, art-like face look even more chiseled and icy. Kindness was never in his nature, and his eyes showed no trace of human emotion. A chill seemed to radiate from his entire body.

In stark contrast, in his arms was Lucas, his eyes red from crying.

Lucas was still wearing his cartoon shark pajamas. His eyes darted around, searching for something, making anyone who saw him feel an overwhelming urge to reach out and comfort him.

Stella’s eyes narrowed in shock.

The next moment, she locked eyes with Sebastian, whose presence was as cold as ice.

She watched as he leaned in and murmured something to Lucas.

Lucas, still hiccuping from his sobs, instantly locked onto Stella and stretched his little arms toward her, desperate for comfort.

His face was all pitiful, just like a little kitten left out in the rain.

Allan thought, ‘I’m dead.

Allan looked like he’d seen a ghost, barely hanging on, while Blake’s legs were shaking so hard they might as well have been made of jelly.

Everyone’s eyes were glued to them.

That middle-aged bodyguard, who was with the racer crew, turned ghostly pale the moment he spotted Sebastian. He was freaking out, debating whether to call his boss back in Jaffina right this second.

Before John could even push Sebastian forward, Stella was already striding against the flow of the crowd straight toward

them.

Without hesitation, she scooped Lucas out of Sebastian’s arms, and Lucas instantly clung to her neck.

Sebastian lowered his cold face, staring at his now empty arms, while Stella was completely focused on Lucas. To everyone else, Sebastian’s icy, emotionless vibe made him seem even scarier than before!

Stella raised an eyebrow at Sebastian, surprise flickering in her eyes. She asked, “Why are you here?”

Sebastian paused for a moment, then finally said, “Lucas is looking for you.”

Sebastian thought, ‘I was just fed up with Lucas’s crying, that’s all. It’s not like I actually had John figure out where she was and come running over.

‘I really don’t care where she goes tonight.

‘And I don’t give a damn why she and Allan have lied to me!

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Sebastian looked like a walking ice sculpture, his face carved from pure

Lucas tugged at Stella’s shirt, trying to get her attention.

Stella glanced down.

Lucas acted out Sebastian’s story with his hands.

He thought, ‘Poor little tadpole, it’ll never see its mommy again.

Stella turned her head to look at Sebastian.

Sebastian stayed calm and expressionless, just staring back.

frost.

Lucas’s eyes were brimming with tears, on the verge of bawling so hard he’d blow snot bubbles.

But then, Sebastian let out a cold, unfiltered laugh. He said, “You’re ugly when you cry!”

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Lucas turned his head to look at Sebastian, his neck moving stiffly like a little robot that hadn’t been oiled in ages.

Lucas burst into tears again.

He swung his fists at Sebastian.

“Ugly,” Sebastian repeated coldly, not holding back at all.

Lucas protested.

Stella was speechless.

Blake couldn’t hold back a snort, but the next second, both Sebastian and Lucas turned their heads in perfect sync to stare at him, their eyes as cold as if they were looking at a dead man.

Blake frozen.

Just then, a whistle blew in the distance.

Seizing the chance to change the subject, Blake quickly said, “Stella, you should go sign up.”

As soon as the words left his mouth, he wanted to smack himself.

He cursed inwardly, ‘Damn, my stupid mouth.’

‘Seriously, of all the things to say, I had to bring up the one thing nobody wants to talk about.

Allan was too scared to speak.

“Hold him,” Stella said, plopping Lucas back into Sebastian’s arms, then sauntered off toward the crowd like she didn’t have a care in the world.

Lucas, back in Sebastian’s arms, gave a babyish huff

He turned his chubby face away from Sebastian with a dramatic little pout, acting way too proud to even look at him.

Sebastian called out, “Allan.

“I was wrong!” Allan blurted out. With a thud, his legs gave out, and he folded himself into a low crouch in front of Sebastian, shoulders crumpling like crumpled paper.

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Everyone stared at him, stunned.

Allan thought, ‘Lucas, when you get older, you’ll learn there are some problems in this world that pride just can’t solve.

Sebastian pressed, “What did you do wrong?” His face was cold and morbid, not a trace of warmth in his eyes. His long fingers coldly rolled his prayer beads, turning the atmosphere into pure hell.

“I shouldn’t have mentioned the street race in front of Stella, and I definitely shouldn’t have brought up the Pagani Zonda, and I really shouldn’t have…” Allan said, his voice shaking with fear.

Allan was still rambling on, but Lucas suddenly remembered something and tugged at Sebastian’s shirt with his hand.

Sebastian glanced down at him.

Lucas scrambled around in Sebastian’s arms, pulled out his phone, and started poking at the screen with his tiny fingers.

He typed: [Stella asked me what you like.]

Sebastian’s gaze turned even colder and more intense.

Suddenly, Allan cried out.

Sebastian turned his head and shot him a chilling glare.

“Wait, so Stella’s actually trying to win that Pagani Zonda for you?” Allan blurted out, totally floored.

Allan finally caught on, but he was still totally baffled.

He’d always thought Stella was just here for the thrill of it, messing around. He thought, ‘So she is doing all this for Sebastian?’

Just then, Stella strolled back over after signing up.

Everyone turned to look at her.

Stella thought, ‘Why are they all staring at me like that? What happened?’

“Stella,” Allan choked up, his eyes brimming with tears.

Stella bent down out of habit and pulled the black blanket back up over Sebastian’s knees.

“Starfall, those guys are seriously dangerous,” Blake warned.

Blake might act like he doesn’t care about anything, but when it came to his friends, he always had their backs. He was a regular at the Death Road, and usually, there’d be at least a hundred cars in the race.

But today, there were fewer than thirty cars total.

Everyone knew the crew from Jaffina was totally reckless. They didn’t care if they lived or died, and every one of them was at killer.

They’d do anything to get their hands on that Pagani Zonda, no matter the cost.

“Got it,” Stella replied, not even fazed, and gave Lucas’s chubby cheek a sneaky squeeze.

“If other curves are a 10 on the danger scale, the Death Road is a straight-up 1000!” Allan added, practically begging Stella to listen.

The Death Road was infamous for its sixteen back-to-back hairpin turns, making it Haliville’s biggest nightmare for the

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traffic department. It had claimed more lives than anyone could count.

“Come on, Sebastian, talk some sense into her!” Allan pleaded, practically begging.

Allan had talked himself hoarse, but Stella didn’t budge an inch.

Stella looked at Sebastian and asked, “Are you gonna try to stop me, too?”

Allan frantically shot Sebastian a series of desperate winks, practically begging him to do something.

The next second, Sebastian reached out his hand to Stella.

When Allan saw what was in Sebastian’s palm, his heart sank.

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