Shadows Between Us (Stella and Sebastian) novel Chapter 87

Chapter 87

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“Stop!” The bodyguards with the middle-aged man all drew their guns from their waists in perfect sync, aiming straight at

Stella.

Almost instantly, figures stepped out from the shadows, guns raised, targeting the bodyguards.

Blake and the playboys from Haliville were all stunned.

They were flanked by men on both sides, nowhere to run. They had no choice but to crouch down, hands over their heads.

“When someone tells you to shut up, you shut your mouth,” Stella said, not even flinching with all those guns aimed at her. “That’s just common courtesy.”

Stella really couldn’t stand people who were so full of themselves and didn’t know their place.

Allan shot a worried glance at Sebastian, his brow furrowed.

The middle-aged bodyguard sneered, “Miss, don’t go thinking you’re hot stuff just because you picked up a few tricks from TV. You even know which end of the gun to point?”

He scoffed to himself, ‘Bet she can’t even load the damn thing!’

Blake instinctively brushed the cropped hair by his ear, a look of pride flashing across his face. If anyone knew the answer to that, it was him. In his mind, he cackled like a classic villain.

‘You clueless geezer, your time’s up!’ Blake wondered.

As if answering the middle-aged bodyguard, there was a sharp click right behind his head.

Stella had just chambered a round.

The middle-aged bodyguard’s swallow was so loud that it cut through the tension. For the first time, he actually looked rattled. This was way beyond what anyone had bargained for.

“Don’t you dare!” one of the middle-aged bodyguard’s men shouted.

Stella took her sweet time sizing them up, and that slow, deliberate look sent chills down everyone’s spine.

Without a hint of emotion, Stella raised her silenced gun and popped him right in the shoulder. Then she threw him a taunting smile. “Tell me, do you still think I wouldn’t dare?”

Everyone was stunned.

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Only Sebastian seemed completely frozen, his whole vibe cold enough to make your skin crawl.

Lost in his own shadowy, messed-up thoughts, Sebastian was finally snapping back to reality, but even sitting there in that black wheelchair, he looked like a block of ice, totally untouchable

“Garrett!” one of the bodyguard’s men yelled, his eyes blazing with panic. Things were about to go off the rails.

“Shut up!” Garrett, the middle-aged bodyguard, clutched his bleeding right shoulder, biting back the pain. With his free hand, he pulled out the car keys and raised them over his head. “Hand me my gun.”

Garrett realized they’d just messed with a real tough customer this time.

If they didn’t back off now, they might not walk out of Haliville in one piece.

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Stella kept that slow, deliberate swagger as she circled around to stand right in front of Garrett.

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She lifted her arm. Then, without hesitation, she fired several shots up into the sky. She didn’t show a hint of emotion.

Only after Stella had fired off every last round did she fling the gun back at Garrett.

Then Stella turned and walked over to Sebastian. Their eyes met, and Stella lifted her hand, twirling the car keys in front of him, her eyes shining with pride and excitement.

Just then, Garrett’s phone started ringing from behind. He knew it was a call from Jaffina.

Deliberately, Garrett glanced at Sebastian before putting the call on speaker.

“Did you get it?” came an elegant woman’s voice over the phone, the melodic sound of a cello drifting in the background. “If you have, then hurry back to Jaffina. Don’t you dare ruin my son’s birthday.”

Stella froze. The moment Sebastian heard that woman’s voice, his hauntingly handsome face went as pale as a sheet, and those eyes that could chill you to the bone.

For just an instant, they showed a fleeting vulnerability, as if they might shatter at any moment.

It hit Stella only then that just how mesmerizing Sebastian’s eyes truly were.

“Ma’am, we’ve got a situation,” Garrett said. He shot a look at Stella’s retreating figure, gritting his teeth through the pain.

The woman on the other end went completely silent.

“Aşk her how much money she wants,” the woman sneered, the cello music fading in the background, like she was strolling down a hallway.

Garrett was stunned for a moment.

‘Money isn’t even the issue here, but how am I supposed to explain that to her?’ Garrett thought, feeling stuck.

“Enough. Give the phone to her. I’ll handle this myself,” said the woman.

Garrett walked toward Stella in silence.

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“Hello, I’m from the Everhart- the woman started.

Stella didn’t even let her finish, cutting in with a bored tone. “I really don’t care who you are.”

The woman on the other end went silent, as she’d never been talked to like that before.

Stella strolled up to Sebastian, coming to a casual stop ri

head.

in front of him. “Hand,” she said, giving him a little nod with her

Sebastian’s eyes were pure deepness. He could hear it. When Stella spoke to him, her voice lost that icy, careless edge she used with everyone else.

Sebastian knew he was the exception. Stella treated him differently.

Sebastian held out his big hand, palm facing up, with long, elegant fingers and knuckles that stood out clearly.

‘Honestly, those hands are way too pretty,’ Stella thought to herself.

The keys to the Pagani Zonda Sebastian, that had been waiting for all this time, finally landed in his palm, quiet and perfect.

“This is just for you,” Stella said, flashing him a soft smile.

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Allan stood off to the side, watching it all unfold, and couldn’t help but sigh to himself.

Even Allan felt his eyes get a little misty when Stella walked over, let alone Sebastian.

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‘No wonder Sebastian wants to play dad to Stella, Allan thought. “This girl just makes you want to protect her.

Stella spoke, “This car is for Mr. Gray. I don’t care if you’re from the Everhart family in Jaffina. Even if God himself showed up-”

Once Sebastian took the keys, Stella shot a look back at Garrett, a smirk tugging at her lips. Her eyes glinted with a wild, dangerous edge, chilling and reckless.

“Anyone who wants to take it, go ahead and try,” Stella pressed.

The smirk vanished the instant Stella met Garrett’s eyes; her gaze went cold, like it was soaked in blood. It was enough to make anyone’s skin crawl.

At some point, the other side hung up, and just like that, the whole drama was over.

Lucas, whose eyes had been covered by Sebastian the whole time, finally could see again.

Lucas blinked, wide-eyed and adorable, glancing all around. But the moment he spotted Stella, his whole face lit up with pure joy. ‘It’s Stella!’ he thought.

Blake, still riding the high from all the drama, called out, “Alright, Stella, we’re heading out. I’ll hit you up tomorrow.”

He was so pumped that he’d totally forgotten about his busted arm. Waving at Stella excitedly, he led his rowdy crew of Haliville as they marched out in a noisy pack.

Stella just lazily lifted a finger in response.

When she turned around, she found Lucas, all pale and squishy, gazing up at her with eyes sparkling like stars.

The moment Stella turned, Lucas immediately tried to reach out for a hug, but before his chubby little arms could get far, Sebastian’s cold, big hand pressed them right back down.

Lucas wondered, ‘Huh? What’s wrong?’

Lucas puffed up and protested at Sebastian, “Hey!”

But Sebastian, face still cold as ice, didn’t even bother looking at Lucas. He just reached out to Stella and said, “Come here.”

Clearly, Sebastian had something on his mind.

Stella played it cool as she walked over, glancing around at the guys who’d stepped out of the shadows earlier.

They were all still standing by Sebastian, each one towering over six feet and built like they’d survived some serious chaos. One could tell these were men who’d seen real blood and thunder.

Among them was Ivan, the same guy Stella had run into before in the Gray family’s dungeon.

Stella didn’t bother hiding the way she sized them up, and they were checking her out just as openly.

For some reason, Stella couldn’t shake the feeling that Ivan’s gaze held something subtle, something different when he looked at her.

Stella came to a stop next to Sebastian, leaving a bit of space between them. Her gaze flicked over him, casual and

unintentional.

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