he starting lin

room for hesitation. A single mistake on Velmont's wide,

ed gears in one smooth, practiced motion.

f the entire city-a brutal mix of narrow backstreets, dense downtown traffic, tunne

eating her dust. She pushed the car hard thr

, a Porsche that looked faintly familiar. Before she could place it, the screech of tires e

the road ahead. He'd been outside the city a

Eager to get back

react, his expre

o say, ever since you met her, you've

ed in his jaw. Ethan's words, however irrit

e glovebox, where the jewel

essed on, a teasing smile spreading across his face. "

ened on the steering whe

w was cracked open and the wind slammed ag

es

who drives

car whi

eyes tracking them. He looke

-show them ho

egend on the track. No

Ethan, keeping

ared now? You or yo

han shouted, cle

do it, pull ov

" Theodor

e roared to life, and in seconds, the

much as he wanted to see Theo race agai

on-leave the

he's catching up!" Chloe s

t passed Leo like h

the starting line,"

rsche wasn't part of the race-t

the Porsche was ridi

f a man's face. He was grinning-smug and full of him

day of simmering frustration, thi

s, the speedometer

ght enough that only one car

r, or the

ly, and turned to Chloe

h surgical precision, claiming the only viable racing line

!" Chloe

d crash-but it

the P

o swerve hard. He hadn't expected it-panicked, j

ncing, her car spinning once before coming to a s

her window, st

e him th

de down, smirking wi

ared, du

sane," he

odore hadn't reacted in time, they'd be wrecke

he'd just flipped him off-The

had the gut

expressio

and night-vision goggles, brows furrowed deeply.

me since a woman piss

idn't ch

e, pulled out a cigarette, a

after them?" Eth

is eyes, however, remained locked on the road ahead where the purple