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Chapter 34

Chapter 34

Larry hesitated for a second, unsure how to respond. But what Quinlyn said made sense. No matter how much he loved pushing his limits, he’d never drag a kid into something dangerous like this.

Stanley seemed to get the point. He could feel something stir in his chest. He gritted his teeth and shot Quinlyn a look. I get it. You’re looking out for Larry. He’s my friend. I’ve got this. Get out of the car. I’ll take over”

Quinly didn’t budge. She kept her hands tight on the seatbelt, turned her face away, and stared straight ahead, her eyes calm and unshaken.

Just then, the cars in the next lane started honking.

A guy with messy yellow hair leaned out the window and shouted, “Larry! If you’re scared, go home and drink some milk! Don’t waste our time. Damn, it’s just a race! Why are you guys acting like we’re saying goodbye? Let’s go already!”

Then the others joined in, shouting and laughing.

The noise was getting to Stanley. He knew he wasn’t going to convince Quinlyn to change her mind. He grabbed Larry by the collar, yanked him closer, and growled with fiery eyes. “Get my sister back safely. You hear me?”

Once he barked the order. Stanley shoved Larry away and darted toward the stands to fire up his laptop, ready to monitor

the race.

On the big screen by the starting line, the countdown had already begun. Engines roared as the cars revved up, the tension building-

Through the deafening noise, Larry glanced at Quinlyn, looking like she was asking for trouble. He muttered under his breath as he started his engine, the sound roaring to life. “Better hold on tight. If you get tossed out, don’t expect me to catch

you.

Quinlyn gave him a small nod, her expression still calm. “Mm.”

Right as she finished, the countdown hit zero..

The cars shot forward, engines roaring like a pack of wild animals released from their cages.

ahead of him made him feel.

watch me crush them. This mountain path? I own it,” he said to Quinlyn.

Stanley’s voice came through the

Stop showing off. Slow down and don’t scare my sister,” Stanley

keeping his hands on the wheel. “What’s your deal, man? Why are you into troublemaking kids like her? She’s not even close to your foster daughter–at least she knows how to

irritation. “Don’t you dare

wouldn’t understand. If she tells you to do something on the road, you better

shaking his head. He couldn’t believe how obsessed Stanley was. “You really want me, a professional driver, to listen to a

out, Stanley retorted, his voice colder now. But

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warmth in his words. Trust me. You’ll thank

were bickering back and

of

less competitive. He turned to Quinlyn with a grin, “Looks like I’m not going for the win today because of you. Maybe

but before he could speak, Quinlyn’s clear, calmn

surprise, glancing over at her. She was still staring straight ahead, her

warned, “Watch the road.

to focus. He couldn’t help but laugh a little—bring warned by a kid–but his amusement quickly faded as he saw the car in front of him suddenly slow down. The back

under his breath, jerking the wheel to the side to avoid

car swerved into his lane, blocking him again.

Larry realized the driver was doing it on

these idiots!” Larry

out! The car behind us is closing in, 100 Stanley’s voice came through the radio. “If they trap you between both of them, you’re

be blockerl. If the car behind him hit him just right, he’d be shoved off the road

to speed up to

him wasn’t letting up. It stayed right on his

palms. The other two cars were closing in,

calm voice rang in his cars. “Ram

froze for a moment,

thought he’d

came again, steady and

sitting up straight, sunlight streaming through the window and making her

telling him to

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