Love on the Fast Track (Derek and Norah)

Chapter 1328:

Sean cautioned, “Just be cautious. This competition doesn’t matter—what matters is you.”

“Don’t worry. I know exactly what I’m doing.” Norah smiled. Alyssa stumbled toward Norah, her words shaky. “Miss, I didn’t want to…”

“Stop. Save it for after the competition. Apologies won’t mean anything right now.”

Norah headed for the starting line, ignoring Greta’s snide remarks about her exceptional skiing skills. Her face remained unreadable, as if Greta’s words didn’t even register.

At the foot of the mountain, Alyssa’s two other friends sat as judges, live-streaming the event to prevent any cheating. Alyssa shut her eyes tight and swallowed the lump in her throat, silently hoping that the young woman wouldn’t get hurt. She knew she couldn’t handle the blame if something went wrong.

“Ready, set, go!”

Norah and Greta shot off, racing at full

watched them disappear down the slope, her stomach twisting with worry. She wasn’t used to this kind of thing, having lived a life sheltered from danger. She hated how quickly

didn’t mean for this to happen. It’s my fault,” she said, her voice shaky. “No matter

a world

replied, though his eyes showed he wasn’t letting her off completely. “But you definitely have some responsibility for what is happening.”

finally decided to take the ski lift. There was no way she could follow them

slope, quickly putting distance

Skiing like this felt like flying, a rush that few other sports

times and knew it like the back of her hand. Even though Greta