Chapter 118-2

Chapter 118: Two Men's Bet-2

Despite my outward composure, my body betrayed me. The force of acceleration pushed me firmly against Sean, my hands instinctively gripping his thighs for stability. I hated the weakness, hated how my body remembered his-remembered the security of his embrace even as my mind rejected it.

"Why so quiet now?" Sean taunted, his breath hot against my ear. His arm held

me securely, preventing me from falling despite the breakneck pace.

I refused to respond, focusing instead on controlling my racing heart.

"Turn around and face me," Sean suggested, his voice holding an amused challenge.

"How is that even possible?" I snapped, irritation breaking through my resolve.

Sean's chest vibrated with a low chuckle. "I'll make you win," he promised, the words carrying an intensity that went beyond the race.

The Arabian stallion thundered along the designated track, its powerful strides eating up the distance. The cold wind whipped my long hair, occasional strands catching against

Sean's neck.

you tie your hair back?" Sean asked, his

our encounter in the changing room. Another thing to blame him for. We rode for nearly twenty minutes without any sign of Tristan and Jessica. As

I asked,

"Two official tracks and one shortcut trail." He pulled the horse to

go?"

replied coldly, though internally I was

route to victory-and to concluding

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voice turned calculating. "Lawrence might take the shortcut to win. If we take it too and encounter them on that narrow

didn't respond, Sean guided the horse toward the smallest trail. It was barely visible, winding up the hillside through dense

doing?" I asked, alarm evident

voice.

win," Sean stated simply as the horse plunged onto the narrow

initially seemed wider than I had feared, but as we

but several times I felt certain we would tumble off

turn, the horse's hooves sliding slightly on loose gravel. I bit back a scream, hating my weakness, hating that after five years of building independence, one afternoon

from tension, my body slumped against Sean's chest despite

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