Page 56 of Dare You to Catch Me
My door flies open before I can even get a chance to get my hand on the handle and Zee practically rips me from the car. “God is it good to see you.”
I laugh as he wraps his arms around me in a hug. “It's good to see you too, Zee. I've only been gone a few days though, jeez.”
“Yeah well, I'm worried about you.” He lets go and I step back, furrowing my brows looking up at him. “You don't need to worry about me Zee, I'm okay.” That's not entirely true, he knows me well, and he knows I'm lying but I can't tell him.
“Alright, you ready to race then?”
“You know it.”
“Let's do it then.” I shoot him a playful wink before he turns and walks away.
My eyes scan my surroundings, trying to pick out any unwelcome guests and my eyes land on Bear, in the shadows, watching me like a hawk, out of sight of the normal eye, but I see him. I tear my eyes away from him, continuing my scan until they find Ace. Also standing in the shadows, his possessive gaze he holds on me, pulls a smile from my lips, before shooting him a wink, I drop back down into my car, and start her up.
I look over at Zeke, who has rolled his passenger window down, holding his gaze on me. “Where's your friend Luca at?” I ask. I feel like being Sassy, and who fucking knows maybe I will get a little something.
“Oh don't you worry, he knows exactly where you are and you'll be seeing him soon, Princess.”
“Aww, how sweet. I hope he enjoys watching me kick your ass tonight.” I got what I needed to hear. Luca's in this city somewhere. “I think Luca will be the one kicking some ass tonight, Princess. Starting with that worthless Collins.”
I don’t react to his statement, if I do I will lead him on thatAce is here, so I smile with my words. “How about you and I just get to racing?”
“My pleasure, Princess.”
I roll my window up, and pull my gaze to my windshield, watching Zee walk in front of our cars. With my foot holding the clutch in, I shift my car into first, and take in that long deep breath through my nose as my eyes flutter. My right foot hovers over that gas pedal, ready to play. Zee holds the flag up and my right foot feathers the gas pedal, bringing my rpms up. The flag drops, and I dump the clutch and beauty leaves the starting line with a deafening scream. Clutch in, I slam another gear, reaching the end of each gear I shift through them, gaining speed as I start up the mountain.
Zeke beside me, holding his position, fighting to get in front of me before the first turn, but I fucking fight, I push my car hard. I lock my front brakes up, holding the nose of the car to the cliff side, dropping a gear as the ass end of my car swings around the turn, the sharpest turn, the hardest turn, and Zeke beside me.
He's not going to back down, he's ballsy tonight. His car hangs to the ledge of the cliff, his back tires falling into the dusty side of the road. I pull out of the turn, giving beauty back that gear she's begging for and I pull away from Zeke.
I hit the button on my screen, and call Ace, he needs to know what Zeke said...
It rings and rings. And rings. What the fuck!
He doesn't answer, so I try Bear. It rings and rings again. And no fucking answer.
FUCK!
And now I'm fucking furious; what the fuck is going on?
My heart pounds in my chest harder than it already was. The furious rage mixes with my adrenaline. And I slam another gear, a gear I don't play with on this part of the mountain, butI'm playing with the Devil, needing to end this race. Beauty walks away from Zeke as I come to the next turn. Waiting for the last minute before I drop that gear and rip tires around the turn, faster than I ever have been before.
My skin crawls with anticipation, the adrenaline, testing this gear. My arms work in tandem, working the wheel, then my right falls to the gear shifter, sliding through to the next gear, pulling my car around the turn to the next one.
I try calling Ace again and still no answer. Bear, still no answer.
WHAT THE FUCK!
Zeke is behind me about two car lengths between us now as I drive like I am running for my life, and in a way, right now, I feel like I am and I have to get off this mountain.
Reaching the top, I zip around the last turn, my rear tires playing in the dirt on the side of the road, with a straight drop off after that dirt. I swing my car around that turn and start down the mountain.
ACE
After Emma drove out of here. Luca's men flocked to the finish line to wait for her, Just what I thought was going to happen. But I want to see Luca, I know that fuck is here somewhere and I want him.
Bear pulls his car next to mine and we watch Luca's men mix with the crowd until one spots us.
“Fuck, Bear.” I hiss.
