Badass in Disguise (Shadow) novel Chapter 90

Badass in Disguise

Chapter 90

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Chase parked among a group of similarly customized vehicles surrounded by preppy–looking guys in expensive outdoor gear. As I stepped out, their conversation halted, and all eyes turned to me.

“Astor, who’s the eye candy?” one of them called out with a smirk.

“Watch your mouth, Trent,” Chase replied sharply. “This is Jade Morgan, the driver I told you about.”

“This is your secret weapon?” Another guy laughed. “What’s she going to do, distract the competition with her

looks?”

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I ignored them, surveying the course layout visible in the distance–steep inclines, muddy pits, and narrow passages between rock formations. Challenging, but nothing I hadn’t handled before.

“Keep your comments clean,” Chase warned his friends. “She’s the one who smoked me on Cloud City’s mountain pass. The girl I’ve been looking for.”

That silenced them momentarily, until a group of newcomers approached–five men in matching racing gear, speaking rapid German among themselves.

“The Europeans are here,” Chase muttered to me. “The green–eyed one is Blake. His parents are political bigwigs in Europe. He’s been in town following his mother on some diplomatic tour. Professional driver, been here for a month now. I’ve lost almost three hundred grand to him.”

Blake spotted our group and headed over, his eyes settling on me with obvious interest.

“Astor,” he said with a heavy accent. “I see you’ve brought a cheerleader this time. Perhaps she will bring you better

luck, yes?”

Chase bristled beside me. “Actually, she’ll be driving for me tonight.”

Blake and his friends erupted in laughter. “A woman? You must be desperate to lose your money so quickly.”

I stepped forward, switching to flawless German. “Three years ago at the Alpine Off–Road Challenge, your entire team lost to a sixteen–year–old American girl. You not only lost your custom Land Rover, but had to wear a pink tutu and reindeer antlers while dancing Swan Lake in a mud pit.”

The color drained from Blake’s face as Chase’s friends roared with laughter.

‘How do you know about that? Blake demanded in English.

I smiled coldly. “Fifty thousand is too small a bet for me. Three hundred thousand per race, or I’m not interested.”

Chase grabbed my arm. “Jade, what are you doing?” he whispered urgently. “That’s serious money.”

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“Do you trust me to win?” I asked without looking at him.

After a brief hesitation, Chase nodded. “Yeah. Yeah, I do.”

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I turned back to Blake. “Well? Are you in, or are European drivers as cowardly as I remember?”

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Blake’s jaw tightened. “Fine. Three hundred thousand.” His eyes raked over me. “But if you lose, you spend the night with me instead of paying.”

Chase lunged forward, but I held him back.

“When you lose,” I replied in German, “you will crawl across the finish line and leave this place.”

Blake’s lips curled into a sneer. “If I lose–which I won’t–I’ll not only crawl out of here, I’ll do it naked.”

The crowd around us erupted in exclamations and laughter.

Chase announced, “Jade will be driving for me tonight against Blake.”

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