Treatment 90_Badass in Disguise

Badass in Disguise

 Chapter 90 

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 Chase parked among a group of simrly 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 guyughed. “What’s she going to do, distract thepetition with her

 looks?”

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

 “Keep yourments 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 neers 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 ke. 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.”

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

 “Astor,” he said with a heavy ent. “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.”

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

 I stepped forward, switching to wless 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 ke’s face as Chase’s friends roared withughter.

 ‘How do you know about that? ke 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.” 

 “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 ke. “Well? Are you in, or are European drivers as cowardly as I remember?”

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 ke’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 ce.”

 ke’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 exmations andughter.

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

 ke scoffed. “Women can’t handle real off–road racing. This course requires strength and endurance.”

 “Says the man who lost to a sixteen–year–old girl,” I shot back.

 ke stepped toward me, fury in his eyes. Chase moved between us, shoulders squared.

 “You should back off,” Chase warned.

 ‘Or what?” ke challenged, his friends moving to nk him.

 I slipped past Chase, standing toe–to–toe with ke. “Let’s finish the race first. After I humiliate you on the track, we can settle any other disputes.” I smiled coldly. “Though knowing your type, you’ll probably im the vehicle was faulty or the course was unfair–anything to avoid admitting you lost to a woman, Again.”

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