Chase The Heart

o loud that their voices joined together, creating a big noise that filled

of the engine beneath her, the growl of the car vibrating through her bones. She murmured under her breath. 'This was it... the fin

, but Ava knew it like the back of her hand. Every curve. Every stra

sed on the finish line. She had no choice but to win. She had to win. She

car of Dominic Kane, a fellow racer with a reputation for

s as he attempted to intimidate her, his vehicle creep

t thrumming in her ears, nearly drowning out t

r position!" Natalie Hayes, her best friend and

etition. It was not the time to hold back now. Not when Dominic was right

earview mirror again. Dominic was still there, looming, relentless behind her car. In the moment, Ava realised, he wasn't racing to win. He was hun

en competitive, but this felt different. The way he was

erself to stay calm. This was h

Natalie's voice crackled again, bu

cus. She held on tightly as she reached the curve, feeling the

pressing against hers. The next straightaway was just ahead, and Ava saw her chance. S

sides. Her heart pounded in her chest as she glanced in the

r breath, and turned the wheel, narrowly avoiding a collision. Her car lost its balance for a moment, but she held control follow

herself, her voice was strained. Her instincts were scre

there," Natalie urged, but Ava's thoughts

the tinted windows of his car, a cold unblinking stare th

t? What was he

beneath her as she neared the end. Dominic was right on her tail, his engine growling like a predato

a final press on the accelerator, Ava crossed the fi

slowed the car. Victory was hers now, but the triumph that usually surged through her veins in moments li

ini

eyes. As expected, they were cold and unforgiving. There was no applause from him, no congratula

the background. The tension between them was palpable, electric. She should feel victorious, but

ursing through her body, making her pulse race. She hadn't just won a ra

ginning of something far darker. Natalie's voice cut through her thoughts, "Av

e and unease in his wake. Ava inhaled sharply, pulling off her helmet and letting her hair fall loose. She

surrounded her, but all she could think about was Dominic's chilling gaze and the

f unease that whispered to her in the darkest corners of her m