ut through thick clouds of exhaust fumes and dust. Hundreds of people screame
kes hard, throwing the bike into a vicious tailwhip. The rear tire
ane, Graham held a pair of military-grade binoculars to his
the crowd. He was a massive wall of muscle, chewing on
ont tire and blew a cloud of
oice booming over the engine noise. "A hick trying to ta
r hands on the handlebars, then slowly lifted h
owd we
reached into his leather vest and slam
turf bet. Whoever loses, their crew is
t rate remained perfectly steady. She need
rigged with a massive nitrous oxide system. The engine revved, soundi
rack and raised a red flag high above her head. She hel
o the dirt, launching the heavy vehicle forward like a m
moothly rolled the throttle. The bike launched forwar
gripped the railing. "Sh
he binoculars. "She's not choking. She's testin
g into the 'Reaper's Scythe'-a brutal hairpin turn with a solid
d into the inside lane, blocking he
didn't
locked. The motorcycle let out a
their eyes. She was going too fast.
pped horizontally, footpegs sparking violently against the asphalt. She
exhaust pipe scraped against the metal guardrail. A massive shower of
ike practically defying gravity. Panic seized his chest. He jerked
t him, a dark st
ahead of him. The digital timer on the o
ent. Then the crowd erup
His breathing stopped. His hands gripped the m
lane overtake. He had seen it before. Fo
d. The ghost he had b
r helmet. Dark hair fell over her shoulders. She walked straight over
dow and snatched the two-million
The Azure Syndicate is do
oved the check into her jacket,
est heaved. He twisted his pinky ring, a
you," he
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