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Chapter 7

Author: Cocojam
Isabella's POV

Nevada. The Black Rock Desert.

Almost half a year had passed since my "death."

I had fallen in love with underground desert racing.

It was as if only the roar of an engine and the sting of hot sand could wash away the blood and ice left in my bones.

The death certificate was fake, of course.

Ten million dollars. That's what it cost to buy off the soldier, the family doctor, and a hospital record so perfect it could fool anyone.

My parents were already rebuilding the family business in Sicily.

Today was the last illegal race before "Burning Man."

I was behind the wheel of a modified Ford Raptor, battling a beat-up old JEEP that looked like it was about to fall apart.

The guy driving the JEEP was a lunatic, drifting recklessly through the rocky terrain as if he had a death wish.

Suddenly, a yellow wall rose on the horizon.

A sandstorm. An unprecedented haboob was swallowing everything.

I instinctively slowed down, but the JEEP accelerated, a blatant challenge to the grim r
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