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" Syd!" Running up to her at the tracks, Nicholai called out. Alex was about to approach her but turned around to go back to his car when Enzo called her.

"Hello," she said, inhaling his cologne. He smelled like citrus, lavender, and wood. The combination of his cologne was divine.

"Good race," he said with a smile.

"Thank you, but not as good as yours,"

"You race exceptionally well for a woman, even better than some men. You will improve over time "He went on to say.

"Thank you, I'd love to stay and talk but a friend is waiting for me," she turned to face Alex, who was nervously tapping his foot on the ground while typing on his phone.

"I'll call you when I get home," he promised as she approached Alex." Is everything alright?" she asked him.

" Yes, "

~

" Kena, you should have seen how he behaved towards me. It was as if he hated me with passion," she told her friend over the phone. Makena was fed up with Sage and her problems already. It was always one problem after the other,