Chapter 15 Joss I finished practice late that day, the kind of late where the lights in the main garage were already half off and most of the mechanics had packed up and gone. My own team briefing had dragged longer than it should have, and by the time I walked out I still had that restless feeling under my skin that never really left after a session. I told myself I was just checking something, but my feet already knew where they were going. Gawin’s practice garage sat on the far side of the paddock, quieter than usual, the big doors half closed. I could see the glow of a single work light still on inside.I did not announce myself. I just pushed the side door open and stepped in. He was there, bent over the data tablet on the workbench, still in his team shirt with the sleeves rolled up, hair a mess like he had been running his hands through it for an hour. He did not look up right away. When he finally did, his face changed so fast it almost made me laugh. That quick flash of
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