Chase I STARED AT GUS... mind blown. “Wait, what?” I replied, still wondering if I’d heard him right. “You heard me.” After being threatened by Mattie’s old man for street-racing, Gus was proposing a different type of competition. One that sounded more like a joke than anything. I studied his face. Was he serious? He went on. “You heard what the sheriff said. He’ll throw our asses in jail if he catches anyone racing in Diamond Lake. So, I say we wager on something a little more interesting while we wait for the dust to settle down.” “Why would I want to enter into something like this?” He leaned forward. “Why wouldn’t you? Come on, Adams. I heard you’ve done more for less.” “This is totally different.” “Exactly. Which makes it more interesting.” Gus smirked. “You probably wouldn

