Chapter 0144

The bullet tore through the air with lethal speed.

However, Alexander was quicker..

As Sean’s finger squeezed the trigger, Alexander swiftly jerked his head to the side

and stepped forward, his form blurring like a mirage..

The nightclub erupted in gasps as Alexander seemed to vanish and reappear in

front of Sean. Alexander’s hand grabbed Sean by the throat, hoisting him into the air

as if he weighed nothing.

Simultaneously, a decorative flower basket in the hall’s corner exploded into a shower of petals, the bullet’s intended target then a cloud of fluttering color.

“No, this can’t be!”

Sean’s bulky frame flailed in Alexander’s iron grip, his legs thrashing and his screams tearing through the chaos.

Had Alexander just dodged a bullet? His movement was a blur, his reflexes outpacing the speeding lead, his actions as swift as lightning.

It was a scene straight out of a blockbuster film, unfolding in stark reality. How was

that even possible?

“Sean.”

Alexander ignored the stunned onlookers and glared at Sean. His voice was a sharp blade. “I spared you back at Wakefield, but you learned nothing. You dared to kidnap my family, to sell them like chattel.

“There are sins even the heavens forgive, but the sins of a man like you… They’re unforgivable. You’ve sealed your fate.”

fingers snapped shut. A sickening crack echoed through the hall as Sean’s neck gave way.

as the heavyset’s body shook violently at few times

“Hmph!”

of Woolpackton?! Let’s get one thing straight tonight: Ol‘ Mare’s New Chesire Group isn’t

Tommy cowering on the floor,

the hand, and–with Olivia in his arms–walked out of the nightclub

was left in stunned

far from over.

shockwaves among the factions, particularly those with ambitions against Ol‘

midnight, in the opulent rooftop suite

this Alexander boy,” Tommy said, his face dark with worry as he addressed the other faction leaders. He gritted his teeth. “He’s an ex–Northern Wyverna Frontier Corps. He recently made a name for himself by taking down. Mark’s crew all on his own, and now he’s made a statement at my club… Does anyone have any idea how we handle

fell into a tense silence.

Mare had a new kingpin–George, a former mobster who had hung up his spurs, then ruled the roost. The old guard of crime lords were

Aares, the big shot of Aaronson who took a hit without a peep,

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those moves were flashing a neon sign of warning Alexander

force of

of Patrick, the

of the heavy hitters, there was Harry,

clouds “I visited Of Mare

gave me this souvenir! Who knew

that…we’re out of our league

silence, the weight of the

words like they were made

to turn the heavy hitters‘

pale.

years back, before Tommy made his mark, Drake was the

reaching across Tormora.

was out of the game for good, his empire pulled back from the underworld’s chessboard. Nonetheless, Drake

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