Chapter 127

Marco lunged first, knife raised high, but Alex didn't even bother to look at him.

With a smooth, almost lazy motion, Alex's hand snapped out and connected with Marco's face.

A sickening crunch echoed through the room as Marco's nose broke, sending him staggering backward.

The knife clattered harmlessly to the floor.

"How dare you attack ine!" Marco bellowed, blood streaming down his chin.

"Who told you to come at me?" Alex sneered.

His cold gaze shifted toward Jasper, who still held Megan hostage.

"Don't you take another step, or I'll slit her throat!" Jasper snarled, voice quivering

in a way that betrayed more nerves than resolve.

Alex just shook his head, his expression carved from stone.

"There is nothing in this world, or above it, except Almighty God, that I will ever bow to. Neither fear nor death has any hold on me."

His voice rumbled with quiet power, the sort of tone that sends chills down a man's spine.

"When gods show up, I'll smash them to pieces, When demons crawl out, I'll cut them down," Alex said, stepping forward until he seemed larger than life, shadows dancing at his feet.

"And here you are, a mere human, threatening me?"

Jasper's face drained of color.

It was like the air itself grew heavy, pressing down with crushing force.

He could feel Alex's presence bearing down on him, and his hand around the

blade shook so badly he looked ready to drop it at any moment.

Before he could even think to move, Alex's hand closed around his face, gri unyielding.

stood there frozen, terror turning his limbs

not

desperation as a dark

as he shoved Megan aside and collapsed to

"Go. Don't embarrass yourself any more than you already

bowing in pathetic

thank you!" he blubbered before bolting for

face twisted with a rage that looked absurd behind his tearstained

humiliated me! I, Jasper Drake

pay! I will report all of this

a dog too dumb

muttered under his

a single casual swipe of his foot, Alex kicked the fallen knife,

through the air.

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pante-but his clumsy dodge landed the

shuddered

legs, grimacing like

a

moved. That's

tore through the

the ground, clutching at

of his shock, Hanks dashed over to Jasper,

on hysteria. "Bring him to hospital! Now! If anything

to carry Jasper

few stragglers looked

the screams behind him were nothing

his bloody nose, mustered enough nerve to shout, "You're dead, you

at him, unimpressed. "Is

trouble, Megan jumped in between

responsibility for what you've done to

unyielding, a razor-sharp edge in his voice

do!" Sophia shot back, stepping forward with a fierce determination. Worry lined her face as her voice rose. "You have no idea what you've started, do you? If this spirals out of control, it won't just be you-every one of us will pay the price!" Alex's jaw clenched. He didn't like hearing that, but her words cut into his anger. "You have to go beg for forgiveness," Megan insisted, voice quivering with desperation. "Don't drag us into your mess!" "That's right," Marco chimed in, using Megan

turned to the crowd, voice raised in a

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