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.

frozen, terror turning his limbs

"man is not

voice trembled, cracking with desperation as

shoved Megan aside

sighed, releasing him. "Go. Don't embarrass yourself any more than

bowing in pathetic

blubbered

he spun around, face twisted with a rage that looked absurd

remember this, All of You! You humiliated

families pay! I will report all

though pitying a dog too dumb to realize

he muttered under

foot, Alex kicked the fallen knife, sending

through the air.

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of the way in a pante-but his clumsy dodge landed the blade straight

shuddered at

legs, grimacing like they'd just been stabbed

thigh," Alex remarked with a hint of regret hat sounded more mocking than

moved.

shriek tore through

clutching at himself while blood pooled

his shock, Hanks dashed over to Jasper,

yelled, voice teetering on hysteria. "Bring him to hospital! Now! If anything happens to the young master, we're all

henchmen frantically tried to

few stragglers looked

Alex turned away, expression unreadable, as if the screams behind him were nothing more than background

at his bloody nose, mustered enough nerve to shout, "You're dead, you hear me?

at him, unimpressed. "Is

dish out any more trouble, Megan jumped in

to us. The Drakes'

gaze was cold and unyielding, a razor-sharp edge in his voice as he replied, "I

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

voice

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