Chapter 128

Marco spat blood and curses In one go.

"You... you're dead neat! And now you've made the rest of us dead neat, too!"

He was all wild eyes and trembling rage, but Alex just cocked his head, looking about as threatened as a bored housecat.

"That so?" Alex replied, voice flat, like he'd rather turn on his hee than waste another word.

"Stop!" Megan jumped to stop him, arms stretched wide like a rickety fence.

"You bastard! You dare mess with Jasper Drake? Do you have any clue what you've done? We'll all pay for this!"

Alex glanced from Megan to Marco, his expression as cold as a Janary wind.

"I don't care."

"But we do!" Sophia cried, voice shaking as she stepped closer.

"You've ruined us! Jasper's father won't stop at you; he'll come after everyone tied to you!"

"You'd better turn yourself and beg forgiveness," Megan warned, her voice trembling. "Don't take us all down with you."

"That's right!" Marco sneered, still hugging his battered nose, using Megan as a shield. "You must be out of your mind to hurt Mr. Drake's son."

A few murmurs rippled through the crowd, anxious whispers chasing one another like gusts of a gathering storm.

"He should've quit while he was ahead," someone muttered.

"Why fling that knife and drag us into his mess?" another chimed in.

The knot in Alex's gut tightened. He'd stepped in to protect Sophia and now they were treating him like a rabid dog.

Jason Paige-one of Jasper's toadies-threw his sneer into the ring.

you can fight, big deal. Ever heard of power and status? The Drakes have both. They'll make

just some poor guy who happens to be ex-military and now Kingston's hired muscle. Not

over. Why should we

whipped around Alex like a cold wind, and people began circling in, fear morphing

go explain ourselves to Jasper before that lunatic father of his shows

"But

at Alex,

her

leaving Alex to face the growing hostility of the

between fear and guilt, but others closed in on Alex, muttering about how it would be easier to appease the Drakes

matter? Scared?" Jason Paige taunted with a smug grin,

guts, get on your knees and bow down to me! Maybe, just maybe, I'll help you beg

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put me in a good

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on. "Yeah, stop standing the like a fool! Hurry up and grovel

finger into Alex's chest, leaning

didn't give you a chance," Jason

close 1 am to Harlan Drake? If you get on your knees and beg, maybe just maybe I'll consider helping you. But if you don't, well... don't come crying when things get

stayed silent, his

the floor, his disdain palpable. "What does it matter if you know how to fight? Without

leaned in, his voice dripping with mockery. "Just a foot soldier. To people like me,

fire?" Alex asked, his tone calm but

do I want to play with fire-I want to play with your life! Believe it or not, my money could turn your friends and family into your enemies. I'll show you what real despair feels like. Living will seem worse

dark shadow crossed Alex's face as

out,

said, his voice low

a quick, sharp motion, Alex bent the finger backward, eliciting a scream of pure agony from

howled, clutching his

dare you hit him again!" someone shouted,

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