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.

can fight, big deal. Ever heard of power and status? The Drakes have both.

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

him over. Why should we

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

is going, Sophia? He is trouble-nothing but it. Let's go explain ourselves to Jasper before that

"But

wavered, glancing at Alex,

dragging her out. "Before

the entrance, leaving Alex to face the growing hostility of

Alex, muttering about

with

no guts, get on your knees and bow down to

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

a finger into Alex's chest, leaning

say I didn't give you a

on your knees and beg, maybe just maybe I'll consider helping you. But if you don't,

stayed silent, his expression

spat on the floor, his disdain palpable. "What does it matter if you know how

mockery. "Just a foot soldier. To people like me, you're worth less than the

asked, his tone calm

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

crossed Alex's face as

shot out, gripping Jason's

Alex said, his voice low

Alex bent the finger backward, eliciting a scream of pure agony from Jason. The

howled,

you hit him again!" someone shouted, the accusations

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