The Almighty Dominance

Chapter 224

Everyone in the ballroom knew one unspoken rule:

Never cross the Kanes.

So when this random nobody smacked Bella Kane across the face, felt like time itself froze.

Every head turned, jaws hanging open. The gasp was almost a collective choke.

"Is he out of his damn mind?" someone muttered.

"He actually hit Bella Kane... He must have a death wish."

A hush fell, thick with fear and disbelief. For as long as anyone remembered, Bella was the one who dished out the torment-

never the other way around.

In that moment, the unthinkable had happened.

Bella swayed on her heels, hand pressed to her flaming cheek.

Her eyes were wide with equal parts shock and wrath.

No one, no one, had ever dared lay a finger on her.

"You-" she spat, voice cracking, "you dare... you dare hit me?"

Alex felt adrenaline rattle his veins. He'd lashed out before thinking; a part of him hated that he'd struck a woman.

He flexed his hand, trying to ignore the sick churn in his gut.

"Kill him!" Bella shrieked, voice echoing off the marble walls. "Now!"

Her security detail snapped to attention, batons raised like they were itching to break bones-some even pointing their guns.

The onlookers scattered, some scrambling behind tables, others pressing themselves flat against the wall.

Everyone watched, hearts pounding, expecting Alex to be torn to pieces.

But he stood there, posture calm, expression unreadable.

In an instant-thud, thud, thud-the guards crashed down as though their legs had been yanked out from under them.

A few face-planted; others buckled at the knees.

Their eyes were wide with terror, as if caught under the gaze of some demon cloaked in human skin.

"Hey! I need more backup out here-now!" one of Bella's bodyguards growled into his earpiece, voice cracking with an edge of

fear.

Alex kept advancing, calm and unhurried.

Step. By. Step.

Each footfall resonated against the polished marble, a steady metronome of menace.

if her designer heels suddenly weighed

fear.

the guests sprang forward,

fellow with a reddening face bellowed, "I'll kill you for laying a finger on Bella, you hear

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blink-just slid aside in a smooth,

he scooped up à fallen

breathe, a deafening crack tore through the

Bang!

shot

above rattled ominously as the eclip reverberated around

in terror, covering their heads. Screams tore through the crowd, raw with

as cold as the steel in his

unless you decide to be stupid. My problem is that vile

like a spotlight, and her face blanched whiter than the marble beneath her

at

a bitter

one of you lifted a finger. Yet

glared up at Alex with

the warm barrel of the pistol against

be

chance to redeem that pathetic excuse of a soul. Slap Bella across

to pinpoints. "You... you're out of your

Bang!

the shot clipped the

pristine marble. He howled, folding into himself as agony wracked

low. "The next

turned a blind eye to Sophia's suffering. Now you'll make it right. Each and every one of

cocked his gun and gestured impatiently. "Anyone

of the crowd. In

the speaker's thigh. He

I am,”

tried inching toward freedom. But they froze when they spotted four masked men armed with

growled, the barrel of his weapon tracing a lazy path

turn

stepped forward, lips curled in

who you're messing with! My

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Bang!

The bullet

dropping him instantly.

even finished

through the hall

while others stared at the body

cold contempt. "See? When you allow evil to flourish-when you stand by and do

man he'd already wounded. You. Get up.”

said. "And if your hand hasn't moved

"One."

harder than

a desperate look