The Almighty Dominance

Chapter 232

Jericho's breath rasped as Alex's boot ground into his neck.

His checks flamed with humiliation, and his eyes flared with rage and panic.

In all his years clawing his way up-from Vancouver's back alleys to Vermont's glitzy political stage-Jericho had believed himself untouchable.

But now he lay in the dirt like a trampled dog, struggling for every breath under some unstoppable force of a man barely in his

twenties.

He spat dirt from his mouth.

"Let me go..." It came out as a pathetic wheeze, his voice cracking with desperation.

His pilot had been filming everything, eager to broadcast Jericho's triumph to certain smug relatives who'd been hoping to witness him punishing Alex.

Instead, they watched live as Jericho's nose hit the ground and Alex's foot pressed into him, forcing him to choke on his own

shame.

The Vermont families, once bowing to every word Jericho uttered, now stared in horror at his defeat.

They couldn't hear the words exchanged, but they saw enough: Jericho Kane, flattened and forced to kiss the concrete.

Panic spread, and suddenly they rushed to contact Kelly Kingston, throwing their support behind a new governor.

Alex's voice was calm, but each syllable ripped at Jericho's pride.

"Surrender the governorship. Do it willingly, and you and your family get to keep your wealth. You'll stay in business. That's my offer."

Jericho's throat constricted. "And if I refuse?"

Alex pressed down, making Jericho's bones scream.

"I kill you here. Then I'll find your whole family. You won't have a dime left to your name."

He eased up only enough to let Jericho gasp.

"The king has already shown you mercy, even after you schemed to rebel. You think you're so mighty?"

A bolt of terror shot through Jericho. His neck felt on the verge of snapping.

"Fine," he coughed. "I'll step down. Just... let me keep my fortune."

his boot. "That's the deal. Don't make me come

aching and bones nearly broken, tried to prop himself up.

hell

doesn't matter," Alex said, turning on

exploded in

nothing but

watching his own ambition dissolve

decades building

defeat-his allies fleeing and the governorship

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throbbed with

never aimed so

reined

only he'd never dared

was too

chaos had broken out

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bad news!" Megan burst into the ward, panting, hair plastered to his brow. "Something awful

Florence Lancaster jolted awake.

startled. Nearby relatives, who'd been dozing

you so frantic? What's going on?" Florence's voice

sucked in a

the Kanes. Jericho Kane is using every contact, every supplier in Vermont to attack us. Half of Vancouver's businesses have cut ties with the Lancaster Group-our

the ward. Florence's heart pounded. "Are

are plunging by the minute.

among

we ever do

they

hit our Sophia, and now he wants to

knew Jericho's reach

from him could

testament to

on

violence.

the Kanes somehow? What

hesitated, choosing

showed up at Jericho's party and beat up Bella

own hidden

Florence's face darkened.