"You bastard," Alex said, voice razor-sharp and deadly calm.

"You've got exactly five seconds to release her. If you don't, none of you bastards

are walking out of here alive."

The room erupted in an instant-laughter and mockery swept through Hugh

Jones' crew like a brushfire, loud and vicious.

"Who the hell does this fool think he is? Threatening Hugh Jones? He's got a

death wish!"

"Drop to your knees if you value your life, kid!"

"This brat's got some nerve!"

Angry murmurs swirled violently, insults hurled like bullets.

Hugh raised his hand, silencing the uproar, a thin smile stretching across his lips.

"Easy now, everyone," Hugh said smoothly, stepping forward with a chilling calm

in his eyes.

"Let me deal with our little intruder-he clearly doesn't know who I am yet. But

don't worry... once he does, regret will be the only thing he feels."

He stopped, sizing Alex up with smug disdain. "You must be Alex. Here's your

chance-get down and lick my boots, and maybe I'll let you live."

Alex smirked, eyes like steel. "Cute offer. How about you kiss my boot instead,

and I'll spare your sorry excuse of a life."

Hugh's grin vanished, replaced by a cold fury.

"Do you have any idea who you're messing with, kid? Just because you managed

to knock around a few people, you think you're something special? Those insects

you beat? They're nothing but garbage-just like you."

"You're wasting your five seconds," Alex warned, his tone icy and merciless.

Hugh laughed bitterly. "I admire your guts, even if you're about to lose them."

Without warning, Alex lunged forward, a sudden, fierce blur.

Hugh's eyes widened in shock, barely reacting in time to block the incoming kick.

"You little-"

But his arrogant sneer dissolved into pure horror as Alex's foot slammed into his

arms with crushing force, hurling him backward like he'd been struck by a freight

train.

He crashed through tables, sending splinters and dishes flying, demolishing

everything in his path until his body smashed into the wall with a sickening crack.

Dust billowed, plaster falling in chunks around Hugh's crumpled body.

Alex turned immediately toward Jasmine, eyes softening as he saw the blood

trickling from her forehead.

"Are you okay? Does it hurt badly?"

Her eyes shimmered with tears, the tough mask she'd worn collapsing into raw,

aching vulnerability.

hurts," she whispered, voice fragile and shaking. "It really

bottle of pills. "Take this. It'll ease

pain."

She gave a faint shake of her head, her

just enough to speak.

she breathed, her eyes locked onto

silent desperation.

himself beside her, his movements slow and careful. With

he brought the pill to her lips, his fingers brushing her

whisper.

summoned his inner force, hands steady as he

the slivers of glass buried deep in her

of his strength into

gash began to seal, muscle and skin weaving back

unnatural grace-smooth, silent, and almost

Jasmine flung her arms around him, burying

chest.

took you so damn long?"

softly,

smile on his lips. "Traffic was

dragged himself

hatred.

Tear him apart!" he

five ruthless figures surged

intent.

pale, horror etched deeply on his

who've slaughtered cops and

voice shook with dread. "He's finished. They'll rip

But Alex didn't flinch.

We've got your back!" Four and a handful of wounded kingswell

forward, battered but

useless." Alex snapped

positioning

sting sharply

battles, always

like a pesky

at your level," she said, her voice steady and

Don't

Alex snapped, his tone colder than ice. "I'm better

alone."

in a way

wait. He strode forward to meet

and terrifyingly

Alex's fist crashed into the

spinning violently

his other arm,

launched the second man sprawling

around next, slamming the third attacker so

backward, colliding brutally into

man froze, mid-charge,

of his comrades

the floor, defeated

heartbeats. The sudden, grim

realization of his vulnerability

twisted his stomach.

spun toward the

animal.

instinctively, grabbing the fleeing

nowhere!"

filthy bitch!" the man

you?" she snapped back, raising her own fists in

fists clashed

force hurled

impact, sending

the

of harsh,

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