"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.

whispered, voice fragile and shaking.

small bottle of

pain."

barely moved. She gave a faint shake of her

just enough to speak.

yourself," she breathed, her eyes locked onto

silent desperation.

lowered himself beside her, his movements slow

brought the pill to her lips, his fingers

whisper.

accepted it, he summoned his inner force, hands

extracted the slivers of glass buried deep

guiding the energy of his strength into her

eyes, the gash began to seal, muscle

grace-smooth, silent, and almost

arms around him, burying her face into

chest.

you so damn

softly, holding

murmured, a faint smile on his lips.

the room, Hugh painfully dragged himself

hatred.

apart!" he roared, commanding

ruthless figures surged

intent.

turned pale, horror etched deeply on his face.

Five Giants! Murderers who've

dread. "He's finished. They'll rip him to

But Alex didn't flinch.

got your back!" Four and

forward, battered but

are useless." Alex

toward them, positioning her safely

pride sting sharply at Alex's dismissive

battles, always

stood dismissed like

she said, her voice steady

count. Don't underestimate

just in the way," Alex snapped, his tone colder than ice. "I'm better

alone."

fists, feeling humiliated in

didn't wait. He strode forward to meet the

and terrifyingly

any of them could fully react, Alex's fist crashed

spinning violently

swung his

second man sprawling

around next, slamming the third

colliding brutally into the

man froze, mid-charge, eyes wide with

of his comrades

the floor,

heartbeats. The sudden, grim

realization of his vulnerability

twisted his stomach.

cry, he spun toward

animal.

forward instinctively, grabbing the fleeing

nowhere!"

the man roared, swinging

she snapped back,

clashed

force hurled Four

brutal impact,

the ground in

harsh, bone-jarring

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