Chapter 143
Immediately after those words, a heavy silence settled over the room. Nobody spoke or moved. The air in the big dining room felt so thick that breathing was even kind of hard. Even the rich, mouthwatering food on their plates suddenly lost all its flavor.
This was one of those moments where Alex hated being weak. A deep, bitter anger burned in his chest, making his fists tighten under the table.
If he weren't weak, then no one would even have the nerve to threaten him or the people he cared about. If he already had the world shaking power of the higher rank, then a trashy, second rate bully like the Kades wouldn't dare say his name, let alone threaten his woman.
But right now, in the cold, dangerous world of the Awakened, he was still nothing but a rising fighter. Who was forced to helplessly listen to a senile old man threaten one of his women.
