The two hulking men advanced, cracking their knuckles, their looming shadows swallowing Michael whole.
The crowd stirred anticipating the confrontation.
“Oh, this is it. He’s dead.”
“He slapped Lucas in front of everyone... no way he’s walking out here alive.”
Reporters raised their cameras higher, desperate to capture every brutal second.
Cynthia sneered, her lips curling. “This will be your end, Michael. Since you have refused to learn your place.”
The bodyguards surrounded him, ready to strike.
VRROOOM!
The thunderous growl of engines roared from outside, rattling the courthouse windows.
Heads turned as a sleek stretch limousine rolled to a stop at the steps, flanked by two gleaming black luxury sedans.
The air shifted and the atmosphere thickened as everyone froze.
And then
