Lucas’s eyes darted around the area, panic flashing across his face for a brief moment before he forced himself to regain composure. He straightened up quickly and pointed at his men with an angry shout.
“What are you waiting for? Beat him up!” he barked.
His guards hesitated almost immediately, exchanging uneasy looks instead of moving forward.
Mattew turned his gaze slowly toward them.
He didn’t say a word.
It wasn’t even a threat in words, but something in his calm stare changed the air completely. The confidence in the guards collapsed in an instant. Their faces went pale, and their hands twitched like they were suddenly unsure of their own strength. One of them even took a small step back without thinking, and another followed almost instinctively.
Lucas noticed it right away an
