<h4>Chapter 732: Die by my hands</h4>
Jeniva’s back mmed hard against the concrete pir, the impact sending a sharp jolt of pain through her spine. A loud whimper escaped her throat before she could stop it.
"Ahh!" she cried out when Xaris suddenly grabbed a fistful of her hair and yanked her upward. The force dragged her off bnce as pain shot across her scalp.
AJ rushed forward without hesitation.
He swung his leg and delivered a hard kick to Xaris’s side. The sudden blow forced Xaris to release his grip, and Jeniva stumbled away from him, free atst.
AJ quickly stepped between them. "Are you alright?" he asked urgently.
Jeniva ran her hand through her hair, wincing slightly as she steadied herself.
"Yeah," she said, though her breathing was uneven.
Her eyes immediately shifted back to Xaris, who had already moved.
With surprising speed, Xaris ripped a fire extinguisher from the wall bracket. Without warning, he hurled the heavy metal cylinder straight at them.
"Watch out!" AJ shouted.
Both of them dove aside just in time. The extinguisher crashed against the floor with a loud metallic ng, rolling across the concrete.
They quickly regained their footing, breathing hard as they faced Xaris again.
"Who are you, Jeniva?" Xaris demanded, his voice low and threatening. "Tell me before I rip your hearts out."
As he spoke, his eyes burned a deep red, the unmistakable sign of his alpha dominance surfacing.
Without waiting for an answer, he lunged forward.
His first target was AJ.
Xaris knew exactly what he was doing. If he took the other alpha down first, dealing with an omega afterward would be far easier.
AJ barely had time to react. He raised both arms, crossing them in front of his face to block the iing blow. Even with the defense, the force behind Xaris’s strike pushed him back several steps.
Xaris moved with terrifying speed. Being an alpha, his strength and reflexes gave him a clear advantage over both of them.
Jeniva saw the opening and rushed forward, pulling out the electric lighter she carried as part of the n. She aimed to distract him long enough for AJ to recover.
But Xaris reacted faster. Before she could get close enough, his hand shot out and struck her forearm. The lighter slipped from her grip as pain shot through her arm.
In the same swift motion, he grabbed her by the throat.
At the same time, AJ had already been knocked sprawling across the floor, struggling to get back up.
Xaris lifted Jeniva slightly as his fingers tightened around her neck.
"I knew it the moment Iid my eyes on you," he muttered, studying her face with cold interest. "You were no ordinary omega. And now you’ve just proved me right. It is a pity that you will die by my hands."
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Evan stared intently at the tracking screen in front of him, his brows slowly drawing together as the blinking signal remained frozen in the same spot.
"Jeniva’s location hasn’t changed for several minutes," he said, his voice tightening with concern as he turned toward Dominick. "I think something might have happened."
Dominick’s expression darkened instantly. He didn’t ask another question.
"I’m going there," he said firmly. "Ask our force to move."
Before anyone could respond, his body vanished from the room in a sh.
A momentter, Dominick reappeared outside a towering high-end building. The wind from the nearby street brushed against his coat as he steadied himself and immediately began scanning the area.
His senses sharpened. The faintest trace of Jeniva’s scent drifted into his nostrils.
Dominick closed his eyes briefly, focusing on it. The pheromonal trail was still there, but it was fading.
With swift steps, he followed the scent trail toward the building’s entrance. The smell led him through the lobby and deeper inside, growing weaker with every passing moment. Dominick’s jaw tightened in worry.
He moved faster, descending toward the lower levels of the structure until he finally reached the underground parking area.
The moment Dominick stepped into the dimly lit underground lot, his eyes widened at the scene before him.
Xaris’s hand struck Jeniva’s face with brutal force. Her head snapped to the side as she staggered, barely managing to keep her bnce.
Dominick felt a surge of fury rise within him.
Xaris bent down and grabbed the heavy fire extinguisher lying nearby, lifting it with clear intent to strike her again.
But before he could swing it, AJ moved. Despite the silver dagger lodged deep in his back, AJ forced himself forward and grabbed Xaris’s leg, clinging to it with thest of his strength.
The effort made him groan in pain, but he refused to let go.
Xaris snarled in irritation and violently kicked him away. AJ rolled across the floor, coughing and struggling to breathe.
"Pathetic," Xaris spat before turning his attention back to Jeniva.
He raised the extinguisher again.
But before he could harm Jeniva, Dominick appeared.
In a sh of movement, he drove his hand forward with overwhelming force. The shove hit Xaris square in the chest.
The impact was so powerful that Xaris was hurled backward across the parking lot, his body mming into the side of parked cars with a crash before he copsed onto the ground.
"Jeniva!"
Dominick dropped to his knees beside her, his hands hovering near her face as he took in the sight of the dark bruise forming along her cheek. The mark stood out painfully against her skin.
For a moment, the world around him seemed to fade. Then anger surged through his veins like fire.
Dominick slowly stood and turned toward Xaris, who was struggling to push himself up after crashing into the car. Without hesitation, Dominick closed the distance between them and drove a powerful punch straight into Xaris’s face.
The force of the blow snapped Xaris’s head back. Before he could recover, Dominick struck him again, the second hit strong enough to send him copsing unconscious onto the concrete floor.
At that same moment, the sound of footsteps echoed through the parking area. Xaris’s men had arrived.
But the instant they saw who stood there, every one of them froze. In the presence of a Prince, none of them dared make another move.
Within seconds, Dominick’s own force stormed into the underground lot. Armed guards quickly surrounded the area, restraining and arresting Xaris’s men before they could attempt anything.
Amid the chaos, a weak voice broke through.
"AJ..."
Jeniva tried to push herself up from the ground, her body trembling from the fight.
Dominick was immediately at her side, steadying her before she could fall.
"We need to take him to the hospital," she said urgently, her eyes searching for AJ.
Dominick followed her gaze and saw AJ lying nearby, barely conscious.
"Yes," he replied firmly.
He looked back at Jeniva. "Can you stand on your own?"
She nodded, though the effort clearly cost her. Once he was sure she could stay upright, Dominick moved quickly to AJ’s side and lifted him carefully.
"Ryan," he called out to one of the officers who had just arrived. "Take Jeniva home."
After giving the order, Dominick didn’t waste another second. With AJ in his arms, he vanished, teleporting away toward the nearest hospital.