The King Of War Returns (Jaden Rift) novel Chapter 172

Landon Krane crouched down beside his sniveling son, ruffling his greasy hair with a twisted smile.

“Don’t worry, my boy,” he said, voice dripping with malice. “I’ll leash that brat and make her crawl like a damn dog. You can spit on her if you want.”

The little piglet clapped with glee. “Yay! I want her to bark too!”

Mrs. Krane practically melted beside them, her oversized body jiggling with every delighted gasp. “My man,” she cooed, batting her lashes. “You always know how to handle trash.”

Gasps rippled through the crowd of teachers and parents standing at the back, too afraid to step in, too horrified to look away.

This was Landon Krane — the man no one dared cross in Ironvale City.

A walking nightmare dressed in branded suits.

The teachers were pale. A few even looked like they were about to step forward… until they locked eyes with Landon and backed off instantly.

Selena stepped up, clutching Mia to her chest, her voice trembling slightly despite her best efforts to stay composed.

“Mr. Krane, please. Let me explain. This is all a misunderstanding. I’m Selena Verrick… from the Verrick family.”

Landon let out a slow, mocking laugh.

“A misunderstanding?” His eyes narrowed into slits. “You think dropping your pathetic family name means anything to me?”

He stepped forward, towering over her.

“The Verrick family is a rotting corpse dressed in silk. And you — you’re the disgraced daughter who couldn’t even keep her legs shut. You think you can parade around with a bastard child and talk down to me?”

Selena flinched. Her arms tightened around Mia instinctively.

“You should be grateful your old man didn’t toss you in a ditch. And now you’ve got this little shit of a man attacking my wife? I’ll carve a lesson into your bones you’ll never forget.”

He turned and barked at his men.

“Get them. I want that bitch crawling and that bastard bleeding!”

“Yes, boss!”

The four bodyguards didn’t wait. They rushed forward like wolves on command, snarling with anticipation.

Jaden’s voice cut through the chaos, cold and precise.

“Selena. Cover Mia’s eyes.”

She blinked. “What—?”

“Now.”

She obeyed instantly, pulling Mia’s head into her chest, shielding her daughter from the storm about to break.

Jaden took one step forward.

Boom!

The first thug went down like a bag of cement, his jaw cracked sideways before he even knew what hit him.

Boom! Boom! Boom!

Three more collapsed in rapid succession, arms twisted, ribs shattered, noses broken. They fell like dominoes in a windstorm.

The entire room was stunned into silence.

Jaden didn’t break stride.

He stopped in front of Landon and slammed a hand down on his shoulder.

“Kneel.”

Landon sneered—

Thump!

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