Alex lunged forward, his hand locking onto Luther's face like a steel trap. Without hesitation, he drove Luther's head into the ground with a thunderous slam.
Luther's body jolted from the impact, and he let out a sharp gasp. Pain shot down his neck, and his vision blurred instantly.
For a moment, his mind scrambled to make sense of what had happened.
One second, he had been standing confidently; the next, there was nothing but searing pain and the cold ground beneath him.
He tried to open his eyes, but his vision swam with darkness. Through the haze, he saw a figure standing over him—a figure wearing a playful, yet unnerving grin.
The grin, combined with the blood splatter and eerie calmness in his eyes, made Alex look like something out of a nightmare.
A surge of dread washed over Luther just before unconsciousness pulled him under.
"Damn you!"
The booming voice of Jagger shattered the silence.