2025-01-05 08:46:57Joaquin’s vision blurred with fury as he launched himself at Andrew, his hand gripping Andrew’s throat in an ironclad hold.
Andrew choked, his hands scrabbling at Joaquin’s arm, but the pressure didn’t ease.
Joaquin’s voice was a low growl.
“How dare you hurt my sister?!”
Jasmine’s voice broke through the chaos.
“Joaquin, please!” she sobbed, her voice desperate. “Stop! Let him go! I’m okay now!”
Her tears hit Joaquin harder than anything else.
His anger faltered for a moment, and he slowly loosened his grip, though his rage still burned beneath the surface.
“Joaquin,” Jasmine whispered, stepping closer. “Please, don’t make this worse. I can take care of myself.”
Andrew slumped to the ground, coughing and wheezing, as he struggled to recover his breath.
He glared up at Joaquin, his face twisted in a mix of anger and humiliation.
“You’ll regret this!” he hissed between ragged breaths. “There will be consequences!”
Joaquin didn’t reply.
His gaze hardened, and he took a step back, only to be interrupted by Mikyla’s voice, sharp and demanding.
“You owe him an apology, Joaquin! This is completely out of line!”
Joaquin’s fists clenched.
“Out of line? He slapped my sister! And you want me to apologize?” he snapped, his voice cold as ice. “And you! She’s been too good to you and you let this happen to her?!”
Mikyla looked away.
Jasmine quickly stepped between them, looking down at Andrew with an uneasy sigh.
“Please, Joaquin, just apologize,” she pleaded, turning back to Andrew. “I’m sorry for everything. Here...” ‘
She fumbled in her purse and pulled out a stack of cash, offering it to Andrew.
“A thousand dollars for... emotional distress.”
Andrew’s eyes glinted with contempt.
“A thousand?!” he sneered, slapping the money out of her hand. “This is a joke!”
He raised his hand and slapped Jasmine across the face twice, the sound echoing in the tense air.
Joaquin’s vision went red.
His hands shook with rage, but before he could act, Jasmine grabbed his arm, holding him back with surprising strength.
“Joaquin, don’t!” she warned her voice tight with fear. “If you escalate this, it’ll be worse for all of us. Please!”
Joaquin turned his head, his eyes burning with fury, but his sister’s voice softened his resolve, even if just a little.
Jasmine, her cheek red from the slap, lowered her head, her voice trembling.
“I’m sorry,” she begged to Andrew, barely above a whisper, “for everything. Please... just let it go.”
But Andrew wasn’t satisfied.
His mocking laugh filled the air.
“You think this will fix anything? You're pathetic!” he sneered.
Andrew looked at Jasmine from head to toe.
“But well… I didn’t know that you had such a beautiful sister, Joaquin. Maybe I would accept your apology if you gave me a different kind of payment.”
Andrew grinned.
Joaquin frowned. “What do you mean?”
“With such beautiful body. A big breasts and nice ass. I would forgive you all immediately if she will let me sleep with her. What do you think, Joaquin?”
“W-What?” Jasmine gasped. She hugged her body.
Joaquin could hardly breathe, his anger rising again.
“Come on, Jasmine. You wanted me to forgive your brother right?”
Andrew come closer to Jasmine. He touched her cheeks slowly and bit his lips.
“We will have a great time if you would accept it.”
Jasmine’s mouth opened.
Joaquin couldn't take it anymore.
His hair practically stood on end, wild and sharp like a porcupine, fury radiating off him.
“Enough.” His voice roared through the room like thunder.
Andrew let out a mocking chuckle.
“What? You got a problem, you little loser?"
"Please. Your whole family's pathetic. Your sister’s only asset is that body of hers..."
Mikyla's eyes went wide in shock, looked at Andrew’s behind.
“Andrew…”
But Andrew didn’t get to finish that sentence.
He didn’t even see Joaquin move.
In the blink of an eye, he was slammed to the ground, gasping for breath.
Joaquin's eyes were blazing red, feral. He planted one foot right on Andrew’s neck and pressed down hard.
No one had seen it happen.
One second Joaquin was standing there, and the next, Andrew was pinned like a bug under his boot.
It was like time had bent around him.
In that moment of unfiltered rage, Joaquin’s power exploded from him. Fast, brutal, unstoppable.
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