A wave of shocked gasps swept across the training ground as Hiro’s declaration sank in.
For a brief moment, the entire place seemed to fall into stunned silence, as though no one could quite believe what they had just witnessed.
Then, as though responding to an unspoken command, every Takahashi man present bowed in unison before Nick, including the six Alpha Team members he had defeated earlier and the four who were still struggling to recover from Damien’s punishing blows.
Despite their battered conditions, not a single man hesitated to lower his head in a powerful display of respect.
Watching from the sidelines, Harper felt her chest swell with pride. A radiant smile spread across her face as she looked at Nick, overwhelmed with love and admiration for the man who had just earned the
