"But before we proceed, we need to wake someone up first," Ross said, his tone calm yet laced with menace.
His eyes glinted as he nodded in Derek's general direction, signaling Brandon without another word.
Brandon moved in an instant, his massive frame almost blurring as he appeared beside Derek. Without hesitation, he lifted his foot and delivered a crushing stomp to Derek's right foot.
SPLAT!
The sickening sound of bone and flesh being pulverized filled the room, accompanied by a crack as the floor beneath splintered from the force.
"AHHHHHHHHHH!"
Derek's scream tore through the air, a raw and guttural cry of agony that reverberated throughout the house.
His body convulsed in the chair, his head snapping upright as he was forcibly jolted back into consciousness by the excruciating pain.
