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Sighing loudly, I rubbed my hand across my forehead

"We need to talk, Aust," Gio said seriously, and I looked his way "We need you back in with the crew, just until we can get the better of the Kings They already took threeto take the UA campus" He stared at me for a few silent mo so you down"

"Fuck!" I hissed out, and Gio stepped forward and flicked his chin at Axel Axel reached into the inner pocket of his jacket and pulled out a 9mm piece No, scratch that, my old 9lia needs you, kid We need to keep the turf to onna cost ether"

I caught the curtains of Mamma’s roohtly open She’d have heard everything that was just said

"Look, Axe, we’ll think of so else I’ll s my damn pride, ill, and ask Rome to help us out with Ma charity handouts from that rich fk I hate the cunt! We do this the Carillo way, the Italian way The street way"

My teeth gritted together and I stepped right up to Axel "That’s the last tiainst Rome He’s as close to me as a damn brother"

Axel had begun to smirk at er rush across his face "Let’s get this straight right now Rome fkin’ Prince ain’t your brother, kid," he spat "He’s just some rich-ass football player you know, so your white trash ass and quick feet to get him to the NFL He don’t know this life, don’t understand what it takes to survive over here in the west And froetting your college ass over here to the Heights whenever I call Fuck your football, kid This shit’s about our future It’s about fa all his iot work to do"

Gripping the gun in ers, my heart fell when Axel turned to the door of the trailer

Axel glanced back to Gio "I’s Tonight’s the night ht to wear that stidda on his cheek" Axel then looked at h everything switched to half h my head The first was that Pix was in that trailer, and if Axel saw her, he was gonna rip her apart The second was there was no way in hell Levi was getting in that bastard car He’d already had one brush with death tonight He wasn’t gonna get another

Fear and protective instinct had ain

Just as Axel began opening the door, I stepped forward and pulled hiain, on one condition"

Axel glanced over ain, I looked him dead in the eye This was between real fa no s and he definitely won’t be packing heat You et me back"

"You’ll be back? One hundred percent?" Axel asked, an excited gleam in his dark eyes

"One hundred percent," I replied,to shatter my dreams as it slipped from my lips As Axel and Gio held out their hands, I alht of Levi nervously taking Lexi’s outstretched hand and Ma tears of happiness as she watched him find comfort in that touch, allin the pouring fall rain, I felt a piece ofI’d ever done in my life The other was just thankful that my little brother would now have a chance at et out of this life

"Carlo, get the car Tonight, we ride," Gio ordered, and Carlo, still gripping to his wounded ar in the direction of Gio’s trailer to pick up his old Challenger

Axel put his hand on my shoulder as Gio als "So here’s the plan--"