When Gavin made his proclamation, the whole crowd was petrified. Did they hear that right? A loser claiming he would destroy the Allen family, one of the top four families? It seemed like a bad April Fool's joke, almost too absurd to take seriously. "Kid, do you really think we only have Nine Fingers at our disposal?" Dylan's eyes narrowed, flashing with deadly intent. "We've been among Texas's elite for a long time. If taking us down was as easy as you claim, we wouldn't still be standing." Many cast scornful glances at Gavin, convinced that while he was formidable in combat by defeating Nine Fingers, they believed that one good fighter was surely not enough to dismantle the Allen legacy. If toppling a family was just a matter of hiring a fighter, any aspiring family could buy their wa

