Cuco’s pov
My heart slammed hard against my chest. I had no idea why they were calling me that, but this was obviously Ricardo’s idea and plan.
Snitch.
It didn’t matter if it was true. In here, rumors were all you needed, it killed faster than facts.
“I don’t know what you heard,” I said slowly, my eyes on each of them. “but you heard wrong.”
The man in front of me tilted his head. “Funny thing is, we don’t gotta be right.”
The second man grinned. “You been acting like a mini god in here because you think you whooped our ass.”
I chuckled. “But I did it. I single handedly whopped your ass.”
He moved and I followed.
The first punch came from my left, but I was quick and I crouched down, feeling air graze my ear. I drove my elbow backward into a man’s ribs and heard him grunt in pai
