Dominic
A week earlier.
I stare down at the piece of s**t bleeding on the subway platform. His family has poisoned everything decent in the Dockside.
The Golden Phoenix has no discipline. No style. No reason behind what they do. They hurt people because they can. r**e. Robbery. Beatings.
It never matters who gets caught in their path. A woman. An old man. Same to them. It’s wrong. All of it.
“Get out of here,” I snap, and I drive my foot into him one more time just to make sure the message lands.
Xander Chen groans and curls tighter on himself. “f**k you, guido,” he spits. “I should’ve known it was you.”
That smug look on his face sets my blood on fire.
“The Kings are finished,” he goes on, lips twitching like he’s enjoying this. “You’ve gone soft. Everyone knows it. It’s only a
