Chapter 12
The ultimatum still rang in her ears.
It pulsed in time to the beat of her heart, the ramifications of it setting her nerves alight once more.
She’d been stupid to push him like that, so stupid, but the truth of it was, she’d had no say in the matter. Fear and adrenaline had pushed her into making the demand, and even now, she couldn’t fault herself for having made it.
The only way they could police themselves, the only way they could make this right, was for more blood to be shed.
And even though that neighborhood had mostly passed by in a blur, she’d seen the kids. They were innocents in all this. A drive by shooting, or whatever it was they intended on doing in search of retribution, would only hurt the people who didn’t deserve it.
The gang lords, or whatever they were
