For as long as I can remember, I had always believed our parents’ death had something to do with Uncle Victor. He had always been a conniving and power-hungry man. He is exactly the kind of person who would do whatever it took to climb to the top, even if it meant betraying his own family. But hearing Vinnie’s drunken words just made me confused. Arian Lancaster is the leader Lancaster in the North City now, and he was a close ally of Uncle Victor. Could he actually be involved?
I sat there, trying to piece together what I’d just heard. Vinnie’s voice took me back to reality.
“Ryder,” he said.
“You just got out of prison. There are things I’m keeping from you—for your own good. I don’t want you getting caught up in trouble again. You’ve been through enough.”
I turned to him. “What t
