Gael PoV
The gang leader scoffed and turned around. "You said you were born in this town, yet you failed to protect it. What use is having a weapon like that if you ain't gonna use it for good? Might as well drop dead and give it to someone who can change the world."
I tightened my grip on my guns as he walked over to his group, signaling them to follow him. Were they going to give chase to the Vipers? I hoped not.
I turned my back to them and sighed. The Green Mongoose leader's words lingered in my mind as I walked away. He wasn't wrong—words alone couldn't fix these streets, but I'd seen enough to know violence only bred more of it. My guns weighed heavy in my hands, a reminder of the hero my father-in-law had been. I wasn't him, not yet, but for Seb, Sofia, and Setsuka, I'd keep trying.
