Rising from the Ashes (Andrew) novel Chapter 2851

Gaia shouted, "This guy's on our turf, so whether we kill him or do something else with him is our call! Toby, you think you can waltz in here and boss us around? Are you out of your damn mind?"

Toby fixed his gaze on Andrew with undisguised greed in his eyes. "Gaia, you bitch, talk all you want, but I'm not buying your bullshit tonight. Razor Crew's taking this guy, no negotiations!"

He turned to Andrew with a sinister grin. "Listen up. You want to live? Come with us. But you're gonna pay a little price for that privilege. For starters, every dollar you've got on you. And then your family, or whoever you can get in touch with… They're gonna fork over a fat stack of cash to thank me for keeping you breathing!"

Behind the bar, Gaia immediately caught on to what was happening. She looked at Andrew and wondered if he had carried serious money into the City of Hope. Or perhaps he was a wealthy young man, someone from a well-off family. Otherwise, there was no way Razor Crew would storm into Night Rose just to snatch him up.

The more she thought about it, the more excited Gaia became.

A walking cash cow had literally delivered himself to her door. Only a fool would let that go.

In the City of Hope, gangs and factions were everywhere. Here, convicted killers outnumbered regular citizens several times over. Every crew was starving for resources and desperate for money. There was no way she would hand this fat lamb over to the Razor Crew.

"Toby, this man belongs to Night Rose. You want to take him? Dream on!"

Gaia's voice was sharp with warning, but short-tempered Toby was not having it.

"You stupid bitch, if you're asking for it. Let's settle this the old-fashioned way, with a fight!"

The two gangs were seconds away from tearing into each other.

That was when Andrew's voice cut through the tension, calm and almost resigned. "Hey, you two. You're both ready to carve me up and split the spoils, but shouldn't you maybe ask the person you're fighting over?"

Two of Night Rose's bouncers went flying backward, slammed into tables, and knocked out half the furniture as they hit the ground, dazed and unable to get back up.

Everyone from both gangs froze mid-fight, staring in shock.

Andrew calmly lowered the massive sword wrapped in black cloth. He had only swatted casually with it, yet the two giant men had flown away, and no one even knew if they were alive.

Gaia stared at Andrew, stunned by the scene. She choked out, "You…"

Andrew drew the big sword, which was still sheathed and wrapped in black fabric, and swung it downward with a deafening crack.

The entire bar counter split cleanly in half, carving an open path between him and Gaia.