A/N: Watch the dates because they are Important enjoy!

5th January 2009

I looked over at my dad and gave him a reassuring smile but I couldn't hide the pain that was creeping over my face. This was their fault we wouldn't be sitting in this courtroom now if they hadn't got in the way. The judge was an old cruel woman who dealt with all the gang issues of New York and lets just say we'd had one to many incidents with her. Her coal black eyes looked over to the jury and gave a nod.

" What is your verdict in this case?" She sneered.

We were fighting a losing battle.

" The defendant is guilty." He smiled. This world is unfair and he had the cheek to smile and look over at me and nod. My stomach curled and I let out a small cough.

That word rang in my head like the New Years bell. I couldn't help it as the tears rolled from my face. It shouldn't have ended this way but I had no one there to comfort me. I'd made my choice long ago but I never thought I would lose my dad this way.

" You know your sentence is life. Take him away." She grinned.

He didn't even struggle as they took him through the door its like he new this was going to happen like he didn't even care anymore that he had lost. We had lost and that was one thing I hated. At that moment in time he wouldn't even look at me and that's what hurt the most.

I stepped out the court room with my head held high I would not let The Ghosts know that they had one. I heard a cough from behind me.

" Your old man lost the battle hon now watch as we win." She laughed and sauntered off.

" I wouldn't count on that Claire." I snarled.

She turned round at full speed and held me against the wall as hatred flooded her face. " I lost my husband and child to your father watching him so weak was the best prize I could ever ask for and us Ghosts will win." She whispered in a low voice even I struggled to hear.

I winced but blocked it from my mind they were the enemy. My phone buzzed as I walked down the steps. It was Angel.

" Hiya. I'm sorry to here about you dad Max." She sighed into the phone.

" That's ok Angel. So. What'd you want then?" I asked.

" Well… You know how your dads away for awhile that makes you in charge of the Riders now." She spoke then took a deep breath.

" No. No. That's wrong I'm only sixteen I still go to school, I still…I still." I couldn't think of anything else to say my mind had gone a blank.

" Well that was the way your dad wanted it Max." I could just imagine her nodding now.

I clicked my phone off and began my descend down the stairs they looked that much bigger now compared to five minutes ago. I ran and ran flat out until I reached my house, which was now empty. I stared up at the white and black mansion before my eyes this was my secret that not even my close friends new. My life isn't actually that bad compared to others but I would give it all back to have my dad.

The cold night crept over me as I thought of the impending morning I had no idea what to do. I couldn't be a leader that's why I had my dad and my uncle in the gang so it would never be passed to me. I hadn't even been near the bass because I didn't want to know what everyone was doing or thinking.

I just don't know anymore.

What am I going to do? Do I even get a choice in what I'm going to be doing?

Present day March 2009

"I'm going to kill those fucking bastards if they set foot on our turf again." I yelled at my uncle who seemed a little taken aback by my outburst.

" Max calm down please. How do you know it's them? " His voice quivered as he spoke.

" They keep pushing and pushing and I don't know what to do. Its like they're one step ahead of us. How do I know? Well lets see apart from the consent sightings of Ghosts signs and the odd person that doesn't belong on our turf what other conclusion am I going to come up with then?" I spat. I clenched my fists and banged them off the table.

" That's not true, you're still learning at a very fast speed this position takes years to get to and you're only sixteen. Fine if you're sure it's them. " He sighed my uncle was more brawn than brain.

" I don't care. I don't fucking care. You going to point out I'm a girl as well then and of course am sure have I been wrong yet?" I demanded.

" No of course not." He was backpedalling now.

" A mole. Maybe it's a mole." I looked up and saw my uncle shake his head.

I saw my reflection in the mirror and was a little taken aback the person that stared back wasn't me. I was a cold-blooded killer. My once perfect blond hair hung low and my eyes black from lack of sleep and make-up. I was hollow compared to my old self and I hate the person I am turning into.

" No such thing Max."

There was a soft knock on the door.

" Come in." I answered.

Nudge danced through the door with a gloom look on her face with Angel shortly following suit. She was my third in command and Angel was my second in command while my Uncle was first. It was good to have other eyes and ears going round the place while I was away.

" Yes. Angel Nudge take a seat." My sudden anger had disappeared.

" Max we have some bad news." Nudge whispered.

" Its Alec she got killed two blocks down from here." Angel let out a dry sob.

" Anything else you want to tell me?" I snapped. My bad mood was back.

They had just killed one of my best fighters and spy's. I needed revenge and I need it soon.

" We found out who the new Ghost leader is. It's…" Angel said but I didn't hear her.

The gun was fired from outside. I rushed out the room preparing to fight but was pulled back by Nudge.

" You ain't allowed Max; we can't lose you." She smiled an apologetic smile and ran off.

I hate this for the last three months I haven't been allowed to fight in case I get killed, it does my head in not knowing what's happening outside but I can take a guess and say its the Ghosts.

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