"Kieran, we are in the top five now, and we were number six before," Uncle Mal stated.
"Wait, what?" I asked, shocked.
Uncle Mal sighed yet again, running a hand through his blonde hair.
"It was just announced at last weekend's event. Wish I could have taken you. Since this was mostly all because of you," he said. "All those deals you've gotten us over the years, and all the rumors surrounding The Prodigy... We've earned a lot of respect. The Carter family got caught up in some bad dealings and..."
"What place are we?" I asked excitedly.
"Kieran, you know that technically there is no number one. It's the inner circle- the five top families, the Elite, the wannabes, the gangsters, and the thugs. That's the order of our world," he replied.
"Uncle Mal...." I trailed off, urging him to t
