Simone, whose eyes narrowed as he caught sight of Erik surrounded by the Crystal Cross gang, knew he had to intervene.
"Fuck," Simone said. He managed to reach Erik but found him pinned down by Crystal Cross Gang members. When he did his research on the Red Palace students Matthew wanted dead, his name was at the top of the list as the reason why the prestigious institution had expelled his son, and he had to be killed at all costs.
The problem was that, as he searched his past, he found out he had no parents, and the Crystal Cross Gang, the criminal organization to which the Mambas were affiliated, or better, which they served, wanted Erik alive for unknown reasons. If these men captured him, they would bring him to their headquarters, and they wouldn't know what happened to him.
That would prevent him from getting Erik's secret out of him. He couldn't allow that. His heart raced with determination, and the instinct to kill arose, realizing that Erik's secret was at stake.