I’m the number two guy. The one who takes the hits. The one who cleans up the messes. My hands get dirty. Daily. I used to be number uno. Primed to take over my own kingdom in the city that never sleeps. But I broke the number one rule: don’t fall in love. I lost everything a made man works for. My kingdom. Almost my life. All for a slice of that girl’s heart. Look out little Christine. I thought you gone from this life, out of my reach but now that I’ve found out your heart beats… I’m going ...

I’m the number two guy. The one who takes the hits. The one who cleans up the messes. My hands get dirty. Daily. I used to be number uno. Primed to take over my own kingdom in the city that never sleeps. But I broke the number one rule: don’t fall in love. I lost everything a made man works for. My kingdom. Almost my life. All for a slice of that girl’s heart. Look out little Christine. I thought you gone from this life, out of my reach but now that I’ve found out your heart beats… I’m going to stamp the heck out of it. My name will be burned into it. Charring it. Destroying it. Just like you’ve destroyed me.

AUTHOR’s NOTE: This is a spin-off novella from THE CHASE and THE SALVATORE SYNDICATE. My fans wanted Johnny to get a story. Due to my publishing commitment, I cannot give every secondary character a full-length novel. This is intended to be a short read for those who wanted Johnny to get his day. Enjoy! JH