Everyone has dreams when they are young, and mine came to an abrupt halt.
I changed as a man, as a person, and my soul was damaged beyond repair. So I turned into someone everyone would hate because I hate everyone and everything.
I’m furious at the world. It's a part of me at this point, and I don't think it will ever change.
But then it does change, and if there is one thing I'm not good at, it’s adapting.
Hope , Bullseye’s daughter, jump-starts my soul again.
I hate it.
I love it.
I need her.
But I can’t have her. She’s my friend’s daughter, for one. For two, she’s way too damn young for the likes of me. Three? She’s got a kid.
And everyone knows how I feel about kids.
They're loud, annoying vermin. Except after I meet Hope part of me starts to think of them in new terms. Wonderful. Beautiful. Precious.
But I have responsibilities. I need the tough persona I've built to do my job. I can't go soft now when other people's lives hang in the balance.
How can I love her when hate is all I’ve ever known?
K.L. Savage
