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Part I

SURRENDER

Prologue

CANE

When I was younger, I heard tales about aand no one were afraid of hithy prison sentences, and faced the barrel of suns daily felt threatened by him

It astounded me that these men never spoke ill of hi They only called him by one name, and had even toldelse, there was a high likelihood that you’d be dead within a week It was a name that, at the time, made no sense to me…

But then I ave him his due

He wasn’t your typical dealer He wore expensive suits and watches and kept up with his appearance Unlike most, he didn’t use his supplies He was 100 percent clean, and that’s what kept hiame

He was smart and dedicated

Persistent and precise

He played the drug world like a gahtor deterring He’d never slipped up—not once—and it was insane of me to want to ith someone like him…but when it came down to it, I had no other choice

His name was Draco Molina Many knew him as El Jefe The Boss And a boss he was, because when he made a statement, it was abundantly clear When he ran jobs and scheduled deliveries, they were always on time, and when he needed his money, he came for it, whether you were ready to pay up or not

Chapter One

KANDY

Beep…beep…beep…

The noise was relentless, pulling me out of a dark haze

I peeledI saas blonde hair and then a blue blouse

“Mom?” I croaked My throat was bone dry

“Kandy, sweetie! Oh ht around the neck I liftedher back, but it hurt too much

“Ow,” I groaned, holding my stomach

Mom looked doorry in her eyes “You were stabbed, Kandy,” she inforh , I held the area where the wound was patched up It was on e stretched to my hip bone