I hadn't planned on returning to Chicago so soon. I thought I'd spend the whole year there. I found more peace in Miami. Not many people knew me there. I was just a stranger. I was free to do whatever I wanted without the shadow of my family's fame.

I usually wouldn't sacrifice my pleasure for a woman. Especially a woman who had betrayed me so many times and ran away from me. I never acted impulsively because of a woman.

But when Alana's horrific message arrived this morning, I didn't have to ...