Three. This is my number. It’s the exact sum of reasons I continue to go on. 

 

One: To strengthen my body. Make it strong. Make it a machine. Make it so that what happened before can never, ever, happen again. 

 

Two: To help others find their own strength so that what happened to me, what happened to my Olivia, doesn’t happen to them. 

 

And three: My favorite—to find the bastards that took my life away and make them pay for what they did. 

 

This is what my life is now. A dead man, inside a scarred body, living only for revenge. 

 

*This is part one in a five-part novella series. 

 

**Due to sexual situations and violence, this series is recommended for 18+.