When trust is gone

AaaaaHe would have died for him. He almost did. Antonio Rivera built Fade Kings on Arch Street with his own two hands and kept his heart locked away for ten years. Then Justin Blaze walked in for a lineup, with amber eyes, a movie star smile and a hunger nobody could feed. Antonio gave him everything: his savings, his name on a car loan, a ring in the snow on Christmas Eve. One dark night at Stanley Quarter Park, he gave him his blood too, stepping in front of a gun meant for Justin. But while Antonio healed, Justin was lying in silk sheets in West Hartford with Tom Gallagher, a silver haired millionaire with a pool, a Range Rover and a Rolex. Antonio forgave the first betrayal. Then, under a maple tree, Justin finally told him the truth: "I never loved you." So Antonio packed Justin's life into seven black garbage bags and sent him back to the man he chose. Five years later, Justin is standing in the rain at the door of Fade Kings, broken and begging, swearing he is done with Tom. But Antonio is not the man he left behind. He spent those five years taking Justin out of his heart, one piece at a time. Some love is worth dying for. But when trust is gone, love can't stay. A novel of love, lust, betrayal and taking your heart back.