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Chapters (90)
  1. The Boss
  2. Dedication
  3. Chapter One
  4. Chapter Two
  5. Chapter Three
  6. Chapter Four
  7. Chapter Five
  8. Chapter Six
  9. Chapter Seven
  10. Chapter Eight
  11. Chapter Nine
  12. Chapter Ten
  13. Chapter Eleven
  14. Chapter Twelve
  15. Chapter Thirteen
  16. Chapter Fourteen
  17. Chapter Fifteen
  18. Chapter Sixteen
  19. Chapter Seventeen
  20. Chapter Eighteen
  21. Chapter Nineteen
  22. Chapter Twenty
  23. Chapter Twenty-One
  24. Chapter Twenty-Two
  25. Chapter Twenty-Three
  26. Chapter Twenty-Four
  27. Chapter Twenty-Five
  28. Chapter Twenty-Six
  29. Chapter Twenty-Seven
  30. Chapter Twenty-Eight
  31. Chapter Twenty-Nine
  32. Chapter Thirty
  33. Chapter Thirty-One
  34. Chapter Thirty-Two
  35. Chapter Thirty-Three
  36. Chapter Thirty-Four
  37. Chapter Thirty-Five
  38. Chapter Thirty-Six
  39. Chapter Thirty-Seven
  40. Chapter Thirty-Eight
  41. Chapter Thirty-Nine
  42. Chapter Forty
  43. Chapter Forty-One
  44. Chapter Forty-Two
  45. Chapter Forty-Three
  46. Chapter Forty-Four
  47. Chapter Forty-Five
  48. Chapter Forty-Six
  49. Chapter Forty-Seven
  50. Chapter Forty-Eight
  51. Chapter Forty-Nine
  52. Chapter Fifty
  53. Chapter Fifty-One
  54. Chapter Fifty-Two
  55. Chapter Fifty-Three
  56. Chapter Fifty-Four
  57. Chapter Fifty-Five
  58. Chapter Fifty-Six
  59. Chapter Fifty-Seven
  60. Chapter Fifty-Eight
  61. Chapter Fifty-Nine
  62. Chapter Sixty
  63. Chapter Sixty-One
  64. Chapter Sixty-Two
  65. Chapter Sixty-Three
  66. Chapter Sixty-Four
  67. Chapter Sixty-Five
  68. Chapter Sixty-Six
  69. Chapter Sixty-Seven
  70. Chapter Sixty-Eight
  71. Chapter Sixty-Nine
  72. Chapter Seventy
  73. Chapter Seventy-One
  74. Chapter Seventy-Two
  75. Chapter Seventy-Three
  76. Chapter Seventy-Four
  77. Chapter Seventy-Five
  78. Chapter Seventy-Six
  79. Chapter Seventy-Seven
  80. Chapter Seventy-Eight
  81. Chapter Seventy-Nine
  82. Chapter Eighty
  83. Chapter Eighty-One
  84. Chapter Eighty-Two
  85. Chapter Eighty-Three
  86. Chapter Eighty-Four
  87. Epilogue
  88. Acknowledgements
  89. About the Author
  90. About the Publisher

As much as he’d hated prison, Nathan knew that doing that long stretch had probably saved his life. He’d been out of control and doing so much Charlie that he didn’t care about anything or anyone. He was reckless. That’s how he ended up inside; and if he hadn’t, he was sure he’d have ended up with a bullet in his head instead.

He’d had it pretty good inside. As far as anyone could anyway. There were plenty of people who wanted to be associated with him and follow his orders. He still managed to run things from inside. He spent his first year in the seg because he couldn’t swallow his pride, and he fought with anyone and everyone who crossed his path. But being in there for so long gave him the opportunity to get clean for the first time in his adult life. His mind became sharper than it had ever been. Even the nightmares stopped after the first rough couple of months. And as he’d been stuck in a cell on his own, he’d been able to scream and shout without someone looking at him like he’d grown an extra head.

He’d forgotten how smart he was, always one step ahead of everyone else. He’d thought the drugs had made him quicker, stronger, but he realized they had actually dulled his senses. So, thanks to his reputation, his skill for business, and his loyal workforce, he built himself a solid empire to come out to. No longer frittering his money away on a flash lifestyle, he’d netted himself a small fortune. He was fucking loaded. He had it all. The fancy waterfront pad. The nice car. Tailored suits. Attractive young blonde on his arm. He was a respectable club manager – soon-to-be owner. No one could touch him.

There was no way he was going back to prison though. He realized why people like his old mate, Tommy McNulty, had other people doing the grunt work for them. It was so they never ended up inside. And, if you did things right, people were too scared, or too loyal, to ever grass you up. He had learned that was how to do business; maintain the presentation of a respected businessman, and let other people get their hands dirty on your behalf.