**Previously published on Kindle Vella as episodes 1-7**

*The story of Clint's (Johnny) life from age 13 up through his late teens.

Struggling to cope with the tragic loss of his beloved Donny, 13-year-old Johnny (a.k.a. Clint "the cowboy" Maddox) finds solace in the company of a loyal mutt, his sole ally in an unforgiving world.

When confronted by a ruthless gang of teenagers, Johnny's world shatters again as he becomes a victim of their merciless violence. But in a twisted turn of fate, he flips the tables, unleashing a brutal retaliation that leaves all but one of his attackers dead. And in doing so, he becomes the target of the gang leader, Leroy.