Marcus'S POV

"You could do with the truth about Marcus," I said to Johnny when he rebuffed my statement. Word for word, I recounted everything James had instructed me to say to him.

"Marcus was loyal to you, especially, to your mother. He could take a bullet for her. Coward!" I said, at the end.

"What's the good news?," he just said. I could tell he looked jaded.

"Well, I can help you finally put her to rest."

"And why would you? Why should I believe you?"

"Because you don't have a choice."

"Well, I do, so, you get the f*ck off!"

"Alright, then. I hope you're ready for what's...