Please note that my novels The Hanging Forest and The Fate of the Hustler should be read first, other wise this story will not make as much sense. When Nickoli Chernokov was growing up, his father, a former Soviet Army Colonel, raised he and his brother to be tough warriors. Nicki learned to love fighting, and was soon in the underground fight club circuit. When he graduated primary school, he joined the Russian Army, trying out for the GRU Spetsnaz. The training almost killed him, and then the missions his team were given also tried to do the same. He survived the impossible, and finally immigrated to the United States. Nicki had always liked pretty girls, and pretty boys too. He met his true love in America, yet it was not to be. Fate sent him pain and suffering like he'd never even known in combat, but then destiny stepped in and gave him and he was given a second chance.