Prologue - DTA

Antonio.

The name I have become so familiar with in this last year. This name has become as familiar to me as my own, if not more. To think I ever had to live life without this name is such a baffling thought.

You'd be surprised, no matter how many shells you put up, how many defenses you have to make sure that no one is able to get close, it only takes one person to tear them all down. One person, that is, like Antonio.

I should go back and explain myself, even though I don't fully understand what happened myself.

My name is Alec Smith, and this is my story. The story of how I, a former marine, got wrapped up in the gang war of the decade.

Or should I say, this is the story of how Antonio Rodriguez worked his way into my life and tossed it upside down.