The wins kept coming after that. Every verdict fell his way. Every disaster missed him by inches — a truck accident he shouldn't have survived, a fall that should have killed him. Fourteen people filmed it. By morning, he was famous.
But Max, the man who drew up the deal, told him where to find the catch before Gino ever signed: page nine. Gino didn't read it.
Now the bill is coming due, and the fine print has teeth.
A darkly comic, high-stakes deal-with-the-devil story about the price of getting everything you asked for.
Jose A. Martinez is an independent author who writes across genres, including suspense, mystery, faith-based fiction, and family drama. His stories blend compelling characters with thought-provoking themes, drawing inspiration from history, folklore, faith, and everyday life. When not writing, he enjoys researching unusual historical events and developing new story ideas to share with readers around the world.