Black Pandora Box - Jack Williams - Bog

DON'T LET IT CAPTURE YOU! Unable to finish his last year of college due to financial aid denial, Joey Long's promising future is instantly halted and he is forced to return home to live with his mother in a low income community in Chicago. The pressures of real life are becoming unbearable and weigh heavily on his shoulders. With his mother's health on the decline and working a dead end job, Joey is tormented by the thoughts of being a nobody and is desperate to escape this life. He meets a mysterious German man, Viktor Halle, who preys on Joey and promises him a trip to Germany could change his life. Determined for change, Joey agrees to go to Germany. On his new venture into unknown territory, he manages to drag his best friend Vince Owens with him. Things take a turn when Joey wants out of the game to resume his normal life, a decision Viktor nor Vince approves of. The royalties and thrill keeps Vince a prisoner of the game and with Viktor fueling it, a rift between best friends begins. Viktor knows without Joey, the rewards won't be the same and he knows the perfect plan to get him back on the team.