The secret child. The menace to society. The chosen one.
Following a chilling winter of revelations and newfound relationships, sunshine breaks through, and Koya Priest finds herself basking in its rays. Before truly enjoying them, dark clouds warn her of a brewing storm. Coming to terms with what she didn't want to accept, the fearless beauty despises that she may be more like her father, Duke, than she realized.
Having been referred to as intimidating and downright ruthless, Parish Sneaux doesn't let the opinion of others worry him. Parish makes no exceptions regarding his respect, family, and the gang. That's until he gets a rude awakening from the same streets he vowed not to let be his demise.
Determined and focused as ever, Vezzo Fallago is preparing to enter his sophomore year and dominate on the court. With hoop dreams to go far, the reality of where he comes from quickly checks him. Boys like Vezzo weren't supposed to make it out of the hood. They weren't expected to be more than what some parts of society saw them as. So, when an opportunity arises for him to go beyond the Eastside, Vezzo takes it, unaware of the consequences.
Contains mature themes.