brighterthantheemoon
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- Parts 9
At twenty-one, Braelynn Collins has spent most of his life just trying to survive. He works long shifts at a rundown 7-Eleven in one of the city's roughest neighborhoods, barely makes enough to cover rent on his crumbling apartment, and keeps his head down in hopes of making it through another day unnoticed.
That all changes after one wrong place, one wrong time, and one encounter with a dangerous crowd leaves him with nowhere to run.
Jalen Sinclair, twenty-seven, is a man the city knows better not to cross. He owns one of the most notorious underground boxing clubs and the hottest club in town, building an empire fueled by money, power, and fear. He doesn't involve himself in other people's problems, and he certainly doesn't rescue strangers.
But something about Braelynn makes him break his own rules.
After stepping in and pulling Braelynn out of a situation that should've ended far worse, Jalen offers him a way out-one that comes with more danger than safety. Thrown into a world of underground fights, backroom deals, and enemies lurking around every corner, Braelynn finds himself relying on the one man everyone else fears.
The closer they grow, the harder it becomes to ignore the pull between them. But in Jalen's world, loyalty is earned in blood, trust can get you killed, and loving the wrong person might be the most dangerous gamble of all.