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▐ DIAMONTÉ Navaeh Simmons, a twenty-two-year-old nursing student at Georgia State University, had a peachy, cliché life growing up. No tattoos, no alcohol, no partying-strict rules enforced by her parents, Mr. and Mrs. Simmons. To them, their daughter was perfect.
But she was far from it.
From Friday to Sunday, Diamonté lived a secret life her parents knew nothing about. By day, she was the polite, well-mannered nursing student everyone admired. By night, she worked at Rio Janeiro Club, a nightclub owned by Rico, the man she knew she should've walked away from long ago.
Rico was toxic, controlling, and dangerous. But leaving wasn't simple. He knew secrets about Diamonté that could destroy the perfect image she'd spent years protecting.
So she stayed.
Until one Friday night, everything changed.
Dayvon De Luciano, twenty-nine, is the co-owner of his father's underground empire. His family's business provides illegal services to some of the city's most dangerous people, making them a name nobody wants to cross.
And Rico just made the biggest mistake of his life.
He owes Dayvon and his father $200,000-a debt four months overdue. Instead of paying, Rico runs, fleeing the country and leaving Diamonté behind.
With Rico gone, Diamonté becomes the only leverage Dayvon has left.
Suddenly, she's trapped in a world she never knew existed, surrounded by people who couldn't care less about the life she had before them.
And Dayvon has no intention of letting her simply walk away.
What begins as a debt soon becomes a dangerous battle of control, secrets, and survival when Dayvon decides Diamonté will remain under his watch for 365 days.
One year. One debt. One girl who refuses to break. And one man determined to keep her there.