Trey been grindin' since he was a kid. At 23, he tryna leave that street life alone, workin' at a car shop and keepin' his circle small. He don't trust easy, don't talk much, and damn sure don't got time for drama. Zay, 21, is the type to say whatever on his mind. He loud, got a bad attitude, and stay outside-hustlin', fightin', and talkin' shit. He known in the neighborhood for runnin' his mouth and gettin' into trouble.

Azir is in the hospital after getting shot, and Bry is dealing with the loss of his grandmother. Nothing feels right-Bry's not in school, Azir's not waking up, and the people around them are getting more dangerous. You need to read Book 1 first to understand what's going on in this story. This book dives deeper into who Azir and Bry really are-and what they're willing to do for each other.

Book 1 In Miami's heat, where bodies drop and secrets burn, Brycier finds himself tangled in the arms of the city's most dangerous man-the one who was never supposed to care. A slow-burn hood romance soaked in blood, fear, and first love.

| 𝐚𝐡 • 𝐠𝐚𝐡 • 𝐩𝐚𝐲 | 𝟏. 𝐓𝐡𝐞 𝐡𝐢𝐠𝐡𝐞𝐬𝐭 𝐟𝐨𝐫𝐦 𝐨𝐟 𝐥𝐨𝐯𝐞. 𝐒𝐞𝐥𝐟𝐥𝐞𝐬𝐬, 𝐬𝐚𝐜𝐫𝐢𝐟𝐢𝐜𝐢𝐚𝐥, 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐮𝐧𝐜𝐨𝐧𝐝𝐢𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐚𝐥 𝐥𝐨𝐯𝐞; 𝐩𝐞𝐫𝐬𝐢𝐬𝐭𝐬 𝐧𝐨 𝐦𝐚𝐭𝐭𝐞𝐫 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐜𝐢𝐫𝐜𝐮𝐦𝐬𝐭𝐚𝐧𝐜𝐞. (BOOK ONE.) (EXTENDED SUMMARY INSIDE.)

❝ 𝘺𝘰𝘶 𝘨𝘰𝘵 𝘢 𝘫𝘰𝘣 𝘰𝘳 𝘴𝘰𝘮𝘦𝘵𝘩𝘪𝘯' ? ❞

Landon bakker's life is anything but sweet, anything but gentle, anything but sincere. He deals with a controlling, overbearing, abusive, both physically and mentally, father. While having to face the fact his mother allows it to happen. Letting herself fall victim to the abuse and tolerating her son being committed to it as well. Enabling it. He takes all of it, bears it all, with a heavy heart and a vacant look. Trying to show he doesn't care, that he can take it. When in reality he's breaking. He suffers through a sport he's forced into by his father. Allowing his self to enjoy it, at least to distract himself from everything else going on in his life. To distract himself from the fact his father is in complete control of his life. That sport being Ice hockey. But one day, hes had enough. He can't take it anymore, and he decided to be a teenager. For one day at a party. Which ultimately gets him grounded. And he didn't care because he thought having a night of freedom was worth it... at first. But then things slowly started to fall apart. From his home life with his horrible parents, to the annoying and irritating guy who only over complicates his life more, to the sudden virus in town. Everything starts building up, colliding, and eventually, making him decide to either stick it out, survive it, or leave everything in the ashes. STARTED: JUNE 27th. ENDED:???

Ryo harris was an anomaly. One person without a define word. His life was chaotic and indescribable. Every turn he took, he found his self falling deeper and deeper into the abyss. Orchestrating his mind as a whole, leaving him fighting to reach the surface of the beginning. Sex was a start to resurfacing. A lot of it was the key to stay afloat. His professor, taunting and signaling him out in a room filled to the brim with students was the demise. Leaving him gasping for air - sinking, with nothing to fall back on but the teaching's of the person who caused his very end. With nothing left to catch him, he had nothing to lose. In just two words, a footing came to view. Catching him before he fell endlessly. "Teach me." And he was, both taught and caught that is. The very start to what would be the live-hood of ryo's life. He wasn't sinking. He wasn't gasping for air. He wasn't at the surface anymore. He was perched on land. Naked. Tied up. Gagged, and free. Finally out the abyss and into the hands of a whole new world.

ᴅᴏᴡɴ ғᴏʀ ᴛʜᴇ ʀɪᴅᴇ. ᴅᴏᴡɴ ғᴏʀ ᴛʜᴇ ʀɪᴅᴇ ʏᴏᴜ ᴄᴀɴ ᴛᴀᴋᴇ ᴍᴇ ᴀɴʏᴡʜᴇʀᴇ. ɪ ʜᴏᴘᴇ ʏᴏᴜ ᴡɪʟʟ, ɪ ʜᴏᴘᴇ ʏᴏᴜ ᴡɪʟʟ, ɪ ʜᴏᴘᴇ ʏᴏᴜ ᴡɪʟʟ. ʙᴀsᴇᴅ ɪɴ ᴄʜɪᴄᴀɢᴏ

jux·ta·po·si·tion /ˌjəkstəpəˈziSHən/ noun the fact of two things being seen or placed close together with contrasting effect.