Five years later into the future, Simone and August are husband and wife, raising their five year old daughter Aliyah. Their marriage has been smooth sailing thus far, leading Simone to believe that her happily ever after truly existed. But when suspicions rise between August and his young new tour mate Ryelle, everything around them slowly starts to fall out of place. Will the two honor their commitment to one another, or wave the white flag for good?

"Are you... lost?" Someone asked, her tone impatient. I stopped scanning the room to find the woman behind the voice. I blinked. She had the most luminous blue eyes I had ever seen. Even in the dim glow of the bar they glowed brightly, like her pupils were some type of smooth stone at the bottom of a clear blue ocean. Within her blue there flickered tiny speckles of silver, which gave her an icy, somewhat stony appeal. But it was her slight, lopsided smile that erased any signs of wanting to be alone. No wonder this bar was so popular. "Uh, no," I said, holding up the Help Wanted sign I had snagged from the front window. The woman's cool eyes flickered between the sign and me. She didn't say anything, only looked slightly thoughtful as slender fingers raked through her long blonde hair. "What can you do?" She finally asked, definitely not expecting me to be able to do much of anything at all. She'd be right. "Anything and everything," I answered-lied-instantly, hoping I didn't look too desperate, didn't sound too eager. To be perfectly honest, I hadn't worked a day in my life. My hands were used to weekly manicures not hard labor. But desperate times call for desperate measures. The blonde appeared thoughtful again. Those magnificent eyes gave me a once over, slow and steady. You could see the cogs turning in her head as she considered it. I decided to try and sound more convincing. "I have many skills," I added. Okay, so I stole that from Xena, but I was hoping it worked as well for me as it did for her. The blonde lifted a sculpted brow and the smile was, once again, back on her lips. She seemed amused. Maybe she was a Xena fan? "Alright... I'll start you off cleaning the bathrooms, sweeping the floors, doing the dishes..." Crap.

THE NEW GENERATION IS FINALLY HERE: Aliyah Alsina, daughter of the once infamous August Alsina. At eighteen years old, Aliyah has found a way to deal with being a daughter of one of the most famous R&B artist there was years ago. With a strong foundation of family and friends behind her, she's well educated and well behaved when she wants to be. The last thing anyone would expect for her to do is have the opposite of herself in her company. Can she beat all the odds that are set agaisnt her? August Alsina Jr, son of the once infamous August Alsina. With his biological mother barely in his life by choice, and all his of medical conditions hendering him from the things he loves, Can he beat all the odds that are agaisnt him and pull through? Amara Baker, daughter of the now retired rapper, Machine Gun Kelly. Bestfriends with Aliyah. With her mother and father's estranged relationship, and her self-proclaimed title as bad girl, Will Amara learn from her crazy, wild and outrageous ways? Or will she live up to everyone's expectations of her? Can she beat all the odds and change for the better? Marcus Richmond, The one you expect to see fail. With his horrible attitude, loose mouth and his street style life, Marcus doesn't care about much, and never has. School is never an priority for him, meaning his education isn't either. Pratically excepting the fact that he'll probably never graduate, Marcus spends more time in the streets than anywhere else. But with some a help of someone new in his life, will Marcus beat all the odds and walk the stage with the rest of his class, or settle for the typical sterotype role that everyone thinks he will be?

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