I wasn't different; I was like every other teenage girl at school. I didn't resist the bad boy, the bad-boy didn't resist me. We fell for each other—just like every other bad boy and good girl cliche. But, the thing was, I wasn't necessarily a good girl and he wasn't necessarily a bad boy. We disagreed (and thoroughly) when acknowledging different subjects, that was for sure, but we weren't exactly polar opposites.

" we are an empire rising " • Leah's father always warned her of the gang, Wayside, how they were ruthless, how they would kill to get what the wanted, how everything had a price to them. He molded it into her brain until Wayside became a nightmare to her, something that hid in her closet and jumped out in the middle of the night. That was, until, secrets of the past and present were dug up on her own family, the Jackson's, and Leah has no choice but to run to Wayside for help. How will Leah survive fighting beside her own nightmare as she tries to bring her own family down? At the end of the day, will Leah be able to pull the trigger?

Life for Lily, a sixteen-year-old girl with mysterious purple eyes, was perfect: she excelled at school, had a best friend she adored and was the girlfriend of the handsome captain of the football team. One night, in the wrong place at the wrong time, will change everything forever. The moment the ruthless Lion and his Lions enter her life, things are changed forever; the naive girl is gone and a fighter is born. Will Lily be ready to become the queen of the most feared gang in town? Or will she follow the lead of the sexy ruthless Lion? Two rival houses, lies and power play.