"Wait!"I pulled him backwards, what had he just said? Something about being a female dog? I lost my grip, stumbled backwards, and fell on my back as he turned and ripped his shirt from my hand. I was such the graceful type. To make matters worse, I had dragged him down with me by grabbing onto his shirt with my other hand. Now now he was on top of me. I swallowed hard. This was probably the most awkward position I have ever been in my life.
"I've forgotten what you look this close up." He whispered just centimeters away from my lips. "I've missed you." He pressed his lips gently to mine, and I froze
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In a world where you can go from a starving, dehydrated, orphan to a person who's wanted, a person who's chosen, power is a desire, a must have to survive. Without power you are powerless, defenseless against your enemies. If you can't defend yourself, well, you die. Simple as that. So when five teenagers are chosen to save a dying world, not a lot of hope has been given to them. Especially if they're emotionally unbalanced, a hot-head, a know-it-all smartass, a calm, collected spirit, and then an orphan who was raised with violence and thieves.
A ragtag gang of teens teams up with a neighboring girl gang when a major cartel moves into town, threatening their families, their turf, and the community they've worked so hard to protect.
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Cash West formed the Seven 20s - a gang of six overzealous teens with guns - to keep his tiny, crime-infested town in nowhere California safe. His methods are unorthodox and frankly illegal, but the town loves his Robin Hood heroics. However, the gang gets more than they bargained for when the Mendoza cartel rolls into town, determined to knock them off the map. As the threat hits closer to home, Cash has no choice but to team up with his ex-girlfriend Tiana's neighboring girl gang, the Hearts of Spades. Soon allies become enemies, families get trapped in the crossfire, and romance brews as Cash fights to unravel a massive conspiracy that puts everyone that matters to him at risk. When the stakes are life and death, will the gangs be able to overcome an enemy more powerful than any of them could have predicted?
Book One of The Seven Twenties Series
Content and Trigger Warning: contains violence, drug use, mentions of domestic abuse, and mature themes.