Yami is sitting there, fighting for a decision. Will she fight the demon that jsut sprouted out of nowhere and possessed her beloved Malaki, or will she spread her wings and soar away? She couldn't think quick enough, and that costed her. Big time. Before she could see what hit her, she was thrown up with an abnormally large hand and given a massive right hook to the face. She couldn't see anything. She couldn't move. She didn't want to hurt him. She waited, only to be struck again. Her vision was a blur when she opened her remaining eye, the other being ripped from her socket. She winced in pain and horror, not knowing such a feeling, even in all of her days in fighting. Her heart ached, and began to cry. She felt her consciousness drift away, and so did bits and pieces of her memories, letting herself drift away, blacking out. Her memories were completely gone now, and couldn't remember a thing. She tried to spread her wings and fly away from whatever was in front of her, but it was no use, since the beast grabbed her hair, threw her up and said, "Goodbye, Yami. I'll see you once more." And with that, he stuck an enormously powerful kick to her abdomen, sending her flying through the crisp, summer air, Yami finally giving in to the blackout, only with the memory of herself. Yami.
All she could see was black.
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.