THIS STORY MIGHT CONTAIN A TRIGGER FOR ALL VICTIMS OF ABUSES, SO PLEASE BE CAREFUL ON READING IT.
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She lied to everybody
Martha Grayson feels like she is living someone else's life. After that tragic day, she tries to be someone else, someone she isn't. She then try to take charge on, by owning a cute rustic style cafe around the corner of the blocks of office, where her best friend, Nina, is working. And so does her crush, Michael Jr. ... who happens to be Nina's older brother.
For him, it's too much
Michael "Wicked" Hawthorne Jr., life isn't always as it seems. As the oldest and the CEO of the most popular security firm, he still thinks that he doesn't worth it. Especially, his sister's best friend, the beautiful Martha Grayson. He keeps his distance, but always there for her.
He's back... and he found her
The devil whom always terrorizing Martha's dreams is back. He comes back in the bloodiest way you can ever imagine. He comes out to play... death itself. Punishing her for hiding something that her parents stole from him, years ago.
She found out ...
Scared... no terrified. Her safety net isn't answering calls, she isn't sure who, she can trust with her past. Which is coming to her present... Until Martha one day, out of the blue, coming to Mike's office to get a protection... which Mike handle it... personally, of course.
He will protect her... ALL OF HER
When it comes to her safety, he will do ways. Lots of ways that even made some people flinch for their safeties. He has backup though, his family and friends whom are personally trained in this kind type of situation. And no one, would terrorizing Martha, ever again.
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.