A young girl was playing on the swings with the only family she had left, her dad. "Daddy higher, higher!" The little girl yelled out, her father shook his head while smiling at his little princess. He knew that she was going to grow up to be a strong and kind. But, today didn't feel right to him. It felt odd, but he shook it off and pushed it aside, knowing his baby girl was safe. The father pushed the young girl higher, until a cold wind blew by him, making the father freeze in fear.
He knew what it was. He knew his daughter had to get to safety. Then, the father stopped the swing and got in front of the young girl. He knew this was his last time with her. He could feel it..
"Sophia, sweetie, listen. Daddy loves you a lot, but you have to run. Run as fast as you can. You have to go away. Okay, sweetie? Please don't look back. Just run, don't look promise me" he said with a single tear siding down his face . He got the little girl off of the swing, kissed her head, and pushed her towards the woods.
"Run" He whispered as he pushed her carefully towards the woods. The little eight year-old girl ran as fast as she could. But, it wasn't fast enough. A cold hand grabbed her. Everything went black just as gunshots ripped out through the air....
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.