We can't predict what will happen next, it's like a flash you get into a situation where you know how you will survive.
You never knew that one simple decision or mistake would throw you into a life you can't control. One wrong move, and suddenly you're in a school full of mafia and gangsters-students who are not just ordinary, but cold-blooded and hidden beneath layers of secrets. Every lesson, every project, even every casual laugh carries a hidden agenda, a game of power. In this place, it's not just about grades-every move you make is scrutinized, and every failure comes with pain, fear, and a threat to your life. Every relationship is laced with betrayal, and every step you take pulls you deeper into a world of crime, control, and darkness that you can't walk away from. Here, life is no longer about chasing dreams but about how to survive in a war you never asked for. It's harsh, sharp, and filled with tales of defeat and triumph much deeper than you could ever imagine.
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.