1 part Ongoing MatureZaiden "Zay Savage" Bryant is seventeen, labeled as nothing but trouble. To the world, he's just another local hustler moving weight to help his mom keep the lights on. What nobody knows, not even her, is that he's hiding a double life. He never met his father, but when news comes that his dad had died, Zaiden walks into a storm. His uncle, Marcus "Big Smoke" Bryant, shows up at the door with a truth that changes everything: Zaiden is heir to his father's fortune and criminal empire. His mother begs him to walk away, but Zaiden says he's ready. Ready for the money, the power, the black cards, and the streets. Ready for the darkness, murder, drug dealing, sex trafficking, and everything that comes with the throne.
Meanwhile, Alani Vega is the smartest girl in school, the one teachers brag bout and classmates envy. After losing her parents in a tragic accident, she moved to Miami to live with her wealthy aunt and uncle. What she doesn't know is that her uncle is one of the city's biggest druglords and Zaiden's rivals. He warns her to stay away from Zaiden, calling him nothing but trouble. But fate has other plans. Alani is hired to tutor Zaiden in English, and what starts as homework turns into late-night conversation, stolen glances, and a dangerous chemistry neither of them can ignore. When Alani sneaks out to Zaiden's party, everything goes to hell. Now, caught between family, loyalty, and forbidden love. Alani
and Zaiden are pulled into a world of secrets, power, and betrayal. Their choices will decide whether they rise together or get torn apart by the streets that raised them.
