Tethered (18+)

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It was always Noah and his brother, Johnny, against the world. They always had each others backs, even after their parents abandoned them. When Johnny starts acting strange, missing his share of rent and becoming violent, Noah panics. Following his brother around the city, he's lead to a seedy club called T̲h̲e̲ ̲A̲f̲t̲e̲r̲l̲i̲f̲e̲ where he finds Johnny surrounded by the same substance that destroyed their family. Everything becomes crystal clear to Noah. Not wanting Johnny to turn out like their parents, Noah turns to his best friends for help getting a meeting with Desmond Kelly- head of the Malone Crime Family. Noah will have to sell his soul to save Johnny's.

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Alie's been trying to stay hidden for years, being careful her ghost never finds her. Alie and her best friend, Cassidy, squirrel away every penny they earn in hopes of leaving the black-hole that is the south side of Portland. When a letter is shoved under the door of her apartment with her name scribbled in a familiar handwriting, her world starts to crumble. Backed into a corner, she's desperate for protection. Making a questionable decision, she goes to T̲h̲e̲ ̲A̲f̲t̲e̲r̲l̲i̲f̲e̲ in hopes of being hired, knowing it's a mob-owned club and that they do equally questionable things to protect what they deem is theirs.

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Book two in my series. As of where I am in plotting out this story, it can be read as a standalone. However, I do recommend reading The Line Begins To Blur for world building purposes.