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Text or call, but don't get too attached. People wake up with different feelings every day."For seventeen-year-old Tatiana Rosa, life was supposed to be simple. But when cancer steals her mother away in Wisconsin, her world fractures. Shipped off to the unforgiving concrete of Los Angeles to live with a father she barely knows, Tatiana finds herself drowning in a dangerous new reality.Enter Manuel-known on the streets as Prophet. Dangerous, possessive, and completely intoxicating, he pulls Tatiana into a world of hidden beach rendezvous, blazing adrenaline, and intense street loyalties. But a volatile web of secrets with his best homeboy, Benji, ignites a fuse that explodes into a violent, blood-soaked backyard turf war.Terrified, traumatized, and carrying a secret she isn't ready to face, Tatiana is sent away to Chicago for a fresh start.That is where she crosses paths with Ramiro Flores.Fresh home from a brutal Marine deployment to Afghanistan, Ramiro is a walking shadow, carrying the agonizing weight of survivor's guilt and a broken soul. When his eyes lock with Tatiana's at a backyard cookout, they don't just see a spark-they recognize each other's hidden warfare. For a month and a half, Ramiro becomes her absolute safe haven, protecting her boundaries and calming her panic attacks without ever demanding her heart.Because Tatiana's soul belongs to California. It belongs to the streets. It belongs to the father of her unborn twins.When federal U.S. Marshals, Homeland Security, and a double-homicide investigation tear her life apart in LA, it is Ramiro who uses his military leave to hunt her down. Not to win her love, but to protect her perimeter, fix her broken spirit, and shield her from the cartel life until the smoke clears.A raw, emotional, and explicit journey of unbreakable loyalty, tragic heroism, and the sacrifices we make for the ones we love. Because when the sirens fade and the blood dries, actions will always speak louder than words.