Eighteen-year-old Ericka has spent her life in a suffocating bubble of harsh discipline and abuse, disguised as familial love. Her world changes when she’s finally allowed to attend college, where she encounters Brendan ‘Balla’ Eros, a young single father juggling his studies by day and dealing heroin by night. Drawn to Ericka, Balla is unaware that his interest in her places a dangerous target on his back.
Kiera, born into the infamous Gates Cartel, has always sought a different path. Tragedy struck her young life, fracturing her family and severing ties with the powerful Eros family. Yet, her heart remains tied to a young love she thought she’d lost forever.
Pierre ''P’ Eros is fighting to beat murder charges from behind bars. As his release approaches, he discovers he has a child he never knew about, throwing his life into further chaos.
With the Gates and Eros families at odds and buried secrets threatening to surface, these four must navigate a treacherous world of crime and betrayal. Can they overcome the shadows of their past and the dangers of their present to forge a love that defies the odds? Or will the weight of their families' violent legacies tear them apart?
Genre: Urban Fiction
Kiera, born into the infamous Gates Cartel, has always sought a different path. Tragedy struck her young life, fracturing her family and severing ties with the powerful Eros family. Yet, her heart remains tied to a young love she thought she’d lost forever.
Pierre ''P’ Eros is fighting to beat murder charges from behind bars. As his release approaches, he discovers he has a child he never knew about, throwing his life into further chaos.
With the Gates and Eros families at odds and buried secrets threatening to surface, these four must navigate a treacherous world of crime and betrayal. Can they overcome the shadows of their past and the dangers of their present to forge a love that defies the odds? Or will the weight of their families' violent legacies tear them apart?
Genre: Urban Fiction
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