Do you know what it feels like to have something so close, yet so far away? That’s how Story Santana felt as her senior year of high school came to an end. Her attraction toward Denim Matthews, AKA Moral, was at an all-time high. He had that thug appeal, with the school boy mentality. Her feelings for him extended well beyond the bounds of their strong friendship, and it was only a matter of time before it escalated further.
Rebel Santana was ready to hit the streets. Story needed him, and he would do anything to be there for his only child. One-third of his twenty-five-year sentence had been fulfilled, and his parole date was near. Serving time for a crime he didn’t commit, Rebel intended on delivering his own justice—even if it turned his most trusted friend into his number one foe.
With Rebel behind bars, Chachi reigned over the gritty, uncaring Phoenix streets. Joining forces with Monty, a street-wise hustler with the same drive and determination as his own; their drug empire flourished. With an army of loyal soldiers behind him, Chachi asked only one thing of his inner circle—Stay away from Story. He refused to allow her to be drawn into the game. Once you were in, you never fully got out. What he didn’t know was that her young heart had already been claimed, and a member of his own was holding it hostage.
A natural born leader, Moral rises up the ranks within Chachi’s organization. With his partner in crime, Bryson by his side, he reorganizes the downtown market; gaining respect and making a name for himself in the process. When he acts on his feelings for Story and breaks Chachi’s cardinal rule, he learns firsthand how the predator becomes the prey.
Until next time...
Keisha
