Tick . . . tick . . . tick . . .

Nathaniel Collins knew the streets like the back of his hands. Ever since the death of his father, he had been hustling to keep his mother and his twin brother housed, fed, and educated. Following in the footsteps of drug lord Carlos Santana, Nathaniel had it all—respect, money, and any girl he wanted. Too bad, the only girl for him was his best friend, Danielle, his brother's girl.

Rising Tensions

With things heating up on the streets between rival gangs, time was slowly running out.

Danielle Anderson

Danielle Anderson had finally found her place at Marshall Augustine. With her best friend, Nathaniel, and her boyfriend, Nicholas, life was good. She lacked nothing. So what if her spiritual life suffered a little bit and her heart longed for something . . . someone else? It wasn't as if she didn't have all the time in the world!