Liam Connolly never wanted to grow up fast. But the night his father was killed in an ambush, Liam's life fractures-leaving him under the care of his older brother, Declan Connolly, barely 18 and already drowning in the family's criminal ties.
With rival gangs circling like sharks and New York's underworld smelling blood, Liam learns quickly that survival doesn't come from strength-it comes from outthinking the predators. While Declan fights to keep their family's crumbling empire from collapsing entirely, Liam watches from the shadows, absorbing every lie, every trick, and every betrayal.