Now a classic, the first novel in New York Times bestselling author Wahida Clark's gritty Thug series takes readers into the streets, where a wrong choice could be the last decision a person ever makes ...In a neighborhood loaded with sex, brutality, and crime, three friends are at a turning point. They can surrender to life on the edge—and the murderous men who rule there—or walk a totally different path. But nothing is simple, and everything has consequences ...Angel, Jaz, and Kyra are all leading double lives, working hard to leave the ghetto behind—yet held back by the lying, pimping, drug-dealing lovers they can't seem to let go. From jealous rampages to bloody turf wars to rage-fueled vendettas, a tangled web of violence binds these women to the people—and the place—that could destroy them ...