Taylor Fortune is a master of the hustle, but he's about to learn that some debts are paid in blood.

To the world, Taylor is a brilliant Howard University student. To the D.C. streets, he is an elite "community concierge"-a master of secrets who can procure anything for a price. He has spent years building a vast network of influence, carefully balancing legitimacy with the city's darker edges.

But Taylor's peace is a fragile illusion. When a high-stakes mission ends in a brutal explosion, he is forced out of the shadows and into a global war he never knew existed. The discovery is a shattering awakening: the 2001 massacre that claimed his mother's life was no random act-it was collateral damage from his father's lethal past.

Now, Taylor must choose between the empire he built and "The Under Shadow," a secret alliance where his father and uncle move like ghosts. To avenge his family and save his city from a rising tide of human trafficking, Taylor must trade his street ingenuity for the cold precision of an operative. In a world of extreme violence, the only thing more dangerous than the enemy is the legacy he's destined to inherit.