In the gritty underbelly of New York City, Cartier Bennett, a hardened drug dealer's path intersects with that of Xyah Payne, a young, naive nurse. As their worlds collide, a dangerous love story unfolds, where manipulation becomes a twisted form of connection, testing the boundaries of morality and the power of redemption. Will their entangled destinies lead to fulfillment or destruction? // 𝐁𝐨𝐨𝐤 𝟏 𝐨𝐟 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐁𝐄𝐍𝐍𝐄𝐓𝐓 𝐬𝐞𝐫𝐢𝐞𝐬