Adonis Gates

Adonis is a man who lives by order and loyalty. Every decision he's made has been for one reason—to give his little brother a chance at something better.

Discipline and control built his world, and he's never wavered from it, but when Jru reenters his life, everything shifts.

With her, Adonis learns that love doesn't have to soften a man; sometimes, it gives him another reason to stand taller. Together, they carry what life's put on their shoulders—his burden, her pain—and somehow learn to make it lighter.