4 stories1 - From the gutter up 6 (Growing) - Teenager Gabby has suffered from depression most of her life, which she inherited from her father, whose own mental illness led to him being unfairly locked away for a lifetime. Gabby and her even more troubled brother Jaden do it alone, as their mother all but abandoned them.

This led to Jaden dropping out of school to sell drugs to help provide for them. They always have each other's backs and that's how they've survived.

Gabby has a thing for their friend Stefon who has a thing for their other friend Jasmine who in turn has a thing for Jaden. The mixture of emotions and mental struggles brings about a devastating day where a shooting ends a life.

2 - Family curse 2 (Blood and flame) - Demon hunter Tahiry hasn't decided if her fate is a gift or a curse yet . But her quest for knowledge to fulfill her family's blood oath leads her and a loved one into incredible danger.

3 - Piercing (The clot thickens) - When Delphine catches on to the vampiric truth of what her new lover really is, her worries cause friends to do something that may bring carnage upon all their lives. 4 - From the gutter up 7 (Changes) - Teen Evte has been forced to live with her emotionally abusive grandmother and sxually abusive uncle for years but when her uncle's vile actions result in Evte having a baby, things become far worse for her than ever before.

She must fight just to survive, to deal with all the pain, and the horror life throws at her in her search for better days. Meanwhile president Zahra seeks to change laws and mindsets across America in hope of making things better for all the struggling, for the unloved and mistreated.

A powerful group doesn't want her changes to take place, so she becomes the target of an assassin whose goal is to stop her before she can set in motion the sweeping changes across the country. .