Freddy Prince is a relentless activist, driven to reshape his city after losing his mother to the very forces meant to protect it. With his sharp focus on justice and loyalty to his community, Freddy is on the verge of opening a center for Black women—a safe haven in a world that offers too few. But Far Land, Virginia has other plans. Mayor Montgomery, a political giant with a buried past, will do whatever it takes to keep Freddy from stirring the waters.

When Kalani Salah, the mayor's own daughter, arrives seeking answers to her own mother's unsolved murder, Freddy finds himself pulled into a dark web that ties his family's past to the mayor's hidden crimes. Kalani's investigation could bring down the man who's been lurking behind every tragedy in Freddy's life—but the risks run high, and the closer they get, the more dangerous it becomes.

As the truth emerges, Freddy must decide who he can trust and just how far he'll go for justice. In a city where enemies look like friends, every choice might be the one that breaks him.