The trenches don't care about your dreams—only your hustle, your heart, and your trigger finger.

Kiyanna "Ki" has survived every test the Chicago streets could throw at her. Running the block with a loyal crew and a Glock in her waistband, she's earned respect—and made more enemies than friends. In a world where every sunrise could be your last, trust is the deadliest gamble and loyalty always costs blood.

The trap house is her castle, her crew the only family she's got left. But when a deal goes sideways and the city turns hungry, Ki is forced to make impossible choices: Who do you betray to save your own? Who do you kill so you can live?

Every day is a battle—against rival gangs, crooked cops, and the ghosts of those you couldn't save. For Ki, survival means walking a razor's edge between power and pain, love and loss. The block watches everything. One wrong move and you're dead, forgotten, or worse—labeled a rat.

Raw, gripping, and unapologetically real, SHIRAQ drags you into the heart of the trenches and doesn't let go. If you love Sister Souljah, K'wan, or the brutal honesty of The Wire, this is your next obsession.

Who do you trust when the whole city wants you dead? In Shiraq, every breath is borrowed time.