At twenty-eight, Samantha is just trying to find her footing in an urban town on the outskirts of Atlanta, leaning on her best friend Chloe while hiding the emotional scars left by her toxic ex, Marcus. She never expected to cross paths with Rick. At twenty-four, Rick is a respected, fiercely feared self-made figure who already owns The Foundry—a tattoo shop where the town's elite come to get inked and secretly leads the Black Obsidian MC, a calculated, strategic group that protects the town from true chaos. Rick knows he’s younger, but watching her ex treat her like trash triggers a dark, possessive hunger inside him. He hates that Marcus doesn't treat her half as well as he would. When a reckless rival gang, the Jackals, targets Sammie to tear down his empire, Rick’s restraint snaps. He will risk a full-scale turf war, his empire, and his very life to ensure she belongs to no one else.