East grows from a boy to a man. With an absentee father and a mother whose life ended abruptly, East found family unit in other people. But all skin folk ain't kinfolk, betrayal is around the corner every flip of the page. Just when you think there are no more snakes in the grass, BOOM, you get bit by another disloyal person. This book proves that the quietest one in the room is the smartest. Two rules to remember: Show no love and Trust no one.