Reyji, Ardh, and Rick are not heroes. They are a family forged by a mentor, Luke, who taught them how to survive the mean streets of Jefferson City. When Luke is brutally murdered, their world fractures into a single, bloody purpose: find his killer, the fugitive Camoya, and make him pay.

But the hunt is a trap. The police want Camoya dead for what he knows, not for what he did. And Camoya himself is not hiding; he's on a desperate, suicidal mission to expose the city's darkest secret—a secret guarded by the city's most powerful and corrupt kingpin, Mr. Grand.

In three days, a chase for vengeance will become a race for the truth. A man will become a martyr in a blaze of fire, a trio's bond will be broken by betrayal, and three boys will learn the hard way that in Jefferson City, justice is a myth, and everyone is for sale.

Prologue