"Promises are for life. You can't just pay your dues and expect it to be done and over with after one time." That's what Alana's Abuelo told her when she was a child. And she's stuck to that for life. When she was 15, she made a promise to the leader of the Santos gang. No one except her older brother and Abuelita know about her relationship with the incarcerated gang member, but she finds she has to trust her younger brother, Ruby, after Mario goes to college. After tragedy strikes the Martinez family, Ruby changes. He finds out the truth about Alana and Spooky and during his grieving process he joins the Santos after he spent so long trying to save his best friend Cesar from the gang. Now it's all Ruby cares about and Alana tries to stop her brother from going down a dark path. This story follows the POV's of Alana, Ruby, and Oscar. **TW FOR GANGS, VIOLENCE, DEATH, SMUT, AND COURSE LANGUAGE.** **STORY IS MATURE AND FOR 18+**
20 parts