Power is a promise — and a threat. Derrick never asked to run the streets… but the city chose him long before he knew the rules. When his father is murdered inside the system that swore to protect him, Derrick learns the only real safety comes from power — and the will to use it. Now Uptown moves at his command. Money flows. Corners bow. Enemies go missing. But every rise demands a sacrifice — and every empire breeds a traitor. In New Orleans, loyalty is currency. Betrayal is death. And protection? That’s something you take — or you die without it. The streets are watching. The game has changed. And this is only the beginning.