Malik Edwards has spent years making sure no one ever sees the whole man.

To Hillary, he is a husband and father.
To his friends and family, he is a respected son and friend.
To his church, he is an honorable leader.

Each version of Malik has its place. Each relationship has its boundaries. And for years, he has carefully kept them from touching.

Until the walls between those lives begin to disappear.

A past that refuses to stay buried.
Relationships Malik thought he could control.
People who are finally beginning to compare what they know.
And a phone capable of exposing far more than one secret.

Malik has built his life around control. Control of what people know. Control of what they see. Control of how close anyone gets to the truth.

He has convinced himself that discipline, reputation, faith, and careful manipulation can protect everything he has created.

But control only works when everyone follows the rules.

And Malik is no longer the only person making decisions.