TV news personality Amelia Chess has made her career by being an unapologetic Black conservative who is relentless in her attacks on the liberal left, pro-choice supporters, the LGBT-Q community, and scathing in her criticism of her own race. But when two Black cops shoot an unarmed white teen, Amelia's scorched earth editorial gets her cancelled - and she starts receiving death threats. Silence has no intention of playing bodyguard to a sellout - until the order comes down from the mysterious kingpin he owes a favor. Soon, Silence is spending time with Amelia and her gifted teenage son, Antwon - and starting to understand what lies beneath Amelia's villainous persona. And once the threats turn real, Silence discovers that Amelia is being targeted by the same militia he escaped as a teen - and their interest in her is just part of a larger, far more dangerous conspiracy... When an enemy female assassin goes too far, Silence finds himself at the center of a complicated love triangle, battling brutal opposing factions - and fighting the personal demons that could destroy him for good...
