Patrice Balark

The Plug's Daughter Patrice Balark

Teenage lovers and newlywed parents at eighteen, Da'Shaun "Dios" Carter and Tiffany "Lady" Carter weren't living life like average young adults. After losing both parents to Chicago's street violence, Dios was forced to grow up fast, turning to those same streets for a source of income. Following in the footsteps of his Uncle Cello, it wasn't long before Dios climbed the ladder, making a name for himself in the drug game. Packing up his wife and kids and moving them away from the hood, Dios tried a new approach at life, however, his past and old ways still managed to haunt him. Lady, the true definition of a rider and the Bonnie to her husband's Clyde. Dios was her one and only and she did whatever to make sure it stayed that way. Family orientated, Lady did whatever in her powers to ensure they stayed together. A mother to teenage twins, she ran a tight ship to keep them on track and although Dios spoiled them to death, Lady tried her best to keep them level headed instead of spoiled brats. Jersey Carter, the only son and basketball extraordinaire. With amazing talent on the basketball court, he's also a ladies man and like his father, he learned his lesson about women at an early age. Stuck between the NBA and following in his dad's footsteps, will the streets get a hold of him before the league does?Jream Carter, smart, spoiled and as feisty as they come is accustomed to the finer things in life. Growing up with a silver spoon in her mouth, Jream still never forgot where she came from and no matter how much money she had, you couldn't take the hood out of her. With the world at her hands, Daddy's little girl has to learn the hard way when life hits her with an unexpected curve ball