Ryan Murphy was supposed to be a miracle—a boy born addicted, yet brilliant, athletic, unbreakable.

Fluent in six languages.
Photographic memory.
Fearless on the court.
Reckless on the rooftops.

He survived Queens by moving faster than the pain could catch him.

Until one night, one choice, and one betrayal changed everything.

Now, trapped in a broken system that sold his freedom, Ryan is owned—body and soul—by a man who sees him as nothing more than labor and flesh.

Stripped of his name.
Silenced by brutal rules.

He must fight to hold onto the one thing they can’t chain: who he truly is.

In a world where survival means obedience,
and every small rebellion risks everything,

Ryan learns that sometimes the fiercest battles are fought in silence.

And sometimes, the smallest flicker of defiance is the only proof you’re still alive.

Some scars you can’t see.
Some names you can’t erase.
Some boys refuse to disappear.