To survive the concrete jungle, she’ll have to find her claws. Lily has spent her life being pruned by the hands of others. After burying her mother and narrowly escaping the scars of an abusive lover, she is a woman blooming in the dark. But when the bills pile up, she’s forced into the neon-soaked underworld of The Gilded Lily, a high-stakes strip club where beauty is a currency and mercy is rare. She quickly learns that the club isn't just a business—it’s owned by cold-blooded mafia boss who is used to taking whatever he desires. He sees Lily as a rare flower to be plucked and kept, but he underestimates the thorns she’s grown. Lily soon discovers she isn't the only one fighting to stay rooted. In the dressing room, amidst the body spray and smoke, she finds a hidden sisterhood of women bound by the same pain. With the mafia owner closing in and her freedom on the line, Lily must lean on her new family to turn from victim to predator.