Rise of the Forgotten Son
Jack Alfonso, the seventh son of the wealthy Alfonso family, has spent his life in the shadow of his more powerful half-siblings. After the death of his mother when he was just fifteen, Jack finds himself alone, bullied, and dismissed by the family that should have protected him. Struggling to survive in the cutthroat environment of Chicago, Jack finally decides to leave behind the city of power and wealth. At nineteen, with only the small savings he'd managed to scrape together, Jack escapes to Inchoate City, a backward and neglected place far from the reach of the Alfonso family's influence.
But Inchoate isn't any easier. The city is rife with corruption, gang violence, and ruthless business politics. When Jack opens a modest store, his life takes an unexpected turn. After receiving an inexplicable notification, he discovers that his income will now be multiplied by one hundred times—a mysterious force that could change everything. However, this power comes with a price. Jack's rapid success attracts both allies and enemies from the dangerous underworld of Inchoate.
Faced with threats from gang leaders, powerful businessmen, and his own estranged family, Jack must navigate the city's treacherous waters, using his newfound abilities to rise from nothing and carve a place for himself. As he builds his empire, Jack will have to confront his past, face the brutal realities of the world around him, and ultimately decide how far he's willing to go to claim power and freedom.
