Ezra Key was never supposed to stand out. In a world where power is inherited and wealth dictates worth, he’s just a kid trying to keep his head down. But life has a way of pulling people into battles they never asked to fight. He starts school in a place where names hold weight, where students inherit their future like a birthright, and where being nobody means being invisible. But Ezra refuses to disappear. He works harder, thinks smarter, and refuses to let privilege write his story for him. Alongside Bruiser, a former enemy turned brother, and Julie, a girl who sees through the illusions everyone else accepts, Ezra begins forging his own path. But no matter how far he rises, something darker looms beneath the surface. The White Coats are more than just a legend, their influence stretching beyond boardrooms and into the very fabric of history itself. When Ezra is handed an opportunity most could only dream of—one that Julie despises and his father would have killed for—he is forced to question everything he thought he knew about success, legacy, and the cost of ambition. As the past catches up with him and the future demands an answer, Ezra is left with a single truth: Life doesn’t care if you’re ready. And sometimes, the only way forward is through the mess.