“Above difficulties, beyond control.” — the motto of Wynberg Boys’ High School, and a chilling premonition of the secrets it hides.

In the second installment Project: Supera Moras, readers are thrust into the elite world of Cape Town’s privileged youth, where squash rankings and academic prestige conceal a dark underworld of drugs, manipulation, and ambition gone rogue.

At the center is Simon Hopkins—charismatic, cunning, and born into wealth. As captain of the school squash team, Simon wears his blazer like armor, but behind the preppy facade lies a teenager determined to escape his father’s shadow and carve out a kingdom of his own. With help from two teammates—Michael Leeuw, the numbers whiz from Milnerton, and Clinton Wobbe, a desperate dreamer from Worcester—Simon builds a covert drug empire that spreads across Cape Town’s most elite schools.

From discrete drops at Clifton Beach to tension-filled squash tournaments masking illegal trade, the story unfolds like a high-stakes chess game. But every king has rivals. When a Cape Flats gang discovers Simon’s operation, the stakes turn deadly, leading to a harrowing kidnapping that will leave readers breathless.

Yet, what makes Project: Supra Moras more than just a thriller is its unflinching look at morality, loyalty, and the true cost of ambition. Simon’s unchecked privilege protects him—but isolates him. Meanwhile, Michael and Clinton, used and discarded, must wrestle with the emotional wreckage of choices they made in Simon’s shadow.

Themes of betrayal, power, and silence run deep, exposing a system that protects the powerful and punishes the expendable. As law enforcement closes in and alliances fracture, one question remains: can anyone truly rise “above difficulties”?

Author: Obsidian A Freeman