Loyalty follows the main character Ezekiel Miller as he prepares to leave his hometown Lake Shore to attend Howard University on a full academic scholarship. Not wanting to leave his best friend behind, Ezekiel convinces Gabriel to come to Washington DC with him, in hopes he can figure out his own niche in life. Things seem to be flowing perfectly for the two young men, that is until they agree to do a favor for a local neighborhood friend/drug dealer that puts them in the midst of Hugo, a notorious, unforgiving businessman. What once seemed like a promising future for Ezekiel, quickly shifts to being a nightmare as he is faced with the reality that he must pledge his loyalty to Hugo or lose everything, including his life.