"Cain, if you can't leave the streets for me and our baby, then me and you, we're done." I pointed between the two of us as tears streamed down my face and he bit his lip, looking down at the floor before he looked back up into my eyes. "Aight." "Shit over then, babygirl."

"You just gotta trust me baby." *** Lourdes Brown has been hurt, badly. Instead of fully healing from her trauma, she turns to drowning her sorrows in work and school. She refuses to let herself get hurt again and has made a vow to not entertain the idea of a relationship until she has graduated from college and secured her dream job. Rashir Martin is a basketball prodigy and on the road to being drafted into the NBA. Being an attractive basketball player comes with its perks including parties, women, alcohol, and popularity. Rashir has told himself he doesn't have time for a relationship if he wants to make it to the NBA and he needs to stay focused with no distractions. When both of these broken souls cross paths, what will happen? DISCLAIMER: this story will consist of swear words and some sexual content. read at your own risk.

Chai [shy] Bennett never thought love would lead her astray after risking it all for her high school sweetheart. He promised her a life of luxury and ease, but the cost was more than Chai could bargain for. She becomes a slave to the man she once knew and her opulent living quickly turns into a life of hell. Saint Campbell is another prisoner to his decisions as he tries to break the shackles of his past and find himself outside of the stigma. Being a former convict is a harsh start to his new beginning and his inner circle doesn't make it any better. Having to choose between his family, friends and future leads him down a dark, uncertain path. These two worlds collide in a brutal fight to freedom where life doesn't play fair. The battle tests their limits to the very end and creates a whirlwind of chaos. Will they make it out alive or will it just be another day in Chicago? (Completed in 2022 | Unedited) DISCLAIMER: This book contains details of physical and sexual abuse, with controversial topics. Reader discretion is advised. Please have respect for the subject matter and read with an open mind. Thank you.

Antonio is newly released from prison and with the help of Taylor; his life changes within a blink of an eye. His unexpected rap career takes him from rags to riches that causes issues to be stirred up. (Cover by, @KORREZX) All Rights Reserved, 2018 © I do not own the rights to any song added to the multimedia. Any lyrics in this story written for Ant or Cory is thought of by me, not any real artists. Unless stated otherwise.

𝐎𝐧 𝐬𝐨𝐦𝐞 𝐬𝐡𝐢𝐭 𝐭𝐡𝐚𝐭 𝐭𝐡𝐞𝐲 𝐚𝐢𝐧'𝐭 𝐬𝐞𝐞𝐧 𝐛𝐞𝐟𝐨𝐫𝐞 𝐃𝐫𝐞𝐚𝐦 𝐜𝐡𝐚𝐬𝐢𝐧𝐠, 𝐜𝐚𝐭𝐜𝐡𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐚𝐥𝐥 𝐦𝐲 𝐠𝐨𝐚𝐥𝐬..

𝐃𝐚𝐦𝐧 𝐚𝐟𝐭𝐞𝐫 𝐥𝐨𝐬𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐦𝐲 𝐛𝐫𝐨𝐭𝐡𝐞𝐫 , 𝐦𝐨𝐭𝐡𝐞𝐫 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐝𝐚𝐝 𝐚𝐥𝐥 𝐢𝐧 𝐚 𝐲𝐞𝐚𝐫 𝐬𝐡𝐢𝐭 𝐠𝐨𝐭 𝐜𝐫𝐚𝐳𝐲 𝐛𝐮𝐭 𝐰𝐞 𝐤𝐧𝐞𝐰 𝐭𝐡𝐢𝐬 𝐭𝐡𝐨 . 𝐈𝐭 𝐠𝐞𝐭𝐬 𝐜𝐫𝐚𝐳𝐲 𝐨𝐯𝐞𝐫 𝐡𝐞𝐫𝐞 , 𝐰𝐞 𝐰𝐚𝐫𝐧𝐞𝐝 𝐞𝐯𝐞𝐫𝐲𝐛𝐨𝐝𝐲 𝐛𝐞𝐟𝐨𝐫𝐞 𝐢𝐭 𝐠𝐨𝐭 𝐭𝐨 𝐭𝐡𝐚𝐭 𝐩𝐨𝐢𝐧𝐭 𝐭𝐡𝐨 . 𝐁𝐮𝐭 𝐡𝐞𝐲 𝐖𝐞𝐜𝐨𝐥𝐦𝐞 𝐭𝐨 𝖘𝖔𝖚𝖙𝖍𝖕𝖆𝖗𝖐 .

They both knew the consequences if word was to get out about the two but a young Lauren no longer cared about the over protectiveness from the men in her life, she began to get reckless. But the only issue wasn't the fact that he was apart of the family, he also had no business being 27 messing with a 18 year old girl especially a Valentine, knowing he could die - that he would die behind his actions. Would he protect himself, or would he fight for them to be together?

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