𝘒𝘯𝘦𝘸 𝘺𝘰𝘶 𝘸𝘢𝘴 𝘳𝘪𝘥𝘦 𝘰𝘳 𝘥𝘪𝘦, 𝘴𝘰𝘮𝘦 𝘷𝘪𝘣𝘦𝘴 𝘺𝘰𝘶 𝘤𝘢𝘯'𝘵 𝘥𝘦𝘯𝘺 ༯ Apart of the FAMU & Heaven series. You don't have to read FAMU or Heaven is a Teenage Girl to read the book!!

Dr. Nylah Rae Mercer took an oath to heal minds, not fall into them. She built her career inside locked wards and white halls, treating patients the world had already given up on. Distance was her armor. Control was her gift. Until she opened a file stamped with one number that changed everything. 𝐏𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐞𝐧𝐭 𝟏𝟏𝟏𝟏 doesn't scream. He doesn't beg. He doesn't act insane the way they expect him to. Kai Beton is quiet, observant, dangerous in a way no diagnosis can explain. A hood nigga with violence in his history and intelligence they keep underestimating. Everyone sees a monster. Nylah sees a man who learned how to survive cages long before this one. Their sessions become the only place he softens. The only place she feels seen. Boundaries blur. Warnings get ignored. And the deeper she goes into his mind, the more she realizes the truth no one wants to admit-Kai isn't broken. He was buried. When the institution tightens its grip and Kai's life is quietly placed on the chopping block, Nylah is forced to choose between her oath and her heart. Between safety and truth. Between the life she built and the man who feels like home. 𝐋𝐨𝐯𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐏𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐞𝐧𝐭 𝟏𝟏𝟏𝟏 𝐰𝐚𝐬 𝐧𝐞𝐯𝐞𝐫 𝐩𝐚𝐫𝐭 𝐨𝐟 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐭𝐫𝐞𝐚𝐭𝐦𝐞𝐧𝐭 𝐩𝐥𝐚𝐧. 𝐇𝐞𝐥𝐩𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐡𝐢𝐦 𝐞𝐬𝐜𝐚𝐩𝐞 𝐰𝐚𝐬 𝐧𝐞𝐯𝐞𝐫 𝐬𝐮𝐩𝐩𝐨𝐬𝐞𝐝 𝐭𝐨 𝐟𝐞𝐞𝐥 𝐥𝐢𝐤𝐞 𝐝𝐞𝐬𝐭𝐢𝐧𝐲. Cover @trenchlordtales <3

formerly known as "8 bestfriends" a story of a group of bestfriends under two households lesbian, gay, & straight sex is in this book group sex is also in this book

Freshman year at the top-ranked college basketball school comes with a lot of responsibilities, especially from the two top-ranked high school seniors. Despite not sharing a father, their fathers have the same level of basketball experience. Dakari, the rookie who led his team to a championship in his first year, is a living history lesson. His son, Zyair, idolizes him. Joshua, a seasoned basketball player with experience in various leagues, including the G-League, has yet to win a championship. Even though he's the arch-nemesis of Dakari, he can't bring on-court problems home, especially due to Jamir. Jamir is a headstrong young man passionate about basketball but lacking the responsibility and structure of his best friend, Zyair. Choyce, the youngest of Cedarian and Kamora's children, is spoiled and protected by everyone. Unlike most girls her age, she doesn't have a social media presence. Her life revolves around her faith, volleyball, her family, and friends. She's a beautiful plus-size girl with high confidence and strong morals. While pursuing her higher education, she encounters two best friends who present her with a life-altering decision.

"Everybody had something to say about us. A senior and a scammer? They swore it wouldn't last. But we ain't built like them. We don't fold under pressure. We ride through the hate, through the chaose, through the 305 together."

"There is never a time or place for true love. It happens accidentally, unexpectedly, in a heartbeat, in a single flashing, throbbing moment." "You know you're in love when you can't fall asleep because reality is finally better than your dreams."

𝚂𝙴𝚅𝚈𝙽 ⋮ 𝙰 𝟸𝟹 𝚈𝙴𝙰𝚁 𝙾𝙻𝙳 𝙷𝙾𝙼𝙴𝙻𝙴𝚂𝚂 𝚆𝙴𝚂𝚃 𝙲𝙾𝙰𝚂𝚃 𝙶𝙸𝚁𝙻 𝚆𝙷𝙾 𝚁𝙴𝚂𝙸𝙳𝙴𝚂 𝙸𝙽 𝚃𝙷𝙴 𝚆𝙾𝚁𝚂𝚃 𝙿𝙰𝚁𝚃 𝙾𝙵 𝙻𝙰 𝙸𝙽 𝙰 𝚂𝙷𝙴𝙻𝚃𝙴𝚁 𝙷𝙾𝙼𝙴 𝚆𝙸𝚃𝙷 𝙽𝙾𝚃𝙷𝙸𝙽𝙶 𝙱𝚄𝚃 𝚃𝙸𝙼𝙴, 𝙰𝙼𝙱𝙸𝚃𝙸𝙾𝙽, 𝙷𝚄𝙽𝙶𝙴𝚁 𝙰𝙽𝙳 𝚃𝙷𝙴 𝚆𝙸𝙻𝙻 𝚃𝙾 𝙳𝙾 𝚆𝙷𝙰𝚃𝙴𝚅𝙴𝚁 𝙸𝚃 𝚃𝙰𝙺𝙴𝚂 𝚃𝙾 𝙷𝙰𝚅𝙴 𝙸𝚃 𝙰𝙻𝙻. ----------------------------- 𝙰𝚁𝙸𝙰 ⋮ 𝙰 𝟸𝟺 𝚈𝙴𝙰𝚁 𝙾𝙻𝙳 𝙾𝙿𝙿𝙾𝚁𝚃𝚄𝙽𝙸𝚂𝚃 𝚆𝙷𝙾 𝙻𝙸𝚅𝙴𝚂 𝙾𝙵𝙵 𝙿𝚁𝙴𝚈𝙸𝙽𝙶 𝙾𝙽 𝚃𝙷𝙴 𝚆𝙴𝙰𝙺, 𝙰𝙽𝙳 𝚂𝙷𝙴 𝙷𝙰𝚂 𝙰 𝙽𝙴𝚆 𝚅𝙸𝙲𝚃𝙸𝙼 𝙸𝙽 𝚃𝙾𝚆𝙽 𝚆𝙷𝙾 𝙷𝙰𝙿𝙿𝙴𝙽𝚂 𝚃𝙾 𝙱𝙴 𝚆𝙸𝙻𝙻𝙸𝙽𝙶 𝙴𝙽𝙾𝚄𝙶𝙷 𝚃𝙾 𝙳𝙾 𝚆𝙷𝙰𝚃𝙴𝚅𝙴𝚁 𝚂𝙷𝙴 𝙰𝚂𝙺𝚂 𝙻𝙸𝚃𝚃𝙻𝙴 𝙳𝙾𝙴𝚂 𝚂𝙷𝙴 𝙺𝙽𝙾𝚆 𝚂𝙷𝙴'𝚂 𝙹𝚄𝚂𝚃 𝙰 𝙿𝙰𝚆𝙽 𝙸𝙽 𝙰𝚁𝙸𝙰'𝚂 𝙶𝙰𝙼𝙴.

"𝙄𝙛 𝙄 𝙬𝙖𝙨 𝙩𝙤 𝙙𝙤 𝙤𝙫𝙚𝙧 𝙢𝙮 𝙡𝙞𝙛𝙚, 𝙄 𝙬𝙤𝙪𝙡𝙙'𝙫𝙚 𝙛𝙤𝙪𝙣𝙙 𝙮𝙤𝙪 𝙨𝙤𝙤𝙣𝙚𝙧 𝙩𝙤 𝙡𝙤𝙫𝙚 𝙮𝙤𝙪 𝙡𝙤𝙣𝙜𝙚𝙧."

A young mother rebuilds her life after heartbreak, only to fall for a quiet street dude who teaches her love all over again but they struggle to deal with the reality of his lifestyle. Started: 4/13/25 Second time writing this as it was deleted the first time. Edited/Updated version 4/26/26

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