"See, this is exactly why I wish we never met. You came into my life and you just keep shaking everything up!" She stressed, her stomach rumbling with rage. He only stared before his lips twitched into a smirk. "You don't even believe that dumb ass shit." --- She thought running would set her free, but freedom came with a price she wasn't sure she was ready to uphold. She ran from one trap straight into another. Dreams of dancing slip through her fingers when survival forces her into a world she would have to endure. She's dragged into the dark corners of Onyx city and life is nothing as she knew it. Then he appears. A boy who feels different, who makes her believe she might have more to live for than pain. Unfortunately, in the streets nothing is ever as it seems. Every bond comes with secrets, every touch with consequences. And when betrayal cuts deeper than love, she'll learn the hard way what it really means to be slimed out. STARTED; September 18th 2025 PUBLISHED; September 27th 2025 FINISHED; FEBRUARY 7th 2026

𝘴𝘰𝘮𝘦𝘸𝘩𝘦𝘳𝘦 𝘰𝘯 𝘮𝘢𝘪𝘯 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘤𝘦𝘯𝘵𝘳𝘢𝘭, 𝘪 𝘳𝘦𝘮𝘦𝘮𝘣𝘦𝘳𝘦𝘥 𝘸𝘩𝘰 𝘪 𝘸𝘢𝘴𝘯'𝘵 𝘴𝘶𝘱𝘱𝘰𝘴𝘦𝘥 𝘵𝘰 𝘣𝘦. © 𝟤𝟢𝟤𝟨， 𝐊𝐈𝐂𝐊𝐘𝐀𝐃𝐎𝐎𝐑 𝖠𝗅𝗅 𝖱𝗂𝗀𝗁𝗍𝗌 𝖱𝖾𝗌𝖾𝗋𝗏𝖾𝖽．

she entered his world, before he knew how to guard his heart. Mi'Yanne woods struggling, overdue rent, going paycheck to paycheck trying to keep up with her daycare job. One day it all stops, she sees a paper on the sidewalk and scans a qr code which she didn't know would change her life forever.

𝙞𝙣 𝙬𝙝𝙞𝙘𝙝 : 𝘢 𝘴𝘪𝘳𝘦𝘯 𝘸𝘩𝘰 𝘩𝘢𝘴 𝘣𝘦𝘦𝘯 𝘪𝘯 𝘢 𝘷𝘰𝘭𝘵 𝘰𝘷𝘦𝘳 200 𝘺𝘦𝘢𝘳𝘴 𝘧𝘪𝘯𝘥𝘴 𝘱𝘳𝘦𝘺 𝘭𝘶𝘳𝘬𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘪𝘯 𝘩𝘦𝘳 𝘷𝘰𝘭𝘵 𝘸𝘩𝘪𝘤𝘩 𝘵𝘶𝘳𝘯𝘴 𝘰𝘶𝘵 𝘵𝘰 𝘣𝘦 𝘬𝘦𝘯 𝘴𝘩𝘦 𝘴𝘪𝘳𝘦𝘯𝘴 𝘩𝘪𝘮 𝘵𝘰 𝘬𝘪𝘭𝘭 𝘪𝘯𝘯𝘰𝘤𝘦𝘯𝘵 𝘱𝘦𝘰𝘱𝘭𝘦 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘣𝘳𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘮 𝘵𝘰 𝘩𝘦𝘳 𝘴𝘰 𝘴𝘩𝘦 𝘤𝘢𝘯 𝘧𝘦𝘦𝘥 𝘰𝘯 𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘪𝘳 𝘣𝘰𝘥𝘪𝘦𝘴, 𝘢𝘴 𝘵𝘪𝘮𝘦 𝘨𝘰𝘦𝘴 𝘰𝘯 𝘩𝘦 𝘧𝘪𝘯𝘥𝘴 𝘰𝘶𝘵 𝘴𝘩𝘦 𝘩𝘢𝘴 𝘢 𝘴𝘪𝘴𝘵𝘦𝘳 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘴𝘪𝘴𝘵𝘦𝘳 𝘵𝘳𝘪𝘦𝘴 𝘵𝘰 𝘬𝘪𝘭𝘭 𝘩𝘪𝘮 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘩𝘦𝘳 𝘣𝘶𝘵 𝘦𝘯𝘥𝘴 𝘶𝘱 𝘧𝘢𝘭𝘭𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘪𝘯 𝘭𝘰𝘷𝘦 𝘸𝘪𝘵𝘩 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘮𝘢𝘭𝘦

Zero already has a boyfriend that she loves but finds out that he is cheating but she tries to work it out and stay with him. But then she goes to the studio with her brother and meets King Von. And he tries to talk to her but she tells him that she has a boyfriend but he still tries to pursue her.

When Alaia turns her part-time job at one of Houston's hottest strip clubs into a full-time hustle, the last thing she expects is to catch the eye of the biggest rapper in the game. What starts as late-night conversations and lowkey meetups quickly turns into a secret relationship that's too real to ignore. But in a city full of rumors, clout chasers, and messy pasts, keeping love private isn't easy. With their careers on the line and the spotlight always one step away, Alaia and Syncere must figure out how to protect what's theirs without losing themselves in the process.

Janeisha "Neisha" Bambi has always survived by keeping a low profile. She don't get caught up in the kind of business that comes with bodies, secrets, and street names that echo. But all it takes is one night-one favor for her best friend-to slide her straight into the orbit of Seven "Saint" Carter. Saint is discipline wrapped in menace. A man the streets don't just respect,they fear. The type Neisha promised herself she'd never look at twice. He doesn't chase, beg, or explain. Yet somehow, he does all of this for her. And when that calm, unreadable gaze settles on Neisha, her careful world starts to crack. Now Saint's patience is running out, Neisha's defenses are falling apart and the pull between them is starting to feel less like a choice and more like fate. He's trying to shield her from the life he lives. She's trying to decide if loving him is salvation or self-destruction.

"I don't know how to do this." He was almost embarrassed to admit it. "I ain't been right with you in a long time, but I'm gon' ask anyway. Please don't take her from me." His plea cracked something open inside of his chest. "I know I ain't a good man. I done did some shit that I can't take back and I can't make it right. But she is, she's good. She's the light in so many places I didn't know were dark." "So if there's a price that needs to be paid for all the pain that I have caused in this word and done onto others put it on me. I'll pay it. I swear I will. I'll protect her with my last breath. I'll listen and heed her warnings. I'll slow down and come home more and stop thinking that I'm alone in this world." "Just please let my baby wake up. I love her, I'm in love with her and I can't do this without her. If waking her up means I got to sacrifice letting her go so she can be safe. I'll do that. Just don't take her from this earth." "In Jesus name I pray. Amen."

𝐈𝐍 𝐖𝐇𝐈𝐂𝐇 a new teacher walks into a classroom she prayed for, a mother watches her family shift beneath her feet, and a man with blood on his hands tries to keep them clean. until feelings get tangled, truths unravel, and love starts showing up in places it shouldn't.

Milan Ren Vaughn and Kairo Benton have spent months turning their apartment hallway into a silent warzone. She's convinced he's loud, messy, and allergic to respecting her peace, while he swears she was born to complain about anything he does. Their neighbors know the tension. Management knows the tension. And Christmas is the only thing keeping the building from falling apart. So when the manager assigns them to co-run the annual Christmas charity event, neither of them takes it well. Still, the holidays won't wait, the toy drive needs saving, and someone has to hang the lights - even if it means working side by side with the one person they can't stand. But as the season settles in, something unexpected begins slipping through the cracks. Late nights of planning feel calmer than they should. Their banter softens. The glow of the holiday lights makes everything seem a little less harsh, and a little more... possible. Moments that should've meant nothing start to feel like something they can't explain. They promised their truce would end after Christmas. But the holidays have a funny way of revealing gifts you never knew you needed - especially when they're wrapped in the person living right next door.