He left a mark I never asked for. Now he wants to finish the piece. Amina Westbrook didn't choose motherhood. But when her younger sister dropped a baby and disappeared, Amina stepped in, raised that little girl as her own, and never looked back. Seven years later, the past comes tatted, cocky, and fine as hell, standing in the grocery store with the same hypnotic eyes her daughter sees in the mirror. Santiago Vega. Zuri's father. The man who left before he ever knew she existed. Now he wants in. He wants time. Forgiveness. A chance to be a father. And every time he shows up with that deep voice and soft smirk, Amina hates how bad she wants to let him. He's not just showing up for Zuri-he's showing up for her. Fixing things she didn't ask him to fix. Dropping money in her hand like it's his right. Touching her like he already knows how she breaks. And Amina? She's been holding everything together for so long that she doesn't know how to let go. Doesn't know how to want someone who actually stays. But Santiago? He stays. Through the attitude. The boundaries. The sparks that keep catching fire. And when he finally gets his hands on her? There's nothing soft about it. Now she's spiraling in his sheets, fighting him in front of her family, and falling harder than she ever meant to. Because Santiago doesn't just want to play daddy. He wants the whole damn family. And this time, he's not leaving until he has them.

my mine - jhene aiko [2.17] 𝗜 𝘄𝗮𝘀 𝗻𝗼𝘁 𝗰𝗮𝗿𝗲𝗳𝘂𝗹 𝗧𝗵𝗮𝘁 𝗶𝘀 𝗮𝗹𝗹 𝘆𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝗳𝗮𝘂𝗹𝘁 Resentment. Secrets. Love. Shanea Jules. Kyrell Maz. Amir Maz. Shanea has no idea what she's doing when she gets involved with the boy next door, Kyrell. What started out as a tutoring relationship, starts to grow into a romantic relationship. But when his brother, Amir returns to town, things get complicated and messy. What happened when Kyrell randomly switches, showing his 'true colours'? And Amir, after leaving 4 years ago to live with his dad, why is he back now? She's got two choices and secrets waiting to be revealed all while trying to maintain the best student in the school.

Book 1 of 2 ❤️ Soriyah and Derek's story. 18+

" 𝚠𝚊𝚗𝚗𝚊 𝚐𝚎𝚝 𝚌𝚕𝚘𝚜𝚎 𝚝𝚘 𝚢𝚘𝚞..."

"𝘾'𝙢𝙚𝙧𝙚 𝙥𝙧𝙞𝙣𝙘𝙚𝙨𝙨" 𝘚𝘩𝘦 𝘸𝘢𝘭𝘬𝘦𝘥 𝘵𝘰𝘸𝘢𝘳𝘥𝘴 𝘩𝘪𝘮 𝘸𝘳𝘢𝘱𝘱𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘩𝘦𝘳 𝘩𝘢𝘯𝘥𝘴 𝘢𝘳𝘰𝘶𝘯𝘥 𝘩𝘪𝘴 𝘯𝘦𝘤𝘬 "𝙮𝙤𝙪 𝙨𝙤 𝙥𝙧𝙚𝙩𝙩𝙮 𝙢𝙖𝙢𝙖"

"I promise-I don't care how hard it's gonna be or how long it takes because when it's my time, when I'm up and it's my turn to fly, I'm taking you to the sky with me, I can't do it without you," They never expected it to happen this way. It seemed like fate had a hand in pulling the two together, and once they felt each other's hand, they didn't want to let go.

/u·for·rik/ an extreme, unrealistic feeling of physical and emotional well-being, feeling "high." lowercase intended.

kis·met /ˈkizmit,ˈkizˌmet/ noun destiny; fate. how do you know when you've met your soulmate?

She's fallin' in love now Losin' control now Fightin' the truth Tryin' to hide But I think it's alright

"I found yo love when I really needed it." "So did I." #1 in URBAN-07/05/2022 #1 in WLW-25/05/2022