I love you. Not because of who you are. But because of who I am when I am with you.

Lani is a girl who's in a abusive relationship she has been dealing with it for 1 year and a couple months until she finally get away and get help for a completely stranger.

I'm Crystal. My husband is August Alsina. I love him but the only problem is that he hits me. Why won't you leave? You ask. I love him and he loves me , I just need to stop messing everything up.

My name, is Armani- meaning shy, unique, and for those I care about, relentless. I'm from downtown New Orleans, yeah that one; the one that no good backstabbing Alsina boy from. Matter fact I knew the real him. I loved the real him! Him and Mel. Melly B was my bestfriend. They helped me and my little sister out of a terrible situation, made us feel like family, took us into a loving home- something we never really had. But right when our happiness was finally falling into place, they left us, both of them left us. My happiness just up and burned away. One promised me that when he came up and could afford the life he thought we deserved he would return for me and my sister, but of course the good life took over his mind, the flashing lights blinded him to the lost souls that he'd left behind. So, in other words, he never did come back for us. In the end I realized I only have myself. I have to take care of myself- I'm the only person who's going to watch after me and my Kali. She's all I got and I'm all she's got, so either way it goes I'm going to take care of mines. But all in all I will never forgive him. Ever! He took away my happiness. He took away my heart. He took away a part of my world, when I had already lost so much. But he promised me .... he promised he would come back for me, for us. But I guess in the end he didn't really care about me just like everybody else in the world. So I held on to my happiness named Kali and swore on my life I would protect her with everything in me, I would die for her just like Mel would have. And that's what I did for years. I covered up all the things that made me vulnerable, put my past behind me- well I tried to at least- and became a model to provide for me and my Kali. That is until 'he' was right there in front of me, the one I begged to Don't Forget About Me. He-He was right there...the beloved man himself. The king of heart breakers himself. And they call him- "August."

"That's what I want though. She got beauty and she got a mind."

a story about two lovers on the run for freedom. the story takes place in the 19th century, right before slavery ends. a story where strength and determination is key. This is the journey.....

"Promise me one thing," he asked, looking me intently in my eyes. "And that is?" "You would neva' give up on a nigga like me," "I promise...."

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I always thought I would remain faithful to my boyfriend, I mean I loved him. No matter how much he put me through I held that nigga down. But that shit went out the window when I met August Anthony Alsina Jr. I need him bad. *SEXUAL CONTENT INSIDE*

Both tackle with hard life situations. Little do they know they both need each other. You know how you have that one rigged puzzle piece that stands out from the rest? Well yea she is that to him and he is that to her. But one is letting pride get in the way which brings troubles along the way.