Below the Surface is a story about obsession, jealousy, and the quiet damage people carry-where love is complicated, cruelty is calculated, and nothing is ever as simple as it looks.

Zion saves a stranger's little brother and ends up in the crosshairs of the city's most dangerous man. Legend doesn't fall in love-but something about Zion makes him want to protect, claim, and ruin all at once. In a world full of guns, secrets, and power plays, love is the most dangerous risk of all.

Amari has never had a problem keeping his distance. From people. From feelings. From anything that might get too close. But Nasir makes that impossible. He's in his space, in his house, in his head-slowly breaking down walls Amari spent years building. And no matter how much Amari pushes him away... Nasir doesn't seem like he's going anywhere. this book will have smut later on.

Kairo already got enough problems without Saint suddenly becoming one of them. Between his overthinking mind, family issues, and trying to survive another summer in a crowded apartment with his aunt and cousin, the last thing he needs is Reem constantly bringing Saint around. Calm, observant, and impossible to read, the underground rapper has a habit of getting under Kairo's skin without even trying. And the more time they spend around eachother, the harder it becomes for Kairo to ignore the tension building between them- no matter how much he tries to act like it doesn't exist. this book will contain smut later on.

"You can't dribble for shit. You gotta take the ball with you it ain't gon' follow you on its own" "Unless you gon' teach me i suggest you shut the fuck up" "Watch yo mouth cause you know i'll handle yo ass 𝗼𝗳𝗳 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗰𝗼𝘂𝗿𝘁." Started: 04/08/2026 Published: 4/24/2026

"I'm on whatever you on baby boy" "I wanna be on you pa"

After twelve years behind bars, Iman has learned to feel nothing. With only six months left on his sentence, the last thing he expects is a new cell mate who forces him to confront everything he buried for so long.

ꜰʟᴀᴡʟᴇꜱꜱ ᵂⁱᵗʰᵒᵘᵗ ᵃⁿʸ ᴵᵐᵖᵉʳᶠᵉᶜᵗⁱᵒⁿˢ 𝐁𝐥𝐚𝐜𝐤 𝐁𝐱𝐁

"Help me understand, how you speak your love language."

Can we be lovers and friends? 𝐌𝐱𝐌 .