𝖲𝗈𝗋𝖺𝗒𝖺 𝗀𝗋𝖾𝗐 𝗎𝗉 surrounded by fame and family, she's always been independent and had her head on her shoulders before her mother passed. Trying her best to continue chasing her dream in modeling and be a good sister to her siblings her world collides with Tee Higgins. A ambitious football player who doesn't give up on what he wants.

"It's so amazing to be loved, I'd follow you to the moon in the sky above..."

She rules the city with her mouth stained red and her hands clean of mercy. Seraphine rouge isn't a legend, but a law. An immortal vampire queen who feeds in velvet-lined rooms, seals contracts in blood, and decides who lives long enough to beg. Nightclubs are her altars. Red envelopes are her verdicts. If you receive one, your fate has already been chosen. She does not give her body without taking something in return. But there was always someone who disobeyed. Kingston Blackwell, a human kingpin with a drug empire, dirty money, and a hunger that rattles her more than the smell of blood. Kingston is violent, obsessive, and dangerously unafraid. Their connection is toxic and consuming; he wants to own her, and she wants to ruin him. And then there is Lucian Fox. The enemy's son. The forbidden love. His desire for her is quieter, deadlier, and written in prophecy sealed in blood magic rituals that feel far too intimate. Loving him could start a war, and his touch could end the world. As witches betray, demons collect their debts, bodies pile up, and the city begins to bleed. Seraphine is forced to confront the one thing no crown can protect them from. Because power is intoxicating, love is weakness, and the queen who lets herself burn, everything she rules with her. This is not a love story. This is a story about obsession, dominance, and the cost of sitting on a throne soaked in blood.

Solai was only supposed to be painting. One quiet building. One unfinished mural. One late-night job that should've ended with paint on her hands and money in her pocket. Instead, she witnesses Rome Easton murder a man in plain sight. Rome is the son of a mafia don, raised around blood, power, and silence. He knows what happens to witnesses. He knows what his father would do if he found out Solai saw too much. So he takes her. At first, Rome only needs time to decide what to do with her. Keep her quiet. Scare her straight. Make sure she never speaks his name. But Solai isn't easy to break, and Rome isn't as detached as he pretends to be. The longer she stays trapped in his world, the harder it becomes to tell if Rome is her captor, her protector, or the most dangerous thing she's ever wanted.

Lenora Amani Buckles was just sixteen when she fell in love with eighteen-year-old Damani Desean Gaulden. Her parents didn't approve of the relationship, but Lenora's heart was set-she refused to let anyone's opinion stop her from being with him. That love was tested early when Damani's past choices caught up with him, landing him in jail with a five-year sentence. The news shattered Lenora. She fell into a deep sadness but still remained loyal. She visited him regularly, made sure he was fed and clothed, and stood by him more than anyone expected from someone so young. But everything changed when she found out he was cheating on her-from behind bars. Hurt and betrayed, Lenora cut ties immediately, deciding she would never again sacrifice herself for someone who wouldn't value her. With time, she healed. She focused on her education, her future, and rebuilding her sense of self. Four years later, now in college and living in a dorm, she had left that chapter behind-or so she thought. In the middle of cleaning her room, her phone lit up with a jail call. She refused to answer. The next morning, another call came. This time, she picked up. Ten seconds of heavy silence passed before she heard her old nickname: "Nora." She hesitated, then quietly replied, "Hello." Damani told her he was being released a year early. She could only respond with a cautious laugh and a doubtful "okay." After everything, she wasn't sure what the future held... But from that moment on-what came next felt like the beginning of a different story. A fairytale, waiting to unfold.

A young mother rebuilding herself after postpartum changes and the death of her violent ex, she keeps her world small and controlled. Her daughter is her heart, her routine is her safety, and trust is something she no longer gives away freely. The past still echoes in her mind, every raised voice, every sudden sound reminding her of what she survived. He lives his life inside the ring. A rising boxer known for his focus and discipline, he fights with a quiet intensity, made sharper by being deaf in one ear, a truth the world knows but never fully understands. He's learned to read movement, energy, and silence better than sound, keeping his emotions guarded just like his stance. What happens when she comes and messes up his routine and she doesn't even know that.

Close Enough to Fall He's my older cousin's best friend-the one person I should never want. What starts as stolen glances and late-night conversations quickly turns into something neither of us can ignore. But with family, loyalty, and years of unspoken rules standing between us, falling for each other could cost us everything. Some lines aren't meant to be crossed... until love makes them impossible to see. *SHORT STORY*

After a brutal breakup with her daughter's father, Keisha swears off men and messy emotions. So when her girls drag her to her first-ever professional basketball game, she expects nothing more than a night out, loud music, and overpriced popcorn. What she doesn't expect is Glock, the league's most electrifying rising star - fresh off a comeback after beating two murder charges that nearly destroyed his career. When their worlds collide court-side, there's an instant pull neither of them can deny. Glock is larger than life, disciplined on the court, reckless with his heart, and battling demons the cameras never catch. Keisha is guarded, focused on protecting her daughter, and terrified of falling for a man whose life is always in the spotlight. Just as their connection deepens, tragedy strikes - ripping open old wounds and dragging Glock into a dark spiral. A corrupt detective, obsessed with bringing him down, twists every death and every coincidence into a case against him, threatening to take his freedom, his career, and everything he's rebuilt. Caught between love and chaos, Keisha feels the pressure closing in. Glock's world is danger, grief, and constant attack. Her world is stability, motherhood, and safety. And for the first time, she doesn't know whether to stand beside the man who's captured her heart... or walk away for the sake of her child. From the Court is a gripping tale of love, loyalty, redemption, and the impossible choices we make when life refuses to play fair.

"I will get you back, Sinclair." He grabbed my hand and put the ring on my palm, then closed my hand tight. "And that's a promise." I froze as he kissed my hand and slowly reached for my forehead. ─────── ○ ─────── After two years since her divorce with her NBA player ex-husband, Sinclair Leighton is ready to start fresh and swear that she was done playing the game. Until she met Essien Boateng, a former basketball player now billionaire. And when he saw her from across the court, she's the only game he wants to win.