Zuri has spent years loving Kannon through everything. The anger. The lies. The women. The street drama. The apologies that sound good but never change anything. To everybody else, she looks crazy for staying. But they don't know Kannon like she does. They don't know how gentle he can be when it's just them. They don't know how he looks at her like the whole world could burn and he'd still choose her. The problem is, love is starting to not feel like enough. And when one betrayal hits harder than the rest, Zuri has to decide if being his ride-or-die is worth losing herself.

Pt. 3

Kisses with a threat...love with a motive. Sienna never expected her best friend to betray her, or the man waiting on the other side of that betrayal to be powerful, controlling, and impossible to ignore.

When the elevator stalls on the 15th floor of a high-rise building during a blackout, Zariah and Kairo must wait for help - but with no phone signal and hours stretching ahead, walls come down, and so do the barriers between them. Through tension, heated exchanges, and unexpected vulnerability, two seemingly opposite souls start to connect. But can their budding feelings survive the outside world - and the secrets they both carry?

The love journey between Lorraine and Adonis. *If you haven't read Tank & Kayla, chapters: F**k Girl Code and D. U. F. F. I would advise you to to get a better understanding of Adonis and Lorraine and how they met.* But you don't have to if you don't want to.

Heaven Carter is 23, brilliant, beautiful, and bred for business. As the only heir to Carter Global Enterprises, she's next in line to take the CEO seat-but there's a catch. Her father's terms? She has to get married first. Not just to anyone, but to Dominic "Dom" Grey-a 32-year-old Black mogul with a reputation soaked in secrets and power. Dom isn't just her father's closest ally-he's a king in his own right, ruling over a shadow empire that operates behind the scenes of luxury and crime. Cold, calculated, and always in control, he agrees to the arrangement to protect Carter's legacy-and because he owes her father a favor. But Heaven? She's not some pawn in a game of kings. She's fire with a voice, ambition in heels, and a temper Dom wasn't ready for. What starts as a paper marriage for power quickly turns into a war of wills. Dom wants obedience. Heaven wants freedom. But neither of them expected the sparks. And in a world where loyalty is deadly and love is a liability, they'll either rise together, or destroy each other.

"D?" "Yes, baby." I lowered my gaze to the floor. "I... I'm turned on. I... I don't know if I'll be able to sleep like this." He hummed softly. "What would you want me to do?" I stared at him. I didn't know what to say. He took a step forward. "Amoya, tell me what you want." I gulped. He gripped my chin, forcing my eyes to his. He brushed his lips against mine, teasing me. "Umm, I-I," the words got stuck in my throat. He titled my head, and placed his lips to my ear. "Do you want me to make you come?" My movements stilled. Between my legs clenched. My mouth opened, but no words came out. He smirked, slow and deliberate. "I'll take that as a yes." ______________________________________ He was dangerous. Too dangerous for a girl like me. I grew up sheltered, protected by rules and curfews, watched by strict and dangerous parents who believed love was a distraction, boys were trouble and power and control was everything. And then he came - dark, sharp, and everything I was warned to stay away from. One look from him and every rule I'd ever known began to blur. Every warning turned to a whisper I no longer cared to hear. Because I'd already fallen for him. This man - in a cruel twist of fate - was my father's rival. And he was forbidden.

Before Eryx ruled the Vallea Mafia, his parents were the ones writing the rules. Angellina Romani was fearless, brilliant, and everything a man could risk his life for. Mason Vallea was ambitious, cunning, and determined to protect her at all costs. Together, they built the empire that would one day become their son's legacy-but power comes with enemies, betrayal, and deadly consequences. Love, ambition, and loyalty collide in a world where one wrong move can cost everything. And one tragic moment would change everything... leaving Eryx to inherit a legacy drenched in blood, vengeance, and secrets. Discover the untold story of passion, danger, and the beginning of the Vallea Mafia.

They met by accident-in chaos. At twenty-five, Brielle Price has learned what it feels like to pour years into something that was never meant to last. Fresh out of physical therapy school, she's focused on healing, rebuilding, and climbing forward in her career. Love is no longer a priority. Stability is. Perseverance is. And for the first time, she's choosing herself. Andre Carter, also twenty-five, is fresh off his rookie contract in the NFL and stepping into a new chapter of his life. Focused, disciplined, and painfully aware of how quickly everything can be taken away, he moves with caution. Labeled a golden boy by the world around him, Andre knows better than to believe the hype-or tempt fate. One drunken night in Houston brings their paths together in the middle of chaos, neither aware of the impact that fleeting moment will have on their carefully laid plans. Some encounters are brief. Others linger... Waiting for the right time to return.

They say a bond is better than a title... right? That's what everyone tells Ruby, but somehow, she's always the one left feeling shortchanged. Her relationship with Demetrius has never been simple-it's been a wild ride of passion and pain, love and disappointment. Up one moment, crashing the next. No middle ground. Years later, when fate brings them face-to-face again, those same familiar sparks hit just as hard. But this time, Ruby's not sure if she can handle another emotional merry-go-round. Has Demetrius finally grown into the man she always needed him to be? Or will he keep holding on to the bond... while refusing to claim the title?