𝐋𝐨𝐯𝐞.𝐎𝐑.𝐋𝐨𝐲𝐚𝐥𝐭𝐲✰.

A teenage girl name Ariyah from Maryland carries the weight of heartbreak with her when she moves to Chicago - a city full of new faces and harsher realities. After being shattered by her ex too many times, she learns to keep her guard up and emotions locked away, becoming cold and nonchalant to protect herself. But Chicago isn't just another place to hide; it's where she crosses paths with Dayvon Bennett - a streetwise young man whose life is tangled in the city's dangerous rhythm. As their worlds collide, she must decide whether to let her walls fall and risk everything for love, or keep running from the pain she's known too well.

𝐨𝐧𝐞 𝐝𝐚𝐲, 𝐚 𝐬𝐢𝐧𝐠𝐥𝐞 𝐦𝐨𝐯𝐞 𝐢𝐧, 𝐧𝐨𝐰 𝐬𝐡𝐞𝐬 𝐢𝐧 𝐥𝐨𝐯𝐞.

"𝙄 𝙠𝙣𝙤𝙬 𝙞𝙛 𝙄'𝙢 𝙝𝙖𝙪𝙣𝙩𝙞𝙣𝙜 𝙮𝙤𝙪, 𝙮𝙤𝙪 𝙢𝙪𝙨𝙩 𝙗𝙚 𝙝𝙖𝙪𝙣𝙩𝙞𝙣𝙜 𝙢𝙚.."

𝗪𝗶𝘁𝗵 𝗲𝘃𝗲𝗿𝘆 𝘁𝗲𝗮𝗿 𝗰𝗮𝗺𝗲 𝗿𝗲𝗱𝗲𝗺𝗽𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 . 𝗔𝗻𝗱 𝗺𝘆 𝘁𝗼𝗿𝘁𝘂𝗿𝗲𝗿 𝗯𝗲𝗰𝗮𝗺𝗲 𝗺𝘆 𝗿𝗲𝗺𝗲𝗱𝘆

(𝐔𝐬𝐞𝐝 𝐭𝐨 𝐛𝐞 𝐰𝐢𝐥𝐝 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐫𝐞𝐜𝐤𝐥𝐞𝐬𝐬) Jhenè has always been a outcast in her family, going into foster care and for a while she loses who she once was that lead to her not recognizing herself anymore...after many other terrible events in her life including many with her ex fiancè will Jhenè be able to find herself again or love 𝐈𝐌𝐏𝐎𝐑𝐓𝐀𝐍𝐓 - 𝐀𝐡𝐞𝐦 𝐭𝐡𝐢𝐬 𝐛𝐨𝐨𝐤 𝐈 𝐰𝐫𝐨𝐭𝐞 𝐛𝐚𝐜𝐤 𝐚 𝐦𝐨𝐧𝐭𝐡 𝐚𝐟𝐭𝐞𝐫 𝐈 𝐟𝐢𝐫𝐬𝐭 𝐬𝐭𝐚𝐫𝐭𝐞𝐝 𝐰𝐚𝐭𝐭𝐩𝐚𝐝 𝐬𝐨 𝐢𝐭 𝐚𝐢𝐧𝐭 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐛𝐞𝐬𝐭 𝐢𝐦 𝐢𝐧 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐩𝐫𝐨𝐜𝐞𝐬𝐬 𝐨𝐟 𝐦𝐚𝐤𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐢𝐭 𝐡𝐨𝐰 𝐈 𝐥𝐢𝐤𝐞 𝐬𝐨 𝐭𝐡𝐚𝐭𝐬 𝐰𝐡𝐲 𝐈 𝐬𝐚𝐢𝐝 𝐢𝐭 𝐰𝐢𝐥𝐥 𝐛𝐞 𝐫𝐞𝐯𝐚𝐦𝐩𝐞𝐝 𝐚𝐥𝐨𝐭 . 𝐀𝐥𝐬𝐨 𝐦𝐢𝐬𝐭𝐚𝐤𝐞𝐬 𝐚𝐫𝐞 𝐠𝐨𝐧𝐧𝐚 𝐛𝐞 𝐦𝐚𝐝𝐞..𝐬𝐨𝐫𝐫𝐲 𝐟𝐨𝐫 𝐭𝐡𝐚𝐭

"You disappear, hide shit, lie straight to my face but expect me to believe you? Expect me to 𝘵𝘳𝘶𝘴𝘵 you?! You think I'm stupid? You don't give a fuck about us, about 𝘮𝘦-" He cut her off, voice breaking. "I don't care about you? Mani, I'm 𝘩𝘦𝘳𝘦. Even when you pushed me away, blocked me for no reason, I 𝘴𝘵𝘢𝘺𝘦𝘥. Cause I still want this. I still want 𝘺𝘰𝘶. 𝐀𝐥𝐥 𝐈 𝐰𝐚𝐧𝐭 𝐢𝐬 𝐲𝐨𝐮." --- Demani never needed much, just a break from living. But with the chaos at home from her mom, her stepdad and step-siblings, it feels impossible. School is her only escape, a safe haven she shares with her three best friends. They keep each other sane without even realizing it. It's always been the four of them. Until they meet them. Until she meets ℎ𝑖𝑚. Booker stopped caring a long time ago. Between taking care of his sick grandma, dodging bullets and keeping up with school, life is just something he's pushing through. The only things holding him together? His grandma and a stupid promise he made in the seventh grade. Neither of them is looking for more, but sometimes, the people you least expect become the ones you need the most.

"I'll always love and protect you"

𝘤𝘩𝘶𝘤𝘬𝘺𝘸𝘢𝘤𝘬𝘦𝘮𝘮 𝘧𝘢𝘯𝘧𝘪𝘤