baby goes to stay in texas with her brother for the summer. she meets new people along the way but what happens when she meets her brothers best friend?

"Nariya, a girl who has been guarded her whole life, finally experiences what fun feels like. She then meets a man she knows her parents would never accept, but with him, she discovers the real reason she's been so protected."

𝐑𝐄𝐃𝐀𝐌𝐀𝐍𝐂𝐘. " A rare and nearly obsolete word meaning 'the act of loving in return' or 'loving someone in the same degree'. " 𝐀𝐋𝐋 𝐑𝐈𝐆𝐇𝐓𝐒 𝐑𝐄𝐒𝐄𝐑𝐕𝐄𝐃 © 𝐂𝐀𝐋𝐋𝐌𝐘𝐒𝐋𝐈𝐌𝐄. (not edited).

"Tell me you don't feel it. Tell me I'm imagining this, and I'll never bring it up again." He looked at her for a long moment, and she could see him fighting himself. "I can't tell you that," he said finally. "Why not?" "Because it would be a lie." -- Naomi "Nay" Shields is a 24-year-old lifestyle YouTuber with over a million followers, known for her beauty, travel vlogs, and "perfect" relationship with longtime boyfriend Messiah "Si" Banks. On camera, they're couple goals. Off camera, she's just surviving him. Messiah is a flashy, manipulative drug dealer in Atlanta-respected in the streets, but emotionally abusive behind closed doors. After cheating multiple times, he traps Nay further with a viral public proposal in Tulum. Now, she feels stuck-scared to leave the brand they built and scared of him. But everything shifts when Messiah's older half-brother, Zyair "Zy" Banks, returns home from a four-year federal bid. He's the opposite of Messiah-quiet, gritty, observant. And he sees right through Nay's pain. When Messiah gets shot in a setup and ends up bedridden, Zy moves in to "keep things in order." As tension brews and the house grows quiet, stolen glances turn into whispers... into touches... into something neither of them planned. What happens when love grows in the shadow of abuse? When the one man who sees you is the one you should never want? And what happens when Messiah finds out? 𝐒𝐭𝐚𝐫𝐭𝐞𝐝- 06.28.25 𝐏𝐮𝐛𝐥𝐢𝐬𝐡𝐞𝐝- 07.09.25 𝐅𝐢𝐧𝐢𝐬𝐡𝐞𝐝- 08.20.25

Niah Monroe, a 26-year-old ambitious woman working her way through grad school, has always kept her life on the straight and narrow. She's loyal to her best friend, and she avoids men who could derail her goals. But then enters Khalil "Khaos" Mercer, 32, her best friend's older brother-fresh out after serving time, running the family's underground hustle, and building an empire of his own. He's dark, dangerous, and the one man she's never allowed herself to want. When circumstances force them together-him needing her brain and discipline to clean up his business moves, her needing his protection after a brush with street danger-the forbidden attraction between them sparks into a full-blown, undeniable passion.

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𝑯𝒆 𝒔𝒂𝒊𝒅 𝒉𝒆 𝒍𝒐𝒗𝒆𝒅 𝒉𝒆𝒓. 𝑯𝒆 𝒍𝒊𝒆𝒅. 𝑵𝒐𝒘 𝒔𝒉𝒆'𝒔 𝒕𝒉𝒆 𝒇𝒊𝒓𝒆 𝒕𝒉𝒂𝒕 𝒄𝒂𝒏'𝒕 𝒃𝒆 𝒄𝒐𝒏𝒕𝒂𝒊𝒏𝒆𝒅. Gia thought she had it all-love, loyalty, and a future with the man she trusted most. But when betrayal slices deeper than any blade, and the truth about Zayden unravels piece by bloody piece, Gia doesn't break. She plots. With a baby on her hip and vengeance in her heart, Gia steps into a dangerous game of lies, lust, and power. Secrets burn. Loyalties shift. And when old flames reignite with deadly intentions, everyone's playing for keeps. 𝑯𝒆 𝒎𝒂𝒅𝒆 𝒉𝒆𝒓 𝒃𝒍𝒆𝒆𝒅. 𝑵𝒐𝒘 𝒔𝒉𝒆'𝒔 𝒎𝒂𝒌𝒊𝒏𝒈 𝒉𝒊𝒎 𝒑𝒂𝒚. A story of love turned lethal, obsession gone wild, and a woman who refuses to die quiet. 𝘞𝘦𝘭𝘤𝘰𝘮𝘦 𝘵𝘰 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘧𝘪𝘳𝘦. 𝘍𝘪𝘦𝘳𝘤𝘦 𝘋𝘦𝘴𝘪𝘳𝘦 𝘪𝘴𝘯'𝘵 𝘫𝘶𝘴𝘵 𝘢 𝘭𝘰𝘷𝘦 𝘴𝘵𝘰𝘳𝘺-𝘪𝘵'𝘴 𝘴𝘶𝘳𝘷𝘪𝘷𝘢𝘭.

read & find out . close to you - rihanna .

Da'Nez and Joc, are more than friends. Like way more than friends. They like Rio and Mike, Batman and robin, evil twins, lovers and, let me chill cause they not no Bonnie and Clyde. Cause they never ending, growth and understanding is how they last.