Treasure Hart is a woman running on fumes. By day, she's a paralegal chasing stability; by night, she's drowning in debt left behind by her father's gambling addiction. When collectors come knocking, she's forced to take on dangerous side hustles just to keep her little sister safe. That's when she meets Kyaire Gaulden, a man the city knows as a ghost. He's the enforcer for a powerful crew, feared for his brutality and respected for his silence. Kyaire doesn't mix business with pleasure until Treasure is sent to deliver a "payment" to him. One look at her, and Kyaire makes a choice that changes both of their lives he claims her debt as his own to "protect" her. Except protection comes with chains. Now Treasure belongs to him, caught in a cage of luxury, violence, and control. The deeper she's pulled into Kyaire's world, the more she sees the cracks in his armor the haunted man beneath the monster. Against her better judgment, she's drawn to him, even as his darkness consumes everything around them. But love in Kyaire's world isn't tender it's obsession. And when rivals use Treasure as leverage, she has to face the truth Kyaire will burn the city to the ground for her

Kerria Love Anderson is one missed payment away from dropping out of college. Broke, exhausted, and running on caffeine and hope, she takes a babysitting job that's supposed to be simple. It isn't. Dayvon Bennett is a police officer, a widower, and a full-time single father to his baby girl, Alani. His life is routine, quiet, and carefully controlled-built around surviving the loss of his wife, Amani, who died giving birth. Kerria was never meant to become more than help. Dayvon was never meant to let anyone close again. But somewhere between late nights, lullabies, and a toddler who doesn't understand loss, two broken lives begin to intertwine. And the closer they grow, the more dangerous attachment becomes. Because loving again feels like betrayal. And walking away might be the thing that hurts the most.

Junior nudged her leg with his foot and tilted his head while he watched her groan in her sleep. She was covered in all kinds of cuts, and there was blood all over the floor. He watched as her eyes fluttered open, before she moved fast. She scrambled backwards and her heel skidded uselessly, as she threw herself back into the corner. Her hands shot up in defense, "I didn't take anything, I swear to God, please." Her voiced cracked not wanting to look at the man that was towering over her.

✩࿐⋆*𝐢 𝐚𝐝𝐦𝐢𝐭 𝐢𝐭, 𝐢 𝐡𝐚𝐝 𝐭𝐨𝐥𝐝 𝐡𝐞𝐫 𝐭𝐡𝐚𝐭 𝐬𝐡𝐞 𝐰𝐚𝐲 𝐮𝐩 𝐨𝐮𝐭 𝐦𝐲 𝐥𝐞𝐚𝐠𝐮𝐞 ⋆｡ ☆⠀ ╲⠀⠀ ⊹ ⠀. ☆ ⊹ ⠀⠀ ★ . • . . . . • . ✧ . . ☆⠀ ╲⠀⠀ ⊹ ⠀. ☆ ⊹ ⠀⠀ ★ 𝐌𝐚𝐫𝐢𝐞𝐥𝐥𝐞 𝐜𝐨𝐮𝐥𝐝 𝐡𝐚𝐯𝐞 𝐧𝐞𝐯𝐞𝐫 𝐢𝐦𝐚𝐠𝐢𝐧𝐞𝐝 𝐡𝐨𝐰 𝐦𝐮𝐜𝐡 𝐡𝐞𝐫 𝐥𝐢𝐟𝐞 𝐰𝐨𝐮𝐥𝐝 𝐜𝐡𝐚𝐧𝐠𝐞 𝐣𝐮𝐬𝐭 𝐛𝐲 𝐚𝐬𝐤𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐨𝐮𝐭 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐦𝐲𝐬𝐭𝐞𝐫𝐢𝐨𝐮𝐬 𝐦𝐚𝐧 𝐚𝐭 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐚𝐦𝐮𝐬𝐞𝐦𝐞𝐧𝐭 𝐩𝐚𝐫𝐤.

"Come ride with me, I wanna tell you how I'm feeling. Shawty, I fuck with you but it's going down in the city."

𝘈𝘴𝘴𝘪𝘨𝘯𝘦𝘥 𝘵𝘰 𝘩𝘦𝘭𝘱 𝘵𝘸𝘰 𝘮𝘦𝘯 𝘸𝘩𝘰 𝘦𝘷𝘦𝘳𝘺𝘰𝘯𝘦 𝘭𝘢𝘣𝘦𝘭𝘦𝘥 𝘪𝘯𝘴𝘢𝘯𝘦,𝘰𝘳 𝘤𝘳𝘢𝘻𝘺,𝘴𝘩𝘦 𝘣𝘦𝘨𝘢𝘯 𝘵𝘰 𝘴𝘦𝘦 𝘵𝘩𝘢𝘵 𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘺 𝘮𝘢𝘺 𝘢𝘤𝘵𝘶𝘢𝘭𝘭𝘺 𝘫𝘶𝘴𝘵 𝘣𝘦 𝘣𝘳𝘰𝘬𝘦𝘯 𝘢𝘭𝘭 𝘢𝘭𝘰𝘯𝘨 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘴𝘩𝘦'𝘥 𝘥𝘰 𝘢𝘯𝘺𝘵𝘩𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘵𝘰 𝘱𝘶𝘵 𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘪𝘳 𝘱𝘪𝘦𝘤𝘦𝘴 𝘣𝘢𝘤𝘬 𝘵𝘰𝘨𝘦𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘳.𝘌𝘷𝘦𝘯 𝘪𝘧 𝘪𝘵 𝘮𝘦𝘢𝘯𝘵 𝘧𝘢𝘭𝘭𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘪𝘯 𝘭𝘰𝘷𝘦 𝘸𝘪𝘵𝘩 𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘮 𝘪𝘯 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘱𝘳𝘰𝘤𝘦𝘴𝘴. -"𝑰 𝒅𝒐𝒏'𝒕 𝒆𝒗𝒆𝒏 𝒌𝒏𝒐𝒘 𝒘𝒉𝒂𝒕 𝒕𝒐 𝒔𝒂𝒚,𝒉𝒐𝒘 𝒘𝒊𝒍𝒍 𝒕𝒉𝒊𝒔 𝒆𝒗𝒆𝒏 𝒘𝒐𝒓𝒌?"- -"𝐉𝐮𝐬𝐭 𝐬𝐚𝐲 𝐲𝐨𝐮'𝐥𝐥 𝐛𝐞 𝑶𝑼𝑹𝑺"- -"𝐀𝐧𝐝 𝐰𝐞'𝐥𝐥 𝐟𝐢𝐠𝐮𝐫𝐞 𝐨𝐮𝐭 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐫𝐞𝐬𝐭"-

Mariah had just been transferred to a hospital in Chicago when she met Dayvon Bennet a Chicago drill rapper and a member of the black disciple gang, when they met her life changed. cover by @K4SHMAYY

the truth is, she didn't need to be saved. she just needed to feel loved, and know that someone out there craved her attention.

One night. One room. Everything changed.

Zamyrah has never believed in fairy-tale endings, and Dayvon has never been the type to follow rules. But when their families force them into an arrangement neither asked for, they're left with no choice but to play the part of the perfect couple-or risk everything their loved ones have built. From staged interviews and handholding under flashing cameras to living under the same roof, their lives become a performance for the world. But behind closed doors, sparks fly-sharp words, stolen glances, and touches that feel too real to be fake. Zamyrah is determined to keep her guard up, convinced Dayvon's smirk is nothing more than trouble in disguise. Dayvon, on the other hand, is sure he can break down every wall she's built. What starts as a contract soon turns into something neither of them can control. Because somewhere between pretending and resisting, their hearts stop following the script. publish on- september 29,2025 Finish on-