When Kiki visits Chicago for her cousin's wedding, she never expects to get piped down by a man who talks with his hands and growls her name like he own it. Messiah ain't like these New York dudes she's used to-he move different. Ain't loud, ain't flashy, but got that hood alpha energy that make her melt. She was supposed to be there for five days max... not fall in love with a Chi-Town gangsta who flips bricks and lifts her like she weightless. But when her past follows her to Chicago and his street life bleeds into their sex-fueled situationship, the line between love and lust starts to blur. He never chased women-especially not loud, sex-crazy, no-nonsense New York ones. But Kiki? She got him talkin' about "what we is" and pressin' her spot like he tryna build a future. But love between two people who been hurt don't come easy. And in a city full of secrets, money, and murder? Somebody always gotta pay.

𝐋𝐨𝐧𝐝𝐨𝐧 𝐀𝐦𝐞𝐫𝐢 𝐂𝐡𝐚𝐬𝐞 was the kind of girl who followed the rules; soft hearted, quiet, and careful with who she let in. 𝐌𝐢𝐠𝐮𝐞𝐥 "𝐒𝐥𝐢𝐜𝐤" 𝐑𝐞𝐲𝐞𝐬 was the reason people locked their doors at night; charming, feared, and loyal to a world he'd belong to. What started as something simple turned into something raw, all consuming, and unforgettable. He gave her a taste of danger. She gave him something to protect and want to be better for; but love in their collided worlds doesn't come easy. Especially when a thorn meets a rose. 🥇 in bwhm -06/16/25 🥇 in hoodromance- 06/19/25 🥉 in urbanromance- 06/21/25 🥇 in urban- 06/22/25 🥇 in thug- 12/3/25

"Your gun, Christian," I whispered breathlessly, the reality of who he was momentarily flashing in my mind. Even in bed, he was a dangerous man. He didn't stop. I felt the vibration of a low, dark smile against my skin before he spoke, his voice grazing my ear. "Gun's under the pillow," he whispered. ౨ৎ Lelani, 20 never asked for chaos. She wanted a quiet life, a clean future, and a chance to finally breathe. Christian, 24 was the kind of man she promised herself she would never get close to dangerous, secretive, and tied to a world she has no business stepping into. But fate doesn't care about warnings. And he's not good at letting go. Something about her pulls him in. Something about him keeps her from walking away. All she knows is this: The boy she shouldn't want is the only one who touches her right.

you're just too good to be true... can't take my eyes off of you.

Solayne grew up in the hard part of Chicago but with a friend like Jeff she made it through many hard times #1 in bloodhoundliljeff #1 in Chicagolovestory #1 in liljeff #2 in bloodhound #4 in toxic #2 in Chicago

𝐑𝐞𝐚𝐝 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐬𝐭𝐨𝐫𝐲! 𝐓𝐰: 𝐃𝐫𝐮𝐠𝐬 𝐕𝐢𝐨𝐥𝐞𝐧𝐜𝐞 𝐒𝐦𝐮𝐭 𝐓𝐨𝐱𝐢𝐜 𝐫𝐞𝐥𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐬𝐡𝐢𝐩𝐬

𝘚𝘦𝘢𝘴𝘰𝘯 𝘰𝘯𝘦: 𝖶𝗁𝗒 𝗍𝗁𝖾 𝗁𝖾𝗅𝗅 𝖨 𝖿𝖺𝗅𝗅 𝗂𝗇 𝗅𝗈𝗏𝖾 𝗐𝗁𝖾𝗇 𝗐𝖾 𝗌𝗎𝗉𝗉𝗈𝗌𝖾𝖽 𝗍𝗈 𝖻𝖾 𝖿𝗋𝗂𝖾𝗇𝖽𝗌? ~𝖩𝖺𝖼𝗊𝗎𝖾𝖾𝗌 & 𝖣𝖾𝗃 𝖫𝗈𝖺𝖿 𝙎𝙚𝙖𝙨𝙤𝙣 𝙩𝙬𝙤: 𝙇𝙤𝙫𝙚 𝙉𝙚𝙫𝙚𝙧 𝙠𝙣𝙚𝙬 𝙬𝙝𝙖𝙩 𝙄 𝙬𝙖𝙨 𝙢𝙞𝙨𝙨𝙞𝙣' 𝘽𝙪𝙩 𝙞 𝙠𝙣𝙚𝙬 𝙤𝙣𝙘𝙚 𝙬𝙚 𝙨𝙩𝙖𝙧𝙩 𝙠𝙞𝙨𝙨𝙞𝙣' 𝙄 𝙛𝙤𝙪𝙣𝙙 𝙇𝙤𝙫𝙚. ~𝙆𝙚𝙮𝙨𝙝𝙞𝙖 𝘾𝙤𝙡𝙚 𝖳𝗁𝖾 𝖤𝗇𝖽𝗂𝗇𝗀: "𝖶𝗁𝖺𝗍 𝗂𝗌 𝗅𝗈𝗏𝖾, 𝗂𝖿 𝗒𝗈𝗎'𝗋𝖾 𝗇𝗈𝗍 𝗁𝖾𝗋𝖾 𝗐𝗂𝗍𝗁 𝗆𝖾? 𝖶𝗁𝖺𝗍 𝗂𝗌 𝗅𝗈𝗏𝖾, 𝗂𝖿 𝗂𝗍'𝗌 𝗇𝗈𝗍 𝗀𝗎𝖺𝗋𝖺𝗇𝗍𝖾𝖾𝖽? 𝖶𝗁𝖺𝗍 𝗂𝗌 𝗅𝗈𝗏𝖾, 𝗂𝖿 𝗂𝗍 𝗃𝗎𝗌𝗍 𝗎𝗉𝗌 𝖺𝗇𝖽 𝗅𝖾𝖺𝗏𝖾𝗌?" ~𝖵. 𝖡𝗈𝗓𝖾𝗆𝖺𝗇

noun: weakness. /ˈwēknəs/ -a person or thing that one is unable to resist or likes excessively.

When a self-made beauty boss tries to leave her toxic past behind, she crosses paths with New York's most feared kingpin who's already decided she'll be his, whether she's ready or not.