Harlem nights never sleep-and neither do secrets. When Nevaeh Jordan walks into Rhodes Ink & Fade on a drunken whim, she doesn't expect the quiet, tattooed artist in the back to leave a permanent mark on more than just her skin. Malachi Rhodes is the kind of man who keeps his past buried beneath ink and silence... until her smile starts digging things up. She's the judge's daughter. He's the man that judge once sentenced. And neither of them knows the truth-yet. Some roads lead to healing. Other roads lead to her.

Book One//: Arianna carved her empire with her own two hands. At twenty-three, her Brooklyn salon is more than a business-it's proof she doesn't need anyone. Independence is her armor, and success is her safe place. Love? That's a distraction she doesn't have time for. Keshawn built his reputation on Harlem's streets, moving with a quiet kind of power that demands both fear and respect. At twenty-seven, he's focused, untouchable, and not the type to chase anyone. But when Arianna crosses his path, the walls he's built start to crack. Their connection is undeniable-magnetic, dangerous, impossible to ignore. But jealous exes, shifting loyalties, and the weight of the streets threaten to pull them apart before they've even begun. In a world where love feels like a weakness and survival is everything, Arianna and Keshawn have to decide if two hearts hardened by concrete can really hold onto something real.

𝐰𝐢𝐜𝐤𝐦𝐚𝐧 𝐥𝐨𝐯𝐞 𝐬𝐭𝐨𝐫𝐲. ɴᴏᴇʟʟᴇ & ɴᴀʀᴅᴏ ʟɪᴠᴇ ɪɴ ᴛʜᴇ sᴀᴍᴇ ᴀʀᴇᴀ ʙᴜᴛ ʜᴀᴠᴇɴ'ᴛ ᴍᴇᴛ ᴇᴀᴄʜ ᴏᴛʜᴇʀ ɪɴ ᴘᴇʀsᴏɴ. ᴏɴᴄᴇ ᴛʜᴇ ᴛᴡᴏ ꜰɪɴᴀʟʟʏ ᴍᴇᴇᴛ ᴛʜᴇʏ ɢᴇᴛ ᴛᴏ ᴋɴᴏᴡ ᴇᴀᴄʜ ᴏᴛʜᴇʀ ᴀɴᴅ ᴇᴠᴇɴᴛᴜᴀʟʟʏ ᴄᴏɴɴᴇᴄᴛ ᴏɴ ᴀ ᴅᴇᴇᴘᴇʀ ʟᴇᴠᴇʟ. ɴᴀʀᴅᴏ's ᴄᴀʀᴇᴇʀ ɪs sᴛᴀʀᴛɪɴɢ ᴛᴏ ᴛᴀᴋᴇ ᴏꜰꜰ ᴀɴᴅ ɴᴏᴇʟʟᴇ ɪs ʀɪɢʜᴛ ʙʏ ʜɪs sɪᴅᴇ ᴏɴ ᴛʜᴇ ᴄᴏᴍᴇ ᴜᴘ. ᴛʜʀᴜ ᴇᴠᴇʀʏᴛʜɪɴɢ ᴛʜᴀᴛ ᴄᴏᴍᴇs ᴡɪᴛʜ ꜰᴀᴍᴇ: ᴛʜᴇ ᴍᴏɴᴇʏ, ʜᴀᴛᴇ, ꜰᴀɴs, ᴅɪsᴛᴀɴᴄᴇ ᴀɴᴅ ᴍᴏʀᴇ, ᴛʜᴇʏ ᴀʟᴡᴀʏs ꜰɪɴᴅ ᴛʜᴇɪʀ ᴡᴀʏ ʙᴀᴄᴋ ᴛᴏ ᴏɴᴇ ᴀɴᴏᴛʜᴇʀ. 𝐠𝐢𝐯𝐞 𝐭𝐡𝐢𝐬 𝐛𝐨𝐨𝐤 𝐚 𝐭𝐫𝐲, 𝐲𝐨𝐮 𝐰𝐨𝐧'𝐭 𝐫𝐞𝐠𝐫𝐞𝐭 𝐢𝐭.

"𝐲𝐞𝐚𝐡, 𝐰𝐞 𝐬𝐮𝐜𝐤𝐢𝐧' 𝐝𝐢𝐜𝐤, 𝐡𝐞 𝐠𝐨𝐧' 𝐛𝐮𝐬𝐭 𝐚𝐥𝐥 𝐨𝐧 𝐦𝐲 𝐭𝐢𝐭𝐬." - 𝐬𝐮𝐤𝐢 👅 𝙶𝚘𝚍𝚍𝚎𝚜𝚜𝙽𝚊𝚒𝚒 𝙿𝚛𝚘𝚍𝚞𝚌𝚝𝚒𝚘𝚗𝚜 © 𝟸𝟶𝟸𝟶

"Make me believe that fairy tales can happen in the hood.." -Ann Marie Started October 2022. Ended July 2023.

𝘺𝘰𝘶 𝘤𝘩𝘦𝘢𝘵, 𝘪 𝘤𝘩𝘦𝘢𝘵 𝘪𝘮 𝘫𝘶𝘴𝘵 𝘮𝘢𝘵𝘤𝘩𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘺𝘰𝘶𝘳 𝘦𝘯𝘦𝘳𝘨𝘺.

First time we fucked, we ain't really plan it.. But now I'll be making love to you through him...

"He's from the pits of hell... literally." Carden is the son of Lucifer. In order for him to take over his father's spot in hell, he must marry in a year. This problem is- Carden is tired of the obsessive women in hell so he decides to go to the next best place; earth. ~~~ This story will be written in lowercase. If you don't like it argue wit ya mama.

𝖲𝗁𝗁𝗁𝗁𝗁🤫...

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