Sometimes you have to go through hell to discover the true Price of Peace. "She say she hurt. She just want love to stay, told her I love her, that's the last thing that she heard me say."

Fresh out of prison, Dayvon has nothing-and no one to trust. Amani is the one person who might change that. The calm in the chaos of his life. But past mistakes, danger, and rising fame won't let him have peace easily. In a world that's always ready to break them, can they hold on to what really matters?

On Halloween night, Mercedes joins her friends and family at a trail ride, to escape her recent heartbreak and uplift her spirits. Among the riders is Symere, whose presence is too calm, his gaze lingers too long, talks too smoothly in the dark and unfortunately, captures Mercedes attention far too easily. With no phone service and miles of land in every direction, Mercedes claims the night as hers in the name of love. Until she realizes a nightmare has already claimed them all. Started: 12/17/25 Published: 12/18/25 Finished: 1/19/26 Cover by: @SEVENSENS

I was a boy when I met her and loving her taught me how to be a man. ** This book features MATURE THEMES including violence, strong language, sexual content and potentially-triggering fictional scenarios. Please read at your own discretion. ** BOOK TWO OF THE STAY DOWN SERIES ON @RE2RAW

❝ SHE WANT A RICCH NIGGA, SO SHE CHOSE US. ❞

Delete the old version of me in your head please, I'm not her anymore.

"Cain, if you can't leave the streets for me and our baby, then me and you, we're done." I pointed between the two of us as tears streamed down my face and he bit his lip, looking down at the floor before he looked back up into my eyes. "Aight." "Shit over then, babygirl."

"She just wanted the fare. He gave her something to run from-and something to stay for."

"Maybe it was a sign when we crossed paths"

𝐏𝐞𝐨𝐩𝐥𝐞 𝐚𝐫𝐞 𝐝𝐫𝐚𝐰𝐧 𝐭𝐨 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐌𝐨𝐧𝐚 𝐋𝐢𝐬𝐚 𝐛𝐞𝐜𝐚𝐮𝐬𝐞 𝐬𝐡𝐞 𝐡𝐚𝐬 𝐚𝐥𝐥 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐪𝐮𝐚𝐥𝐢𝐭𝐢𝐞𝐬 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐞𝐬𝐬𝐞𝐧𝐜𝐞 𝐨𝐟 𝐚 𝐰𝐨𝐦𝐚𝐧.