where Duijai 'Rajah' Blake finds his emotionally unavailable self feeling something he doesn't quite understand...despite his whole life restricting him self from anything related to feelings but he can't help it when it comes to Imani 𝘖𝘙 where imani Anderson young adult who is very active in church finds her self being drawn into the temptation of a 'Sinner'. Despite her conscience telling her to withdraw herself she can't fight the urge.

"𝙬𝙚 𝙬𝙚𝙧𝙚 𝙟𝙪𝙨𝙩 𝙛𝙧𝙞𝙚𝙣𝙙𝙨, 𝙩𝙝𝙖𝙩 𝙨𝙥𝙤𝙠𝙚 𝙡𝙞𝙠𝙚 𝙡𝙤𝙫𝙚𝙧𝙨 𝙖𝙣𝙙 𝙩𝙝𝙖𝙩 𝙨𝙚𝙚𝙢𝙚𝙙 𝙩𝙤 𝙗𝙚 𝙚𝙣𝙤𝙪𝙜𝙝 𝙛𝙤𝙧 𝙩𝙬𝙤 𝙩𝙚𝙚𝙣𝙖𝙜𝙚𝙧𝙨 𝙬𝙝𝙤 𝙬𝙚𝙧𝙚 𝙨𝙘𝙖𝙧𝙚𝙙 𝙩𝙤 𝙡𝙤𝙫𝙚 𝙤𝙣𝙚 𝙖𝙣𝙤𝙩𝙝𝙚𝙧".

"I'll text you.." She said as they pulled away. "Yeah ight. You better." They walked inside the cafeteria together but went separate ways. Anija walked back up to where Kema and Kam were sitting with a goofy smile. "Look at her, happy as hell she got her nigga back.." Kam tapped Kema's knee so she could look up. Anija laughed as she sat back down next to them. "That's my boo forreal.." typical (not so typical) highschool love story 💖

"Money, fame, hoes. Can get you anything you want, except for happiness."

Shanice never planned to raise two daughters on her own, but life in the gritty heart of Kingston don't always follow plans. Struggling to keep her head above water, she's focused on survival, not love. That is, until fate throws her into the path of Daniel-better known as Maskica-the feared and respected don of the streets. Maskica is a man married to the game. Guns, loyalty, betrayal-those are his everyday realities. But when he meets Shanice, something in him shifts. She's not like the women he's used to. She challenges him, softens him, and makes him dream of a life he never thought was possible. But love in the garrison isn't simple. As their connection grows, so do the enemies, the jealousy, and the danger that surrounds them. Shanice must decide if she can trust a man with blood on his hands, and Maskica must choose between the life that raised him and the woman who might just save him. From gun talk and zinc fences to rose petals and whispered promises, Married to di Streets, In Love with Her is a raw, passionate story of survival, sacrifice, and a love deeper than the wounds of the past.

❝ sugarcoated, lies unfolded, you still lick the wrapper.❞

"Halima just called me." She spoke up, talking about my sister. "She said your mom wanted to talk to me." "Oh yeah.." I trailed off, thinking about what my brother had just told me. "She wun' see you and Mya." I told her, already knowing what it was my mama wanted from her. "Yeah, I know. We just talked." She spoke surely as I licked my lips slowly, waiting for what she was going to say next. I already knew she wasn't feeling it. "It's just-" "I don't want to go down there and you-" She started but stopped as I waited for her to speak. "-you get involved with them again." She spoke truthfully, saying shit that I already knew she would. I already knew she was gone bring that shit up. She always do. "I don't trust Delante or any of your stupid ass friends because they are only interested in taking you backwards, Cain." "And I'm not going for that again." "I'm not." She spoke seriously and I sighed deeply, really used to hearing this shit already. "We're at a better place in our lives and I'm not playing those street games anymore."