Nyla Monroe knows better than to trust a man like Kairo Bennett because he was tied to everything she should avoid. But the harder they fight their connection, the deeper it pulls them in. When buried family secrets begin to surface, Nyla realizes the man she's falling for may be connected to the one betrayal she'll never forgive.

"Oh, man. Ain't I supposed to be the comedian of this relationship?" He laughed some more. "You coming for my job now, or sum'n? 'Cause imma need severance pay." The kitchen got quiet. She didn't laugh with him. "You should probably just do it, Meech." "What?" His smile faltered, searching her face like he missed the punchline of the joke. "Hol' up. You bein' forreal right now?" "I mean..." She shrugged weakly. "Maybe once we have proof-" "Proof?" He jerked his head back. "Proof of what, Trin? Of some shit I already know? You gon' trust some random ass stranger's word over mine?" "They're clearly not some random ass stranger to you." • • • • • • 𝚃𝚠𝚘'𝚜 𝚌𝚘𝚖𝚙𝚊𝚗𝚢... 𝙱𝚞𝚝 𝚝𝚑𝚛𝚎𝚎'𝚜 𝚊 𝚌𝚛𝚘𝚠𝚍. ✨👻 𝙱𝚘𝚘𝚔 𝟻 𝚘𝚏 𝚝𝚑𝚎 𝚅𝚊𝚕𝚎𝚗𝚝𝚒𝚗𝚎 𝚜𝚎𝚛𝚒𝚎𝚜 (𝚜𝚙𝚒𝚗-𝚘𝚏𝚏)

three years but it feels like forever. ** This fictional book features MATURE THEMES such as violence, sexual content, strong language, etc. Please read at your own discretion. **