Adey Tesfeye lives a life of quiet invisibility, carefully managing her anxiety and keeping the world at a safe distance. Sweet and trusting, she often finds herself taken advantage of but avoids confrontation at all costs. Her routine is predictable, her walls high, and her heart locked away-until she crosses paths with Dayvon "Von" Bennet. Von is a hardened drug dealer from the streets of Chicago, a man used to control, manipulation, and survival by any means necessary. His dangerous lifestyle has left him detached and weary, but when he meets Adey by chance, he becomes fixated on her softness-her fragility in a world as ruthless as his. What starts as curiosity spirals into obsession as Von begins to see himself as her protector, despite the chaos he brings into her life. As Von infiltrates Adey's world, their connection grows in ways neither of them expects. Adey, drawn to Von's intensity and the promise of safety, begins to let down her guard, unaware of the lengths he'll go to keep her close. But with her best friend growing suspicious and Von's grip tightening, Adey is forced to question whether her growing feelings are love or a dangerous illusion. In The Butterfly Effect, vulnerability and control collide in a slow-burn, high-stakes romance that blurs the lines between protection and possession. Will Adey find the strength to reclaim her life, or will Von's obsession consume them both? COVER AND BANNER CREDIT: K4SHMAYY

𝐈 𝐤𝐧𝐨𝐰 𝐲𝐨𝐮'𝐫𝐞 𝐰𝐚𝐭𝐜𝐡𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐩𝐡𝐨𝐧𝐞 𝐫𝐢𝐧𝐠. 𝐓𝐞𝐥𝐥 𝐦𝐞 𝐰𝐡𝐚𝐭 𝐝𝐢𝐝 𝐈 𝐝𝐨? 𝐀𝐧𝐧𝐢𝐞, 𝐭𝐞𝐥𝐥 𝐦𝐞 𝐭𝐡𝐚𝐭 𝐲𝐨𝐮'𝐫𝐞 𝐨𝐤𝐚𝐲. 𝐈 𝐰𝐚𝐬 𝐣𝐮𝐬𝐭 𝐜𝐡𝐞𝐜𝐤𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐨𝐧 𝐲𝐨𝐮.

Atlanta is the black Hollywood. If you want to make it as black person it's a perfect way to connect with likeminded folks and build your brand. Or at least that's what Kehlani Taylor thought when she booked her ticket to go. She had no way of knowing that her simple life would become every but simple. In her mind anywhere outside of Ohio was a leg up. What happens when this young nail tech touches down in the A? Y'all this book a little crazy so be ready before you read it. Also 18+

𝐋𝐚𝐲 𝐨𝐧 𝐦𝐲 𝐬𝐭𝐨𝐦𝐚𝐜𝐡, 𝐭𝐨𝐨𝐭 𝐢𝐭 𝐮𝐩, 𝐝𝐨 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐜𝐫𝐲𝐛𝐚𝐛𝐲 𝐋𝐨𝐨𝐤 𝐛𝐚𝐜𝐤, 𝐡𝐨𝐥𝐝 𝐢𝐭 𝐨𝐩𝐞𝐧, 𝐧𝐨𝐰 𝐡𝐞 𝐚𝐧𝐧𝐢𝐡𝐢𝐥𝐚𝐭𝐞𝐝 | 𝐌𝐀𝐑 𝟐𝟎𝟐𝟏 |

"𝐈 𝐝𝐨𝐧𝐭 𝐠𝐞𝐭 𝐢𝐭, 𝐲𝐨𝐮𝐫'𝐫𝐞 𝐚 𝐬𝐭𝐚𝐫 𝐥𝐨𝐯𝐞." 𝐜𝐨𝐯𝐞𝐫 𝐜𝐫𝐞𝐝𝐢𝐭: @femalevroy

Dayvon bennet also known as King Von was in prison for three long years, when he got out in 2022 it's 2024 and the rap game is his to conquer. His name is buzzing, his music is topping the charts with the help of his long time friend lil durk, but the streets of Chicago are never far behind. Von can't escape his past, the streets is his normal he'd die for OTF if it came down to it. "You can make a nigga super famous, but deep down he still a killer". Though His world flips upside down when he meets Leah Hannah. beautiful, independent, and fiercely loyal. Leah's life is complicated. Her brother is a member of OTF along with her cousin, turns out him and Von have a rocky, unresolved history that keeps them at odds. As Von and Leah grow closer, sparks fly but loyalty runs deep in Leah's blood and she can't ignore the pull of family, even if it means going to war with the man she's falling for. Torn between love and loyalty, Leah faces a devastating choice: stay true to her roots or risk everything for the man she's starting to care about. With gang drama, music success, and a love story that could tear them apart, this story explores what happens when two worlds collide one built on trust, the other on survival. and asks the ultimate question: can love really conquer loyalty, or will it destroy everything ?

"ɪ ᴄᴀɴ ʙᴇ ʏᴏᴜʀ ʙᴀʙʏꜱɪᴛᴛᴇʀ ᴀɴᴅ ʏᴏᴜʀ ɴɪɢɢᴀ, ᴍᴀ." 17 ʏᴇᴀʀ ᴏʟᴅ, ᴛᴀ'ʀʏᴀ ʜᴏʟᴅᴇɴ, ɴᴇᴇᴅꜱ ᴀ ʙᴀʙʏꜱɪᴛᴛᴇʀ-- ɪꜱ ᴡʜᴀᴛ ʜᴇʀ ᴍᴏᴍ ᴛᴏʟᴅ ʜᴇʀ. ꜱʜᴇ ᴡᴀꜱ ᴀʟᴍᴏꜱᴛ 18, ʙᴜᴛ ʜᴇʀ ᴍᴏᴛʜᴇʀ ᴅɪᴅɴ'ᴛ ɢᴇᴛ ᴛʜᴀᴛ. ʜᴇʀ ᴍᴏᴛʜᴇʀ, ᴛᴀ'ʀɪꜱʜᴀ ʜᴏʟᴅᴇɴ, ʜᴇᴀᴅɪɴɢ ᴏɴ ᴀ ᴛʀɪᴘ ᴛᴏ ʜᴀᴡᴀɪɪ. ꜱʜᴇ'ꜱ ʟᴇᴀᴠɪɴɢ ᴛᴀ'ʀʏᴀ, ᴀɴᴅ ɢɪᴠɪɴɢ ʜᴇʀ ᴀ ʙᴀʙʏꜱɪᴛᴛᴇʀ. ᴛʜɪꜱ ʙᴀʙʏꜱɪᴛᴛᴇʀ ɪꜱ ᴠᴇʀʏ ꜱᴇᴅᴜᴄᴛɪᴠᴇ, ᴀɴᴅ ᴀʟꜱᴏ ᴀ ɢᴀɴɢʙᴀɴɢᴇʀ. ʜɪꜱ ɴᴀᴍᴇ, ᴅᴀʏᴠᴏɴ ʙᴇɴɴᴇᴛᴛ, 21. ᴛᴀ'ʀʏᴀ ᴅɪᴅɴ'ᴛ ᴋɴᴏᴡ ᴡʜᴀᴛ ꜱʜᴇ ᴡᴀꜱ ɪɴ ꜰᴏʀ ᴡʜᴇɴ ᴛʜɪꜱ ʙᴀʙʏꜱɪᴛᴛᴇʀ ɢᴏᴛ ᴀʜᴏʟᴅ ᴏꜰ ʜᴇʀ.

𝐀𝐥𝐲𝐬𝐬𝐢𝐚 𝐒𝐭𝐞𝐩𝐡𝐞𝐧𝐬 𝐢𝐬 𝐚 𝐰𝗼𝗺𝐚𝐧 𝐰𝗼𝐫𝐤𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐚𝐬 𝐡𝐞𝐫 𝐝𝐫𝐞𝐚𝗺 𝐣𝗼𝐛 𝐚𝐬 𝐚 𝐟𝐢𝐫𝐬𝐭 𝐠𝐫𝐚𝐝𝐞 𝐭𝐞𝐚𝐜𝐡𝐞𝐫, 𝐰𝐡𝐢𝐥𝐞 𝐭𝐞𝐚𝐜𝐡𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐡𝐞𝐫 𝐜𝐥𝐚𝐬𝐬 𝐬𝐡𝐞 𝐠𝗼𝐭 𝐩𝐮𝐥𝐥𝐞𝐝 𝐟𝐫𝗼𝗺 𝐢𝐭 𝐚𝐬 𝐭𝐡𝐞𝐲 𝐠𝐚𝐯𝐞 𝐡𝐞𝐫 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝗺𝗼𝐬𝐭 𝐡𝗼𝐫𝐫𝐢𝐛𝐥𝐞 𝐧𝐞𝐰, 𝐡𝐞𝐫 𝗺𝗼𝐭𝐡𝐞𝐫 𝐧𝐞𝐞𝐝𝐬 𝐡𝐞𝐚𝐫𝐭 𝐬𝐮𝐫𝐠𝐞𝐲 𝐟𝐫𝗼𝗺 𝐬𝐮𝐟𝐟𝐞𝐫𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐟𝐫𝗼𝗺 𝐚 𝐡𝐞𝐚𝐫𝐭 𝐝𝐢𝐬𝐞𝐚𝐬𝐞. 𝐀𝐥𝐲𝐬𝐬𝐢𝐚 𝐧𝐞𝐞𝐝𝐬 𝗺𝗼𝐧𝐞𝐲 𝐟𝗼𝐫 𝐢𝐭 𝐛𝐮𝐭 𝐬𝐡𝐞 𝐝𝐢𝐝𝐧'𝐭 𝐡𝐚𝐯𝐞 𝐞𝐧𝗼𝐮𝐠𝐡 𝐰𝐡𝐚𝐭 𝐰𝐢𝐥𝐥 𝐬𝐡𝐞 𝐝𝗼? 𝐰𝐞𝐥𝐥 𝐬𝐡𝐞 𝐞𝐧𝐝𝐬 𝐮𝐩 𝐬𝐢𝐠𝐧𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐟𝗼𝐫 𝐭𝐡𝐢𝐬 𝐟𝐫𝐞𝐞 𝗺𝗼𝐧𝐞𝐲 𝐜𝗼𝐧𝐭𝐞𝐬𝐭 𝗼𝐧𝐥𝐢𝐧𝐞 𝗼𝐧𝐥𝐲 𝐭𝗼 𝐟𝐢𝐧𝐝 𝗼𝐮𝐭 𝐢𝐭 𝐰𝐚𝐬 𝐚 𝐥𝐢𝐞 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐚𝐜𝐭𝐮𝐚𝐥𝐥𝐲 𝐚 𝐭𝐞𝐬𝐭 𝐟𝗼𝐫 𝐝𝐚𝐲𝐯𝗼𝗺 𝐭𝗼 𝐟𝐢𝐧𝐝 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐩𝐞𝐫𝐟𝐞𝐜𝐭 𝐠𝐢𝐫𝐥 𝐭𝗼 𝐩𝐥𝐚𝐲 𝐚𝐬 𝐡𝐢𝐬 𝐟𝐚𝐤𝐞 𝐰𝐢𝐟𝐞.

"What it's called when the patient grow feelings fa therapist?" He asked, and she chuckled, staring at him. "Transference."