" this shit don't change anything, i'm still gone kill yo ass. In love with you or not", Tsuani remarked not even believing himself. He was to far deep in now to even do something like that, this girl drove him nuts. He'd do anything for her, she's the first girl to get to know him for him. Despite of their past. " yea ight, bite me" scottlyn chucked throwing a pillow at him before reaching over and pecking his lips. They were in the deep in now, and they were both about to drown in the lies and love they've created . - In which a girl who fears nothing that bleeds comes across the most feared, most powerful king pin in Chicago. They get an altercation and scottlyn shoots him. Tsuani vowed that if he ever seen her again he would kill her. But things take an unexpected turn as they cross paths again.

BOOK 1 IN THE HOOD HEARTS SERIES Saniyah Ridgeway, 19, is wild, mouthy, and tough cuz she has to be. She's got a messed up home and a little brother to take care of. Then there's Quan Drayton, 22. Quiet, dangerous, and fresh out prison. Nobody knows why he's back, but he's got old beef, secrets and eyes only for her. Their relationship is explosive from the start. Fights that leave holes in the wall. Makeups that feel like dope. He pulls her in when she tries to leave. She breaks him down when he tries to act cold. They cheat, lie, cry, and ride for each other. But when love feels like war, how do you know if you're fighting to stay together or just self-destructing together? 🖤 FIRST PERSON POV

"𝐈 𝐌𝐀𝐃𝐄 𝐘𝐎𝐔 𝐖𝐎𝐑𝐓𝐇 𝐈𝐓 𝐅𝐎𝐑 𝐒𝐎𝐌𝐄𝐎𝐍𝐄 𝐄𝐋𝐒𝐄?" © 2025 , 𝐓𝐎𝐋𝐃𝐁𝐘𝐌𝐀𝐃𝐒𝐏𝐑𝐎𝐃𝐔𝐂𝐓𝐈𝐎𝐍.

Eight months apart should have been enough to cool the tension between Raelle and Salem - but coming home changes everything. Salem, her best friend's brother and her brother's manager, has always been off-limits. Yet the moment their eyes meet again, months of suppressed desire ignite. Now, every glance, every touch, every secret moment risks betrayal, guilt, and the one thing neither of them can resist: each other.

He entered her life, not invasively but actually at just the right time. There was no denying that they were made for one another. He's in her life; she's in his. He's part of her group, and she's part of his. He's real dark, but she's his missing light. He's in her mind, and she's in his.

After being incarcerated for the past 5 years, Eros comes home to find a woman cooking in his father's kitchen.

money. midnight. mystery.

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"Why you always look so serious after church." Roman asked, his eyes low . "You just spent two hours talkin to God." Serene adjusts the strap of her bag, looking around to make sure no one saw them. "You shouldn't even be back here." He smiled at that. "You always say that shit." "I mean it," she said, but her voice was softer than she wanted it to be. Roman stepped close enough so she could smell the weed on him. "You mean it every Sunday, church girl." Her cheeks heated up from the slight embarrassment of him calling her that. "Don't call me that." He tilted his head. "Why not? That's what you are." "I'm not just that," she said a little defensive and unsure; she didn't know what she was, but she didn't want a boy she thinks is cute to think of her as just the quiet preachers daughter who was a square. His smile faded as his eyes narrowed and he tilted his head. "I know." Then, after a beat, "That's why I like you." Serene swallowed and her fingers tightened around her bible. "You shouldn't." "I know," licked his lips, his eyes dropping to her hands before trailing back to her face. "But here we are." ㅤꨄ︎ ʙᴜᴛ ʏᴏᴜ ᴛᴀᴋᴇ ᴍᴇ ᴛᴏ ᴛʜᴇ ꜱᴜɴ ᴀɴᴅ ᴛʜᴇ ᴍᴏᴏɴ ᴛʜᴇɴ ʙᴀᴄᴋ ᴛᴏ ᴇᴀʀᴛʜ ʏᴏᴜ'ʟʟ ʙᴇ ᴛʜᴇ ᴘʀᴇᴀᴄʜᴇʀ, ɪ'ʟʟ ʙᴇ ᴛʜᴇ ᴘᴇᴡ ᴛᴀᴋᴇ ᴍᴇ ᴛᴏ ᴄʜᴜʀᴄʜ -Mariah the Scientist