Some wars don't end when the uniform comes off. Naomi Amira Smith is a trauma therapist who believes in structure, boundaries, and healing the right way. She's spent her life helping others face their pain-never letting her own heart get too involved. Kyzier Saint Bennett is fresh out of the military and drowning in the aftermath. PTSD, survivor's guilt, and sleepless nights follow him everywhere. He doesn't believe in therapy, peace, or love-until Naomi becomes the one place his mind feels quiet. What starts as professional turns dangerous when feelings blur, lines shake, and two broken souls find comfort in each other. But healing isn't linear, and love doesn't erase trauma. Sometimes the hardest battle... is letting yourself be loved.

𝙨𝙤𝙢𝙚 𝙛𝙧𝙪𝙞𝙩𝙨 𝙖𝙧𝙚 𝙛𝙤𝙧𝙗𝙞𝙙𝙙𝙚𝙣 𝙛𝙤𝙧 𝙖 𝙧𝙚𝙖𝙨𝙤𝙣. © 𝗧𝗥𝗘𝗡𝗖𝗛𝗟𝗢𝗥𝗗𝗧𝗔𝗟𝗘𝗦

"𝐬𝐡𝐞 𝐭𝐫𝐲 𝐭𝐚 𝐤𝐞𝐞𝐩 𝐦𝐞 𝐨𝐮𝐭𝐭𝐚 𝐭𝐫𝐨𝐮𝐛𝐥𝐞 𝐬𝐨 𝐢 𝐭𝐡𝐚𝐧𝐤 𝐡𝐚"

"𝖶𝗁𝗒 𝗒𝗈𝗎 𝗁𝖾𝗅𝗉𝗂𝗇𝗀 𝗌𝗈𝗆𝖾𝖻𝗈𝖽𝗒 𝗅𝗂𝗄𝖾 𝗆𝖾？𝖨 𝖺𝗂𝗇'𝗍 𝗇𝗈 𝗀𝗈𝗈𝖽．𝖣𝖾𝖺𝗅𝗂𝗇𝗀 𝗐𝗂𝗍𝗁 𝗆𝖾 𝗀𝗈𝗇𝖾 𝖿𝗎𝖼𝗄 𝗎𝗉 𝗒𝗈 𝗋𝖾𝗉𝗎𝗍𝖺𝗍𝗂𝗈𝗇．" "𝖸𝗈𝗎 𝗐𝖾𝗋𝖾 𝖺𝗍 𝗍𝗁𝖾 𝗐𝗋𝗈𝗇𝗀 𝗉𝗅𝖺𝖼𝖾 𝖺𝗍 𝗍𝗁𝖾 𝗐𝗋𝗈𝗇𝗀 𝗍𝗂𝗆𝖾，𝖨 𝗌𝖾𝖾 𝗌𝗈𝗆𝖾𝗍𝗁𝗂𝗇𝗀 𝗂𝗇 𝗒𝗈𝗎 𝖺𝗇𝖽 𝖨𝗆 𝗇𝗈𝗍 𝗀𝗂𝗏𝗂𝗇𝗀 𝗎𝗉 𝗈𝗇 𝗒𝗈𝗎．" 𝐁𝐄𝐓𝐓𝐄𝐑 𝐌𝐄 In which Noelle, a wealthy and well respected businesswoman, visits her hometown in Chicago to visit her friend, Jazmyn. While visiting she stumbles upon Malachi, a man struggling to get back on his feet after being imprisoned for eight years. In need of a bodyguard since she is well known and wants to be protected, Noelle hires Malachi as her bodyguard. As time goes by the two grow fond of each other, getting closer day by day. Their business relationship soon turns into something more deeper and sincere... 𝐒𝐓𝐀𝐑𝐓𝐄𝐃: 𝐅𝐞𝐛𝐫𝐮𝐚𝐫𝐲 𝟖𝐭𝐡 𝐏𝐔𝐁𝐋𝐈𝐒𝐇𝐄𝐃: ... 𝐅𝐈𝐍𝐈𝐒𝐇𝐄𝐃: ...

ᵍᵒᵒᵈ ᵍⁱʳˡˢ ᵍᵒⁿᵉ ᵇᵃᵈ

𝐊𝐢𝐞𝐫𝐚 𝐌𝐨𝐫𝐠𝐚𝐧 𝐧𝐞𝐯𝐞𝐫 𝐛𝐞𝐥𝐢𝐞𝐯𝐞𝐝 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐰𝐡𝐨𝐥𝐞 "𝐬𝐨𝐦𝐞𝐨𝐧𝐞'𝐬 𝐚𝐥𝐰𝐚𝐲𝐬 𝐰𝐚𝐭𝐜𝐡𝐢𝐧𝐠" 𝐭𝐡𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐮𝐧𝐭𝐢𝐥 𝐬𝐡𝐞 𝐟𝐞𝐥𝐭 𝐢𝐭. 𝐈𝐭'𝐬 𝐭𝐡𝐚𝐭 𝐡𝐞 𝐦𝐢𝐠𝐡𝐭 𝐛𝐞 𝐜𝐥𝐨𝐬𝐞𝐫 𝐭𝐡𝐚𝐧 𝐬𝐡𝐞 𝐭𝐡𝐢𝐧𝐤𝐬.

" 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.