Daija looks like she has it all together. A real estate agent with ambition in her blood, money on her mind, and beauty that turns heads wherever she goes - she's learned how to survive by staying polished, professional, and quiet about what hurts. On the outside, she's strong. Untouchable. Unbothered. But behind closed doors, Daija is trapped in a relationship that slowly chips away at her peace. Tyquian is controlling, possessive, and unpredictable - loving her loudly one moment, hurting her the next. And even when she knows she deserves better, leaving feels harder than staying. Because loving him wasn't the problem. Letting go is. In the middle of her breaking point, Daija crosses paths with Von - someone unexpected, familiar, and dangerously different. Von doesn't raise his voice. He doesn't question her worth. He doesn't make her feel small to feel powerful. Being around him feels easy... safe... and that scares her more than anything. As Daija navigates loyalty, fear, healing, and the pull between what's familiar and what's healthy, she's forced to confront the truth:

𝚃𝙷𝙸𝚂 𝙸𝚂 𝙵𝙰𝙻𝚂𝙴!! 𝐈𝐍 𝐖𝐇𝐈𝐂𝐇 : 𝖨𝗇𝖽𝗂𝖺, 𝖺 𝗍𝗐𝖾𝗇𝗍𝗒-𝗍𝗐𝗈-𝗒𝖾𝖺𝗋-𝗈𝗅𝖽 𝗐𝗈𝗆𝖺𝗇, 𝗁𝖺𝖽 𝗌𝗉𝖾𝗇𝗍 𝗍𝗁𝖾 𝗅𝖺𝗌𝗍 𝖿𝖾𝗐 𝗒𝖾𝖺𝗋𝗌 𝗁𝖾𝖺𝗋𝗂𝗇𝗀 𝗁𝖾𝗋 𝗉𝖺𝗋𝖾𝗇𝗍𝗌 𝖻𝖾𝗀 𝗁𝖾𝗋 𝗍𝗈 𝗀𝖾𝗍 𝗆𝖺𝗋𝗋𝗂𝖾𝖽. 𝖶𝗁𝖾𝗇 𝗌𝗁𝖾 𝗐𝖺𝗌 𝖿𝗂𝗇𝖺𝗅𝗅𝗒 𝗌𝗂𝖼𝗄 𝗈𝖿 𝗂𝗍, 𝗌𝗁𝖾 𝖺𝗌𝗄𝖾𝖽 𝗁𝖾𝗋 𝖻𝖾𝗌𝗍 𝖿𝗋𝗂𝖾𝗇𝖽 𝖪𝖾𝗇𝗍𝗋𝖾𝗅𝗅 𝗍𝗈 𝗉𝗋𝖾𝗍𝖾𝗇𝖽 𝗍𝗈 𝖻𝖾 𝗁𝖾𝗋 𝗁𝗎𝗌𝖻𝖺𝗇𝖽. 𝐖𝐈𝐋𝐋 𝐓𝐇𝐄𝐘 𝐅𝐀𝐋𝐋 𝐈𝐍 𝐋𝐎𝐕𝐄 ?!?

She thought the debt was her father's. She didn't know it would cost her freedom. When India Royale returns home from a night out, she finds more than silence waiting-she finds him. The cartel's most feared leader, a man with ice in his veins and power in his every word. Her father's betrayal has left her chained to him... not in numbers, but in body and soul. She hates him. She fears him. But nothing terrifies her more than the fire he awakens inside her. Because once you're caught in his world, there's no walking away. Velvet chains don't break. They only tighten.

He was chaos in the shape of a man. And she was the only peace he ever wanted to keep. Kingston "Kash" Vaughn isn't just misunderstood-he's unmedicated, unhinged, and unforgiven. Diagnosed with paranoid schizophrenia after witnessing his mother's murder, Kash walks the line between genius and madness, street legend and broken boy. He doesn't trust people. Doesn't believe in peace. And he damn sure doesn't believe in love. Until her. Rai'Lynn "Rai" Tate is used to saving everybody but herself. As a crisis center worker, she's been trained to handle the darkest minds-but nothing prepares her for Kash. Their connection is magnetic, twisted, and immediate. He sees her, obsesses over her, needs her like air. And the scariest part? She needs him right back. What starts as therapy turns into obsession. Passion turns into control. And love? Love becomes a war. Because when the voices in his head grow louder... She's the only one he'll listen to. But what happens when the thing you love most is the same thing that might destroy you? 𝐒𝐭𝐚𝐫𝐭𝐞𝐝- 05.23.25 𝐏𝐮𝐛𝐥𝐢𝐬𝐡𝐞𝐝- 05.23.25 𝐅𝐢𝐧𝐢𝐬𝐡𝐞𝐝- 06.28.25

" 𝐲𝐨𝐮 𝐰𝐢𝐥𝐥 𝐧𝐞𝐯𝐞𝐫 𝐤𝐧𝐨𝐰 𝐰𝐡𝐚𝐭 𝐢𝐭𝐬 𝐥𝐢𝐤𝐞 𝐭𝐨 𝐥𝐨𝐯𝐞 𝐬𝐨𝐦𝐞𝐨𝐧𝐞 𝐰𝐡𝐨 𝐝𝐨𝐞𝐬𝐧'𝐭 𝐥𝐨𝐯𝐞 𝐲𝐨𝐮 𝐛𝐚𝐜𝐤" 𝐁𝐲 𝐊𝟒𝐒𝐇𝐌𝐀𝐘𝐘

𝘪𝘮 𝘯𝘰𝘵 𝘢𝘭𝘸𝘢𝘺𝘴 𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘳𝘦 𝘸𝘪𝘵𝘩 𝘶 𝘣𝘶𝘵, 𝘪 𝘸𝘪𝘭𝘭 𝘢𝘭𝘸𝘢𝘺𝘴 𝘣𝘦 𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘳𝘦 4 𝘶. 𝐃𝐄𝐂𝐄𝐌𝐁𝐄𝐑 '𝟐𝟏

𝘐 𝘢𝘪𝘯'𝘵 𝘯𝘦𝘷𝘦𝘳 𝘩𝘢𝘥 𝘢 𝘣𝘪𝘵𝘤𝘩 𝘸𝘩𝘰 𝘮𝘢𝘥𝘦 𝘮𝘦 𝘵𝘩𝘶𝘨 𝘣𝘦𝘵𝘵𝘦𝘳, 𝘵𝘩𝘪𝘴 𝘣𝘪𝘵𝘤𝘩 𝘔𝘺 𝘷𝘦𝘳𝘴𝘪𝘰𝘯 𝘰𝘧 𝘎𝘳𝘪𝘴𝘦𝘭𝘥𝘢. 𝘎𝘦𝘯𝘦𝘴𝘪𝘴 𝘐𝘚 𝙈𝙮 𝙂𝙧𝙞𝙨𝙚𝙡𝙙𝙖. [JULY 2024- Ongoing]

"𝐈𝐭𝐬 𝐛𝐞𝐞𝐧 𝐮𝐬 , 𝐰𝐞 𝐣𝐮𝐬𝐭 𝐟𝐢𝐧𝐝𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐨𝐮𝐭 𝐚𝐛𝐨𝐮𝐭 𝐞𝐚𝐜𝐡𝐨𝐭𝐡𝐞𝐫."

𝗶𝗺 𝗴𝗼𝗻𝗻𝗮 𝘁𝗵𝗮𝗻𝗸 𝘆𝗼𝘂 𝗼𝗻 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝘀𝘁𝗮𝗴𝗲, 𝘆𝗼𝘂 𝗱𝗲𝘀𝗲𝗿𝘃𝗲 𝗲𝘃𝗲𝗿𝘆 𝗸𝗶𝗻𝗱 𝗼𝗳 𝗽𝗿𝗮𝗶𝘀𝗲 ©-𝐑𝐈𝐍𝐍𝐈𝐄𝐃𝐀𝐃𝐎𝐍 𝐏𝐑𝐎𝐃𝐔𝐂𝐓𝐈𝐎𝐍

Noelani didn't need to look to know it was her. That same quiet stillness. That same gaze pressing against her skin like heat. "You been following me?" she asked, not bothering to turn around. Reese's voice was soft, almost too soft for how sharp her words came. "No. I've just been... close." Noelani finally turned, eyes meeting hers. "You always this quiet when you want something?" Reese's lips barely moved. "I'm not quiet because I want you. I'm quiet so you won't run."