Six kids in one house, and somehow he still felt invisible. Taye was always working, always stressed, always trying to hold everything together but never really seeing him. The others were the same. Busy. Distant. Like surviving mattered more than anything else. And maybe it did. But that didn't stop it from messing him up. So he learned quick don't ask for anything, don't expect nothing, and don't let nobody get close enough to leave. That's just how he became Kairo. Rude. Distant. Unbothered. Or at least...that's what everybody thought. Now suddenly, things were different. Taye checking on him. Asking questions. Looking at him like he actually mattered. It didn't sit right. "Where was all that before?" Kairo muttered one night, staring up at the ceiling, phone in his hand but not really looking at it. Because care-real care-was something he didn't know how to trust. And that wasn't even the worst part. The worst part...was him. Kairos best friend. The one person who always stayed. Always showed up. Always saw him even when Kairo tried his hardest to push him away. That was the problem. Because Kairo wasn't supposed to feel like this. Not about him.

Dallas and Zymir ain't know it yet, but they needed each other bad. Both of 'em was walkin around with holes in their chest, carryin stuff they ain't know how to put down. Different pain, same weight. They was still strangers to it, still movin like they was on their own. But sooner or later, they was gon' be what the other needed just to breathe again.

𝒍𝒊𝒇𝒆 𝒂𝒊𝒏'𝒕 𝒃𝒆𝒆𝒏 𝒆𝒂𝒔𝒚 𝒇𝒐𝒓 𝒋𝒂𝒎𝒂𝒓𝒊. 𝒘𝒐𝒓𝒌𝒊𝒏' 𝒍𝒂𝒕𝒆 𝒔𝒉𝒊𝒇𝒕𝒔 𝒂𝒕 𝒕𝒉𝒆 𝒈𝒂𝒔 𝒔𝒕𝒂𝒕𝒊𝒐𝒏 𝒕𝒐 𝒕𝒂𝒌𝒆 𝒄𝒂𝒓𝒆 𝒐𝒇 𝒂 𝒔𝒐𝒏 𝒉𝒆 𝒂𝒊𝒏'𝒕 𝒆𝒗𝒆𝒏 𝒑𝒍𝒂𝒏 𝒇𝒐𝒓, 𝒔𝒉𝒕 𝒓𝒆𝒂𝒍𝒍𝒚 𝒇𝒍𝒊𝒑𝒑𝒆𝒅 𝒖𝒑𝒔𝒊𝒅𝒆 𝒅𝒐𝒘𝒏 𝒘𝒉𝒆𝒏 𝒉𝒊𝒔 𝒃𝒆𝒔𝒕 𝒇𝒓𝒊𝒆𝒏𝒅 - 𝒏𝒂𝒉, 𝒉𝒊𝒔 𝒆𝒗𝒆𝒓𝒚𝒕𝒉𝒊𝒏𝒈 - 𝒕𝒖𝒓𝒏𝒆𝒅 𝒊𝒏𝒕𝒐 𝒔𝒐𝒎𝒆𝒃𝒐𝒅𝒚 𝒉𝒆 𝒂𝒊𝒏'𝒕 𝒆𝒗𝒆𝒏 𝒓𝒆𝒄𝒐𝒈𝒏𝒊𝒛𝒆 𝒏𝒐 𝒎𝒐𝒓𝒆. 𝒍𝒐𝒗𝒆 𝒊𝒔 𝒎𝒆𝒔𝒔𝒚. 𝒍𝒐𝒗𝒆 𝒊𝒔 𝒄𝒐𝒎𝒑𝒍𝒊𝒄𝒂𝒕𝒆𝒅. 𝒃𝒖𝒕 𝒄𝒂𝒏 𝒍𝒐𝒗𝒆 𝒓𝒆𝒂𝒍𝒍𝒚 𝒇𝒊𝒙 𝒘𝒉𝒂𝒕'𝒔 𝒂𝒍𝒓𝒆𝒂𝒅𝒚 𝒃𝒓𝒐𝒌𝒆?

"You gone fa eva be my star, no matter what anyone else thinks." ©2sexy_blue

Kazeem "Kaz" Curtis is known on the block for wooing the ladies. He's handsome, fly, and everybody's got his name in their mouth. But when the truth about what he's hiding comes out, will they reject him-or finally see him for who he really is? Before he can figure that out, Jasir enters his life. Some call him a mystery. Others know him as hood royalty. But all Jasir knows is that Kazeem isn't as slick as he thinks. He sees right through him.

Kareem and Santi's bond starts off complicated, but as they grow closer, their love becomes undeniable. From casual encounters to living together, they learn that love is in the quiet moments and simple touches.

At twenty-two, Tobi has his life in a steady rhythm. A shop on the South Side, a family that keeps him grounded, and a reputation for being the one who fixes what's broken. He doesn't do distractions, and he definitely doesn't do complicated. ​Then a matte black sedan pulls into his bay, and the air in the garage suddenly feels a lot thinner. ​Standing at 6'4", Jun is a presence Tobi wasn't prepared for. He's calm, composed, and carries himself with a quiet authority that commands the room without him saying a word. He's polished, he's mature, and he's looking at Tobi like he's seeing something nobody else has noticed. ​It was supposed to be a simple job. A quick look under the hood. ​But in the heat of a Chicago summer, some things are harder to fix than an engine-and some people are impossible to ignore.

𝐠𝐱𝐠 𝐨𝐧𝐞𝐬𝐡𝐨𝐭𝐬 || 𝐬𝐦𝐮𝐭 + 𝐟𝐥𝐮𝐟𝐟

Zontae "Zonny" Carter has spent his whole life surviving by one rule: don't be different. On 55th Street, respect is everything-and Zontae has it. He runs with his gang, rides for his brothers, and keeps his head down. Nobody knows his secret. Nobody can. Across the hood, Apex controls the other side-organized, ruthless, untouchable. Their leader, Trell King, is everything Zontae shouldn't be drawn to: powerful, calm, openly dangerous... and watching him. When tension between 55th and Apex escalates after a deal goes wrong, Zontae finds himself caught in the middle during a late-night confrontation. Instead of killing him, Trell lets him walk-on purpose. From that moment on, Trell starts appearing everywhere Zontae is, testing him, protecting him, claiming space in his life without ever touching him. Zontae's confusion turns into anger. His loyalty to 55th clashes with feelings he doesn't understand, while Trell sees through every lie Zontae tells himself. As violence between the gangs worsens, Zontae's secret becomes harder to hide-physically and emotionally. One wrong move could expose everything. Montey's growing suspicion, Dayshawn's quiet concern, and Big Rue's pressure force Zontae toward a breaking point. When a setup goes bad and Zontae is injured, it's Trell who saves him-taking him into Apex territory and making a dangerous offer: protection, truth, and a way out... if Zontae stops running from who he is. Now Zontae has to choose: stay loyal to a world that would destroy him if they knew the truth, or step into Trell's shadow and risk becoming everything he was taught to hate-while finally being seen.

When two studs, two different backgrounds meet. Kezia is from UK moving to US and she meets Lani. READ IT. trusttttt it does/will get better as u read Its my first book.