-quick slow burn- A single mother of two, worn but resilient, has sworn off love-until she meets him. A reformed hustler with a past and a heart too big for the streets, now saving lives as an anesthesiologist. Their worlds shouldn't mix, but fate has other plans. In a city where love is a risk, will she let him in, or will her scars keep her guarded?

❝Can't have anybody knowin' I fuck witchu.❞ 𝐈𝐋𝐋𝐈𝐂𝐈𝐓 • /ɪˈlɪsɪt/ 𝘢𝘥𝘫𝘦𝘤𝘵𝘪𝘷𝘦 something forbidden, secret, or morally questionable-like a relationship, action, or desire that goes against the rules, whether societal, legal, or personal.

"What's it gonna take for you to know you're the only one that I want around? What's it gonna take for you to know you're the only one to hold me down? Girl, you don't know, that I know you should know Cause you don't know, you don't know, you don't know" A Bestfriend love story.

"𝑳𝒐𝒗𝒊𝒏𝒈 𝒚𝒐𝒖 made me soft, mama" I said, locking my eyes with Kalani's. Real talk, I love her more than myself. I don't even know who I'd be if she never walked into my life. "I ain't never been soft for nobody, babygirl," I added, just to hear her laugh. Why not read? You may like it.🤭

𝘪 𝘥𝘰𝘯'𝘵 𝘬𝘯𝘰𝘸 𝘸𝘩𝘺 𝘐 𝘵𝘳𝘺 𝘵𝘰 𝘭𝘰𝘷𝘦... 𝘐 𝘢𝘪𝘯'𝘵 𝘴𝘦𝘵𝘵𝘭𝘪𝘯' 𝘧𝘰𝘳 𝘯𝘰𝘵𝘩𝘪𝘯' 𝘭𝘦𝘴𝘴, 𝘐 𝘬𝘯𝘰𝘸 𝘸𝘩𝘢𝘵 𝘪'𝘮 𝘸𝘰𝘳𝘵𝘩

Trinity Smith has been starving for more out of her marriage to Meech. Three years in and she feels alone, untouched, and unsatisfied. Especially behind closed doors. The spark is gone, and no matter how hard she tries, it feels like she's begging for something that should come naturally. They try therapy, hoping it'll save them. For a minute, it looks like it might. Then Thanksgiving comes around...and everything spirals. That's when Trinity really meets Dayvon Bennett, Meech's close friend who's a father. What starts off subtle turns reckless fast, and before she knows it, Trinity is caught up in something messy, addictive, and completely off-limits.

𝘪𝘧 𝘺𝘰𝘶 𝘭𝘦𝘵 𝘮𝘦, 𝘩𝘦𝘳𝘦'𝘴 𝘸𝘩𝘢𝘵 𝘪 𝘥𝘰, 𝘪𝘭𝘭 𝘵𝘢𝘬𝘦 𝘤𝘢𝘳𝘦 𝘰𝘧 𝘺𝘰𝘶. © 𝟤𝟢𝟤𝟥， 𝐊𝐈𝐂𝐊𝐘𝐀𝐃𝐎𝐎𝐑 𝖠𝗅𝗅 𝖱𝗂𝗀𝗁𝗍𝗌 𝖱𝖾𝗌𝖾𝗋𝗏𝖾𝖽． ( book i)

"Fighting to keep us together, hope it's worth a try." An hbcu love story

"Ju, I can't take anymore heartbreaks..." "You ain't gotta run I'm here to help you..." --- "Every bond comes with a price, some more than others..." "What you understand, I don't have to explain..."

in which she would do anything for him, even if it killed her. very much a slow burn story !! au, kinda sorta ⋆⁺₊⋆ ━━━━⊱༒︎ • ༒︎⊰━━━━ ⋆⁺₊⋆ rankings 🥇in black lead- august sixth 2025 🥈 in damson idris- august sixth 2025 🥇in snowfall -august eighth 2025 🥇 in damson idris -august eighth 2025 🥉 in franklin- august eleventh 2025 🥇in franklin- august fourteenth 2025 🥉 in mixed- august fourteenth 2025 🥉 in jerome- august twenty third 2025 🥇 in black woman- august twenty sixth 2025 🥈 in mixed - september fourth 2025 🥇 in bwbm- september twenty seventh 2025