In a city where everybody chasing money and respect, the line between love and the streets get real thin. Ty been outside since he was young, making moves with his potnas and building a name that carry weight around the city. Money, weed, fast plays, and enemies that come with it - that's the life he know. Loyalty mean everything where he from, and one wrong move can cost you way more than just money. Ash built her own lane in a completely different world. With beauty, confidence, and a growing social media following, she turned herself into a brand. While the internet sees the glamorous side of her life, they don't see the pressure that come with being tied to somebody living the way Ty do. They grew up around each other, but as the money get bigger and the streets get hotter, their worlds start colliding in ways neither one of them expected. Because in their city, everybody watching... friends turn to enemies, loyalty get tested, and sometimes the people closest to you got the most to lose. And when love get mixed with the streets... ain't no telling how it's gon end.

"Did you seriously just kidnap Potters sister?" Theodore Nott asked Draco Malfoy. He had his arm firmly around Ariella Potter, a gun pointed to her head with his other hand. Harry was going to pay for what he did- it didn't matter what lengths he had to go to. "Yes," Draco pushed the gun further into her head, a small whimper escaping her lips. "Potters going to pay."

People have spent years turning Zakai into some kind of monster. Scarred by a tragic apartment fire that took place when he was only eleven years old, Zakai has lived most of his life hiding from the world. With rumors surrounding his name and judgment following him everywhere he goes, isolation became safer than being seen. Meanwhile, Kinsley never expected a simple errand job to lead her to him. What starts as grocery store runs and brief interactions slowly becomes something neither of them saw coming. Because beneath Zakai's cold and distant exterior is a man struggling with years of guilt, grief, and loneliness. And the closer Kinsley gets, the harder it becomes to walk away. Some scars never fade, people just teach you how to live with them.

❝ 𝙞𝙩'𝙨 𝙤𝙣𝙡𝙮 𝙤𝙣𝙚 𝙬𝙖𝙮 𝙮𝙤𝙪 𝙡𝙚𝙖𝙫𝙞𝙣𝙜 𝙢𝙚, 𝙖𝙣𝙙 𝙩𝙝𝙖𝙩'𝙨 𝙞𝙛 𝙞 𝙠𝙞𝙡𝙡 𝙮𝙤𝙪 ❞ 𝘐𝘯 𝘸𝘩𝘪𝘤𝘩 𝘵𝘸𝘰 𝘱𝘴𝘺𝘤𝘩𝘰𝘴 𝘧𝘪𝘯𝘥 𝘭𝘰𝘷𝘦 𝘸𝘪𝘵𝘩𝘪𝘯 𝘦𝘢𝘤𝘩 𝘰𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘳

At twenty-three, Genesis Duvétt is building a name for herself one booking at a time-managing her little brother's rising music career while trying to keep her own heart out of the industry's mess. But Chicago wasn't part of the plan... and neither was Saint Bennett. Feared by many, loved by few, Saint is a rising rapper with money, power, and a past that taught him one thing-either you hunt, or you get killed. What starts as strictly business quickly turns into stolen glances, late-night sessions, jealous lovers, and feelings neither of them can afford. Because in Saint's world, once he wants something; ... he won't stop until it's his. "I'ma make you mine... just watch." "Stop saying that, Saint."

In the neon-lit chaos of Atlanta, Ariana, known to the streets and the club she works in as Angel, is just trying to survive the night and stack her paper. But when a powerful kingpin refuses to take no for an answer, her life takes a turn into a nightmare. Trapped in a car and screaming for help, she thinks it's the end, until a window shatters and the flash of a muzzle changes everything. King Von wasn't looking for a damsel in distress. He was just looking for a quiet place to smoke in his car. But he doesn't do victim, and he definitely doesn't do watch a woman in distress. After taking out the man attacking her, Von whisks Angel away to his Atlanta mansion, leaving a dead high-level hustler in the rearview. Now, Angel is caught in a deadly crossfire. The Kingpin's empire is stretching from Georgia to Chicago to Texas, looking for the woman who defied him and the killer who took their top earner. Angel is terrified, traumatized, and initially hates the cold-blooded demon who saved her only to lock her in his golden cage. But as the pressure rises and the henchmen close in, the hate begins to blur into something deeper. In the trenches of a city-wide war, Angel realizes that if she wants to stay alive, she has to stop running and start shooting. He's a killer by nature. She's a survivor by force. Together, they're a problem Atlanta isn't ready for.

Theodore Nott love story! "You can slap me again. I liked it" 04/08/2021 - #1 in theonott Started : 04/04/2021 Finished : 04/29/2021

Nineteen-year-old Dream and her sisters, Alyssa and Isis, have their world shattered when their mother, Jennifer Sanchez, is killed. A dedicated Puerto Rican nurse from the Bronx, Jennifer is struck by a drunk driver while returning home from a double shift, leaving her daughters with no choice but to relocate to Chicago. They are forced into the care of their estranged father, Terrence, who lives in the notorious Parkway Gardens. While the Bronx provided a gritty upbringing, the sisters quickly realize it was nothing compared to the lethal reality of "The Raq." As fresh faces in the complex, the Sanchez sisters become instant magnets for trouble, envied by the local girls who have lived there their whole lives and relentlessly pursued by the men of O'Block. Dream finds an unexpected sanctuary in Dayvon Bennett, better known as Von. Despite her father's stern warnings about Von's reputation and the dangers of O'Block territory, the two fall into a deep, intense love. For six months, they build a private world together before Von ever considers picking up a microphone. By this time, Von is already known as O'Block's most feared shooter, whispered to be responsible for multiple murders. While the neighborhood treats him with a mix of reverence and terror, Dream struggles to reconcile the monster the streets describe with the sweet, protective man who holds her at night. When Von eventually teams up with Lil Durk and his rap career begins its rise, their private bond is thrust into a chaotic spotlight. As he skyrockets toward success, their relationship is pushed to the breaking point by the crushing weight of distance, toxic blogs, and the constant threat of rival niggas from across the city trying to take his life. Between the beefs with other rappers and the women vying for his new-found fame, Dream is forced to decide if the man she loves is worth the target on her back, or if the rumors she once ignored will eventually become their undoing.