When 17-year-old Ja'Nari moves to a new city, the last thing she expects is to get caught in the middle of two dangerously charming boys-Ma'Kylan, the mysterious loner with a quiet rage behind his eyes, and My'Kyro, the smooth-talking heartbreaker with a smile that hides way too much. What starts as innocent attention turns into something deeper, something intense. Both boys fall for her-fast. And Ja'Nari? She starts to lose herself in the thrill, the attention, and the promises they whisper when no one's around. But love like that don't come without consequences. Secrets get buried. Lines get crossed. And when things spiral, one truth becomes clear- if they can't have her, no one can.

❝𝐈𝐓𝐒 𝐉𝐔𝐒𝐓 𝐔𝐒 𝐀𝐆𝐀𝐈𝐍𝐒𝐓 𝐓𝐇𝐄 𝐖𝐎𝐑𝐋𝐃.❞

𝐑𝐄𝐃𝐀𝐌𝐀𝐍𝐂𝐘. " A rare and nearly obsolete word meaning 'the act of loving in return' or 'loving someone in the same degree'. " 𝐀𝐋𝐋 𝐑𝐈𝐆𝐇𝐓𝐒 𝐑𝐄𝐒𝐄𝐑𝐕𝐄𝐃 © 𝐂𝐀𝐋𝐋𝐌𝐘𝐒𝐋𝐈𝐌𝐄. (not edited).

"𝒊𝒔 𝒊𝒕 𝒋𝒖𝒔𝒕 𝒊𝒏𝒇𝒂𝒕𝒖𝒂𝒕𝒊𝒐𝒏?" - 𝑱𝒂𝒎𝒊𝒆 𝒇𝒐𝒙𝒙

Janeisha "Neisha" Bambi has always survived by keeping a low profile. She don't get caught up in the kind of business that comes with bodies, secrets, and street names that echo. But all it takes is one night-one favor for her best friend-to slide her straight into the orbit of Seven "Saint" Carter. Saint is discipline wrapped in menace. A man the streets don't just respect,they fear. The type Neisha promised herself she'd never look at twice. He doesn't chase, beg, or explain. Yet somehow, he does all of this for her. And when that calm, unreadable gaze settles on Neisha, her careful world starts to crack. Now Saint's patience is running out, Neisha's defenses are falling apart and the pull between them is starting to feel less like a choice and more like fate. He's trying to shield her from the life he lives. She's trying to decide if loving him is salvation or self-destruction.

Everyone knew who he was and they all feared him. Except her. He had finally met his match in more ways that one.

-ʏᴏᴜ ᴄᴀɴᴛ ᴇꜱᴄᴀᴘᴇ ᴍʏ ᴍɪɴᴅ , ꜱᴏ ʏᴏᴜ'ʟʟ ʙᴇ ᴍʏ ᴘᴀʀᴛɴᴇʀ 'ɴ ᴄʀɪᴍe , ᴍ ᴇ ᴛ ᴀ ɴ ᴏ ɪ ᴀ - the journey of changing one's mind , heart self , or way of life .

"𝐢𝐦𝐦𝐚 𝐬𝐭𝐫𝐞𝐞𝐭 𝐧𝐢𝐠𝐠𝐚 𝐧𝐨𝐭 𝐚 𝐥𝐨𝐯𝐞𝐫.." ©️ 𝙽𝙴𝙸𝙰𝚆𝚁𝙸𝚃𝙴𝚂𝚂

Serenity's got everything on lock-popularity, style, a tight circle, and a "don't try me" attitude that keeps boys in check. She's quiet, but don't let that fool you. She's not the one to play with. Zyon? He's trouble. Tall, brown-skinned, tatted, and dangerous with it. He's the type to break hearts for fun... until he meets her. She's not interested. He doesn't take no for an answer. They were never supposed to cross paths-until their best friends pulled them into the same circle. Now? They're stuck in each other's orbit. She got a soft heart under all that bougie. He got demons behind that smooth talk. And falling for each other might just ruin everything.

"I feel I just fell in love with you like a song on the radio Ooh baby, I, I don't I don't want that same cold loving that I had before Are you different? You taste different, you feel different It seems different, I think I'm in love" -Emanuel