Before Kelsey, before Paris. The Carter boys were following in the foot steps of their dad. Making a come up for themselves they planned to exceed their fathers reputation in the streets. Building an Empire from scratch.

𝘺𝘰𝘶'𝘳𝘦 𝘮𝘺 𝘴𝘶𝘯𝘴𝘩𝘪𝘯𝘦 𝘪𝘯 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘳𝘢𝘪𝘯 𝘸𝘩𝘦𝘯 𝘪𝘵'𝘴 𝘱𝘰𝘶𝘳𝘪𝘯𝘨 ♡

Khalan Simpson and Erickah Williams never planned to become parents-but one night changed everything. Their unexpected baby brought them closer, building a bond neither of them saw coming. But just when things started to feel real, Erickah found out Khalan had been cheating-and everything fell apart. Now, they're no longer a couple, but they're learning how to co-parent for the sake of their child. Erickah's doing her best to move on, while Khalan is starting to realize he lost more than just a girlfriend-he lost the love of his life. He's determined to prove he's changed. But is Erickah willing to risk her heart again... for the father of her child?

~ 𝕒𝕟 𝕖𝕟𝕕𝕦𝕣𝕚𝕟𝕘, 𝕕𝕖𝕖𝕡 𝕒𝕗𝕗𝕖𝕔𝕥𝕚𝕠𝕟 𝕥𝕙𝕒𝕥 𝕥𝕣𝕒𝕟𝕤𝕔𝕖𝕟𝕕𝕤 𝕥𝕙𝕖 𝕓𝕠𝕦𝕟𝕕𝕒𝕣𝕚𝕖𝕤 𝕠𝕗 𝕥𝕚𝕞𝕖, 𝕣𝕖𝕞𝕒𝕚𝕟𝕚𝕟𝕘 𝕤𝕥𝕣𝕠𝕟𝕘 𝕒𝕟𝕕 𝕞𝕖𝕒𝕟𝕚𝕟𝕘𝕗𝕦𝕝 𝕥𝕙𝕣𝕠𝕦𝕘𝕙 𝕔𝕙𝕒𝕟𝕘𝕚𝕟𝕘 𝕔𝕚𝕣𝕔𝕦𝕞𝕤𝕥𝕒𝕟𝕔𝕖𝕤 𝕒𝕟𝕕 𝕥𝕙𝕖 𝕡𝕒𝕤𝕤𝕒𝕘𝕖 𝕠𝕗 𝕪𝕖𝕒𝕣𝕤.

𝑂𝑛𝑒 𝑑𝑎𝑦 𝑦𝑜𝑢 𝑔𝑜𝑡𝑡𝑎 𝑟𝑒𝑎𝑙𝑖𝑧𝑒 𝑡ℎ𝑎𝑡 𝑡ℎ𝑒 𝑠ℎ𝑖𝑡 𝑦𝑜𝑢 𝑑𝑜 𝑎𝑓𝑓𝑒𝑐𝑡𝑠 𝑛𝑜𝑡 𝑗𝑢𝑠𝑡 𝑦𝑜𝑢, 𝑏𝑢𝑡 𝑒𝑣𝑒𝑟𝑦𝑜𝑛𝑒 𝑎𝑟𝑜𝑢𝑛𝑑 𝑦𝑜𝑢.

you keep me sane and safe that's why the bond we have is never ending... be my peace until we know what this is... my first book.. January 2023

❛𝒚𝒐𝒖 𝒔𝒄𝒂𝒓𝒆𝒅 𝒐𝒇 𝒎𝒆?❜ he asked, voice low like it wasn't meant for nobody but her. 𝒛𝐚𝐫𝐢𝐚𝐡 didn't speak, just tilted her head a little and stepped in close. she traced one of the tattoos on his arm, finger light like a whisper...when she finally looked up, slow and lazy, doe eyes glinting beneath her lashes--she kissed the corner of his mouth. once, twice--then pulled back. 𝒐𝐦𝐚𝐫𝐢 smirked. ❛𝒅𝒊𝒅𝒏'𝒕 𝒕𝒉𝒊𝒏𝒌 𝒔𝒐.❜ ▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄ She doesn't speak-not out loud, not anymore. Zariah Hart's been quiet since the night she lost everything, and moving to The Palisade at Skyview Apartments was supposed to give her a fresh start. No expectations. No questions. Just peace. But peace gets complicated when a man like Omarion Jordan starts showing up in it. He's nothing like she expected. Tatted, quiet, with eyes that read people better than they speak. A mechanic with a past he doesn't explain-and a presence that says more than his mouth does. He doesn't ask about her silence. She doesn't flinch at his reputation. Somehow, that's enough. What starts as simple glances turns into shared space. What feels like comfort turns to something neither of them planned for. But Atlanta doesn't forget what people try to bury. And sometimes, the loudest truth is the one you never say out loud. 𝐒𝐓𝐀𝐑𝐓𝐄𝐃: 𝐉𝐔𝐍𝐄 𝟐𝟎𝟐𝟓

Micah and Maila love story.