At twenty-three, Kori thought she had love all figured out: steady boundaries, clear intentions, no room for chaos. But then there's Three. Three's twenty-five with a heavy past and an even heavier heart. The streets taught him to move ruthless, but one look at Kori had him rethinking everything. What starts as a friendship becomes calls that run too long and rides that don't end at the curb. Three falls first while Kori keeps drawing lines he's ready to cross. He's learning to heal. She's learning to trust. Together they're walking a line between danger and devotion. Where every laugh, every glance, every silence feels like more than it should. This isn't just a love story. It's a slow burn in real time with two hearts circling the fire, daring each other to step closer.

What happens when you fall for your brother's best friend? The story of Serenity & Jabari.

- Yeah, I'm mad at you And I know I fucked up, well damn look how you move -

Maddie Wilson is a quiet, hard-working 17-year-old with strict parents and a talent for doing nails. She stays out of the spotlight, focused on her goals-until she catches the attention of Six, an 18-year-old drug lord known for his dangerous lifestyle, designer clothes, and undeniable charm. Six is trying to provide for his younger siblings while navigating the streets of Chicago, but something about Maddie makes him want more than the life he's always known. Despite coming from two different worlds, their connection is undeniable. What starts as a slow friendship quickly turns into a deep, passionate love. But with exes, street drama, and Six's dangerous past catching up to them, Maddie finds herself pulled into a world she never imagined.

"𝗌𝗁𝖺𝗐𝗍𝗒, 𝗒𝗈𝗎 𝗐𝖺𝗇𝗇𝖺 𝖿𝖾𝖾𝗅 𝗀𝗈𝗈𝖽. 𝗂 𝗐𝖺𝗇𝗇𝖺 𝖿𝖾𝖾𝗅 𝗀𝗈𝗈𝖽, 𝗍𝗈𝗈. 𝖽𝗈𝗇'𝗍 𝗂 𝗆𝖺𝗄𝖾 𝗒𝗈𝗎 𝖿𝖾𝖾𝗅 𝗀𝗈𝗈𝖽?" - 𝗍𝗒 𝖽𝗈𝗅𝗅𝖺 $𝗂𝗀𝗇 𝗧𝗿𝗮𝗰𝗸𝗹𝗶𝘀𝘁 𝗼𝗻 𝗦𝗽𝗼𝘁𝗶𝗳𝘆: 𝗧𝗵𝗲 𝗣𝗹𝘂𝗴 - 𝗦𝗼𝘂𝗻𝗱𝘁𝗿𝗮𝗰𝗸 𝗯𝘆 𝗫𝘅𝗘𝗹𝗹𝗼𝗞𝗶𝘁𝘁𝘆𝘅𝗫 ⭢ 𝗉𝗅𝖺𝗒𝗅𝗂𝗌𝗍 𝗐𝗂𝗅𝗅 𝖻𝖾 𝗎𝗉𝖽𝖺𝗍𝖾𝖽 𝗐𝗂𝗍𝗁 𝖾𝖺𝖼𝗁 𝖼𝗁𝖺𝗉𝗍𝖾𝗋. 𝖥𝖾𝖻. 𝟤𝟢𝟤𝟤 - 𝖠𝗉𝗋. 𝟤𝟢𝟤𝟤

Girl, you're the one I want You're the one I need I'm beggin' you, please Can you come back to me 'Cause I was blind to see That's who was right in front of me (you were right in front of me).

I ain't never been in love but I swear to God I wanna love again.

Damn, college really is the best part of yo life. Especially at an HBCU.

Niah Monroe, a 26-year-old ambitious woman working her way through grad school, has always kept her life on the straight and narrow. She's loyal to her best friend, and she avoids men who could derail her goals. But then enters Khalil "Khaos" Mercer, 32, her best friend's older brother-fresh out after serving time, running the family's underground hustle, and building an empire of his own. He's dark, dangerous, and the one man she's never allowed herself to want. When circumstances force them together-him needing her brain and discipline to clean up his business moves, her needing his protection after a brush with street danger-the forbidden attraction between them sparks into a full-blown, undeniable passion.

𝐞𝐧𝐞𝐦𝐢𝐞𝐬 𝐭𝐨 𝐥𝐨𝐯𝐞𝐫𝐬 𝐬𝐭𝐨𝐫𝐲. .・゜-: ✧ :- 　𝐀 𝐍𝐘𝐀𝐀𝐌𝐀𝐑𝐀𝐉 𝐂𝐑𝐄𝐀𝐓𝐈𝐎𝐍　-: ✧ :-゜・． 𝐀𝐚𝐥𝐢𝐲𝐚𝐡 𝐉𝐨𝐡𝐧𝐬𝐨𝐧 𝐡𝐚𝐝 𝐢𝐭 𝐚𝐥𝐥-𝐚 𝐥𝐨𝐯𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐟𝐚𝐦𝐢𝐥𝐲, 𝐠𝐫𝐞𝐚𝐭 𝐟𝐫𝐢𝐞𝐧𝐝𝐬, 𝐚 𝐩𝐞𝐫𝐟𝐞𝐜𝐭 𝐛𝐨𝐲𝐟𝐫𝐢𝐞𝐧𝐝, 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐬𝐭𝐫𝐚𝐢𝐠𝐡𝐭 𝐀'𝐬 𝐢𝐧 𝐬𝐜𝐡𝐨𝐨𝐥. 𝐋𝐢𝐟𝐞 𝐢𝐧 𝐀𝐭𝐡𝐞𝐧𝐬, 𝐆𝐀, 𝐰𝐚𝐬 𝐬𝐦𝐨𝐨𝐭𝐡, 𝐛𝐮𝐭 𝐞𝐯𝐞𝐫𝐲𝐭𝐡𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐜𝐡𝐚𝐧𝐠𝐞𝐝 𝐰𝐡𝐞𝐧 𝐬𝐡𝐞 𝐦𝐨𝐯𝐞𝐝 𝐛𝐚𝐜𝐤 𝐭𝐨 𝐡𝐞𝐫 𝐨𝐥𝐝 𝐧𝐞𝐢𝐠𝐡𝐛𝐨𝐫𝐡𝐨𝐨𝐝 𝐟𝐨𝐫 𝐬𝐞𝐧𝐢𝐨𝐫 𝐲𝐞𝐚𝐫. 𝐅𝐨𝐫𝐜𝐞𝐝 𝐭𝐨 𝐟𝐚𝐜𝐞 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐩𝐞𝐨𝐩𝐥𝐞 𝐨𝐟 𝐡𝐞𝐫 𝐩𝐚𝐬𝐭, 𝐢𝐧𝐜𝐥𝐮𝐝𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐛𝐨𝐲 𝐰𝐡𝐨 𝐨𝐧𝐜𝐞 𝐦𝐚𝐝𝐞 𝐡𝐞𝐫 𝐥𝐢𝐟𝐞 𝐦𝐢𝐬𝐞𝐫𝐚𝐛𝐥𝐞, 𝐀𝐚𝐥𝐢𝐲𝐚𝐡 𝐫𝐞𝐚𝐥𝐢𝐳𝐞𝐬 𝐭𝐡𝐚𝐭 𝐬𝐨𝐦𝐞 𝐦𝐞𝐦𝐨𝐫𝐢𝐞𝐬 𝐝𝐨𝐧'𝐭 𝐬𝐭𝐚𝐲 𝐛𝐮𝐫𝐢𝐞𝐝-𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐧𝐞𝐢𝐭𝐡𝐞𝐫 𝐝𝐨 𝐨𝐥𝐝 𝐠𝐫𝐮𝐝𝐠𝐞𝐬. "𝐋𝐢𝐲𝐚𝐡 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐂𝐡𝐫𝐢𝐬 𝐬𝐢𝐭𝐭𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐢𝐧 𝐚 𝐭𝐫𝐞𝐞, 𝐊 - 𝐈 - 𝐒 - 𝐒 - 𝐈 - 𝐍 - 𝐆! 𝐅𝐢𝐫𝐬𝐭 𝐜𝐨𝐦𝐞𝐬 𝐥𝐨𝐯𝐞, 𝐭𝐡𝐞𝐧 𝐜𝐨𝐦𝐞𝐬 𝐦𝐚𝐫𝐫𝐢𝐚𝐠𝐞, 𝐭𝐡𝐞𝐧 𝐜𝐨𝐦𝐞𝐬 𝐚 𝐧𝐞𝐰𝐛𝐨𝐫𝐧 𝐢𝐧 𝐚 𝐛𝐚𝐛𝐲 𝐜𝐚𝐫𝐫𝐢𝐚𝐠𝐞!"