Nayeli is a 30-year-old single mother raising her spirited 7-year-old son, in her hometown of Charlotte, North Carolina. After enduring heartbreak from failed relationships, including the painful fallout with her son's father, Nayeli has sworn off the idea of romance. Instead, she pours herself into her career and focuses on being the best mom she can be. But life has a way of shifting even the most carefully laid plans. When news spreads that a mutual friend from Nayeli's close-knit circle has tragically passed away, old bonds are rekindled. Among those returning to town for the memorial is Shai Smith, a 36-year-old successful sports trainer who has spent years traveling for his career. Nayeli and Shai have known each other for over a decade, always sharing playful banter and harmless flirtation. They've laughed off their chemistry as nothing more than jokes - two people who were never in the right place at the right time. In the wake of loss, Shai stays in town longer than planned, reconnecting with old friends and reflecting on the fragility of life. As he and Nayeli cross paths more often, their once lighthearted interactions deepen. Despite the spark between them, both Shai and Nayeli carry the weight of past heartbreak. Shai's last relationship left him wary of trust, and Nayeli is terrified of exposing her son to a love that might not last. But as the days pass, their connection becomes undeniable. Through laughter, tears, and the lessons of loss, Nayeli and Shai learn that healing isn't about forgetting the past, but finding the courage to embrace what's ahead. In the echoes of shared memories they discover that sometimes, love doesn't come when you're searching for it.

"𝘐 𝘸𝘦𝘢𝘳 𝘢𝘭𝘭 𝘣𝘭𝘢𝘤𝘬 𝘢𝘯𝘥, 𝘺𝘰𝘶 𝘥𝘰 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘴𝘢𝘮𝘦, 𝘠𝘰𝘶 𝘥𝘰 𝘺𝘰𝘶𝘳 𝘥𝘳𝘶𝘨𝘴 𝘢𝘯𝘥, 𝘐 𝘩𝘢𝘷𝘦 𝘮𝘺 𝘸𝘢𝘺𝘴 , 𝘐 𝘢𝘮 𝘢 𝘳𝘦𝘧𝘭𝘦𝘤𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯 𝘰𝘧 𝘺𝘰𝘶." - 𝘴𝘶𝘮𝘮𝘦𝘳 𝘸𝘢𝘭𝘬𝘦𝘳 a street romance ❤️

"𝒚𝒐𝒖 𝒈𝒐𝒕 𝒎𝒚 𝒉𝒆𝒂𝒓𝒕.. 𝒕𝒉𝒊𝒔 𝒋𝒖𝒔𝒕 𝒎𝒚 𝒘𝒂𝒚 𝒐𝒇 𝒇𝒊𝒏𝒂𝒍𝒊𝒛𝒊𝒏𝒈 𝒊𝒕."

𝘳𝘦𝘢𝘭 𝘪𝘯 𝘮𝘺 𝘷𝘦𝘪𝘯𝘴

***WARNING: THIS STORY INCLUDES MATURE CONTENT AND VIOLENCE**** Malaysia grew up in an average household. She hadn't been around of a lot of crime nor ever had anything bad really happen to her. One day she meets a big time drug dealer and within five months her whole world changes.

Emiko Love is a innocent, non-troubling Harlem girl who works two jobs trying to help out around her grandma's house. One day working at Sylvia's, she comes across this guy. After being in a accident and him being her ride to the hospital, she never knew that he would change her life forever. She was saved and fell in love just to get a slap in the face when she finds out the secrets that he's been keeping from her. Things she should've known before they got far in their relationship. Will she bare the truths or will she end everything. 𝐀𝐑𝐈 𝐗 𝐃𝐀𝐕𝐄 𝐅𝐀𝐍𝐅𝐈𝐂

If there has been one word to describe these two.. the word would be strenuous. This pair were like oil and water to one another. One holding onto a dream and still trying to stick by her rules, fixing all that had suddenly become broken while he stood, protected because of the fame, the power that came with his name.. no worries to worry about at all, except a baby with a women he think is too damn stubborn as well as head strong with her own options. Will these two push past their own flaws to co-parent with a child ? Or will there still be hell in their wake as their baby make her way into this world. Follow Chi & Gionni's Story! ( lol p.s. I try my best to give a good description but ya girl just ain't good at these types of things )

Fourteen-year-old Aniyah Cleveland thought surviving the streets meant keeping her head down and her secrets buried. But when a violent truth resurfaces, her world is shattered - and her body carries the weight of a trauma she never asked for. Now pregnant and abandoned, Aniyah finds herself under the reluctant protection of Saint, a cold, quiet man with his own demons. He wasn't supposed to care. She wasn't supposed to need him. But the past they're both running from is more connected than either of them knows. As Aniyah fights to reclaim her voice, and Saint struggles with a truth that could destroy them both, the line between loyalty and love gets dangerously blurred. When blood isn't thicker than pain, and silence protects predators, who do you trust? This is a raw, emotional journey of survival, betrayal, and redemption - a story that rips into the harsh realities too many young girls face and the broken men trying to save them far too late.

love • /ləv/ an intense feeling of deep affection.

𝘛𝘏𝘐𝘕𝘎𝘚 𝘊𝘏𝘈𝘕𝘎𝘌, 𝘗𝘌𝘖𝘗𝘓𝘌 𝘊𝘏𝘈𝘕𝘎𝘌, 𝘍𝘌𝘌𝘓𝘐𝘕𝘎𝘚 𝘊𝘏𝘈𝘕𝘎𝘌 𝘛𝘖𝘖.....