Zara Knight leads a dangerous double life; by day-a waitress at a local diner; by night, a skilled thief known as Matrix, pulling off heists for the city's corrupt elite. When her latest job puts her in the crosshairs of the Devereaux crime family, she never expects to cross paths with Callum Devereaux, the heir to the empire she's targeting. As Callum Devereaux rises to take control of his father's criminal empire, he's tasked with bringing down the elusive Matrix. But when he uncovers Zara's secret identity, he's torn between loyalty to his family and his growing attraction to the woman he's supposed to betray. Caught in a dangerous game of trust, betrayal, and passion, Zara and Callum must decide if their hearts are worth the risk-or if their worlds will tear them apart. **inspired by a scene of the show Arrow** Start: January 4, 2025 Finish:

𝐓𝐰𝐨 𝐇𝐞𝐚𝐫𝐭𝐬. 𝐎𝐧𝐞 𝐂𝐡𝐨𝐢𝐜𝐞.

One lover. One husband. A hundred unread letters. When the war ends, only one truth will remain: who did she love too late? 𝘈 𝘴𝘵𝘰𝘳𝘺 𝘰𝘧 𝘸𝘢𝘳 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘴𝘪𝘭𝘦𝘯𝘤𝘦. 𝘖𝘧 𝘱𝘢𝘴𝘴𝘪𝘰𝘯 𝘵𝘩𝘢𝘵 𝘧𝘢𝘥𝘦𝘴, 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘥𝘦𝘷𝘰𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯 𝘵𝘩𝘢𝘵 𝘦𝘯𝘥𝘶𝘳𝘦𝘴. 𝘖𝘧 𝘰𝘳𝘤𝘩𝘪𝘥𝘴 𝘵𝘩𝘢𝘵 𝘣𝘭𝘰𝘰𝘮 𝘰𝘯𝘭𝘺 𝘢𝘧𝘵𝘦𝘳 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘧𝘳𝘰𝘴𝘵.

They've lost my love; will they find a way to regain it? #4 on Kingvon

Polo G~ Say she is the truth Say she is so real And I love the way that you make me feel When it's time to show affection again Look her in her eyes like, "You're mine" That's no lie, uh

Penelope (Poppie) Matthews had reached her limit. She had already been dealt a bad hand at life, having aged out of an orphanage at 18 yr old. Born in Chicago, she knew she had to do what she needed to do to survive. Five years later, she's still trying to survive by make a living, at a temp job to bring in some cash but with no skills, it's not enough. Her friend, Shayla, introduces her to a way of making some cash and have fun at the same time. Shayla and her drug dealer boyfriend, Mike, hosts "Play Parties" and everyone has to pay an entrance fee. As luck would have it, the house gets raided ending with Shayla and Mike arrested, leaving Poppie desperate for cash as Shayla has no choice but to leave town, leaving Poppie to fend on her own. Just as things started to look bad, Shayla returns and introduces Poppie to a world that she'd never thought she would be a part of, run by the famous and infamous owner of Elegant Industries. Vanessa McBride is a strong and powerful business woman with an outstanding reach. She owns and runs a very elegant and well established escort service for high profile individuals. She beautifies girls to become exquisite women and pay them well in return. When Shayla introduces Poppie to Vanessa, Poppie's world turns around. Things are going great - until one fateful night, a turn of events leave Poppie and a government official fighting for their lives. Vanessa takes control of the situation to save Poppie's life. Because she believes Poppie is the person she's been searching for to help her with a secret of her own. In the meantime, she decides to take down the government official who has been trying to shut her down. Samuel, Vanessa's son, becomes fascinated with Poppie and wonders why his mother is so close to her. Vanessa has been searching for someone for Samuel and feels that Poppie may be the only person who would understand and accept Samuel for the secrets he holds. Poppie never knew how much her life would change.

First they're sour, then sweet. - sweet /swēt/ adjective 1. pleasing in general; delightful. 2. highly satisfying or gratifying. 3. used to express approval or admiration; excellent. - sour /ˈsou(ə)r/ adjective 1. feeling or expressing resentment, disappointment, or anger. cover by: @worksbykay COMPLETE.

A wise man named Saint Augustine once said, "Faith is to believe what you do not see; the reward of this faith is to see what you believe." - Spin-off to Sour or Sweet 𝐜𝐨𝐯𝐞𝐫 𝐛𝐲 | 𝐦𝐞, @𝐫𝐨𝐲𝐚𝐚𝐥𝐭𝐲𝐛𝐫𝐢 ᝰ.ᐟ