At twenty, Jourie Vance has her entire life perfectly mapped out. As the owner of an elite, low-profile luxury hair brand, she moves like a ghost online and keeps her personal life completely locked down. She doesn't do chaos, she doesn't do clout, and she definitely doesn't do the music industry. Damiri "Von" Rivers is twenty-two, heavily tatted, unpredictable, and the most dangerous rising superstar in the rap game. He's used to girls doing the absolute most for his attention, but when he steps into Jourie's quiet sanctuary and gets nothing but icy silence, he's instantly hooked. Jourie knows getting involved with a reckless rapper is a threat to everything she's built-but the slow-burn tension is too electric to ignore. It's a dangerous game where lines are crossed, loyalty is tested, and the wrong choice might just be the best mistake she ever makes.

"𝙈𝙖𝙮𝙗𝙚 𝙄 𝙬𝙖𝙨𝙣'𝙩 𝙡𝙤𝙨𝙞𝙣𝙜 𝙢𝙮 𝙢𝙞𝙣𝙙. 𝙈𝙖𝙮𝙗𝙚 𝙛𝙖𝙩𝙚 𝙟𝙪𝙨𝙩 𝙝𝙖𝙙 𝙖 𝙘𝙧𝙪𝙚𝙡 𝙨𝙚𝙣𝙨𝙚 𝙤𝙛 𝙝𝙪𝙢𝙤𝙧."

Every time Dayvon looked at Salem , he was reminded that there was still a small piece of good left inside him. He met her on one of the worst days of his life, fresh out of jail and carrying more anger than he knew what to do with. While everybody else saw a criminal headed nowhere fast, Salem saw a man with busted knuckles who needed help. He'd never understood how an autistic doctor could be so oblivious to who he was. She never feared him. Never judged him. Never treated him any differently than anybody else. One hug from her felt like peace after years of chaos, and somewhere along the way he found himself depending on her more than he should've. That's why he yearned for her the way he did; why he couldn't stay away no matter how hard he tried.She stole his Antidote.

"ꜰʀᴏᴍ ᴀʟʟ ᴡᴇ ʟᴏꜱᴛ...ᴛʜɪꜱ ɪꜱ ᴀʟʟ ᴛʜᴀᴛ ʀᴇᴍᴀɪɴꜱ"

Caught between love, lies, family loyalty, and the streets that created them all, the four are forced into a war they never asked to be part of. As hidden truths unravel and old enemies resurface, they realize the past connecting their families is far more deadly than anyone admitted. And in Chicago, love doesn't come easy - especially when the people who want you together are already planning your downfall. Some lines were never meant to be crossed. But some hearts were never meant to stay apart.

Jasani Bennett has lost everything - his baby mama to an overdose, his faith in women, and now his home. All he has left is his four-year-old son, Sincere, and the cold streets of Chicago in December. When the snow turns to freezing rain, Von's pride nearly costs them shelter until Jailyn Wilson, a stylist stuck in Chicago for the holidays, sees them outside as she's driving back to her Airbnb. Against her better judgment, she lets them in for the night. What was supposed to be one night turns into days as Jasani struggles with his trust issues and Jailyn struggles with her loneliness. The tension builds as she teaches Sincere the joy of Christmas while slowly breaking through Jasani's walls. But the question is - will Von let go of his pain and accept that maybe, Christmas didn't just come to Chicago, it came to save him?

"𝐌𝐈𝐆𝐇𝐓 𝐆𝐎 𝐓𝐎 𝐉𝐀𝐈𝐋, 𝐈𝐅 𝐈 𝐍𝐄𝐄𝐃 𝐘𝐎𝐔, 𝐖𝐎𝐔𝐋𝐃 𝐘𝐎𝐔 𝐁𝐄 𝐓𝐇𝐄𝐀 𝐅𝐀 𝐌𝐄?" Started : 6/3/25 Published:12/6/25

On Halloween night, Mercedes joins her friends and family at a trail ride, to escape her recent heartbreak and uplift her spirits. Among the riders is Symere, whose presence is too calm, his gaze lingers too long, talks too smoothly in the dark and unfortunately, captures Mercedes attention far too easily. With no phone service and miles of land in every direction, Mercedes claims the night as hers in the name of love. Until she realizes a nightmare has already claimed them all. Started: 12/17/25 Published: 12/18/25 Finished: 1/19/26 Cover by: @SEVENSENS