In due time, she learns to heal from the loss of her father while building something of her own. In due time, he outgrows his usual and seeks out something new, something fresh. In due time, they both embark on a growth path together, engrossed in each other and their successes.

After a brutal car crash, Lyric wakes up with no memory-- and a man claiming to be her husband. Malik Carter is charming, rich, and devoted. He says they were in love. He says she safe now. But if that's true? Why does her soul scream every time he touches her? 𝐀 𝐃𝐚𝐫𝐤-𝐑𝐨𝐦𝐚𝐧𝐭𝐢𝐜 𝐓𝐡𝐫𝐢𝐥𝐥𝐞𝐫 𝐰𝐡𝐞𝐫𝐞 𝐦𝐞𝐦𝐨𝐫𝐲 𝐢𝐬 𝐚 𝐰𝐞𝐚𝐩𝐨𝐧, 𝐥𝐨𝐯𝐞 𝐢𝐬 𝐚 𝐥𝐢𝐞, 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐬𝐮𝐫𝐯𝐢𝐯𝐚𝐥 𝐦𝐞𝐚𝐧𝐬 𝐮𝐧𝐜𝐨𝐯𝐞𝐫𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐭𝐫𝐮𝐭𝐡--𝐛𝐞𝐟𝐨𝐫𝐞 𝐢𝐭 𝐤𝐢𝐥𝐥𝐬 𝐡𝐞𝐫.

"𝐈𝐭𝐬 𝐡𝐚𝐫𝐝 𝐭𝐨 𝐭𝐫𝐮𝐬𝐭 𝐰𝐞'𝐯𝐞 𝐛𝐞𝐞𝐧 𝐭𝐡𝐫𝐨𝐮𝐠𝐡 𝐭𝐨𝐨 𝐦𝐮𝐜𝐡 𝐬𝐡𝐢𝐭, 𝐰𝐞 𝐜𝐚𝐧𝐭 𝐠𝐢𝐯𝐞 𝐮𝐩" 𝐀𝐬𝐢𝐚𝐧 𝐩𝐫𝐨𝐝𝐮𝐜𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧

I wrote this story many years ago, it got taken down so I am going to rewrite, please Enjoy the brand new version.

there's always another side to the story.. what really happens while leah's gone ?

Zahara Wells never believed love could feel like punishment-until her father's debt became her price. When the Brewsters come calling to collect, she expects threats, maybe violence... not a proposal. Now bound to David Brewster III, the cold and calculated heir to Miami's most dangerous family, Zahara is forced into a world of money, blood, and silent wars. Her job? Play the perfect wife, smile for the cameras, and remember she's only there because her father owed him. But David doesn't want her obedience-he wants her loyalty. And the longer she stays, the more she realizes his touch feels less like control and more like protection. Still, in a world built on power and payback, falling for the man who owns you might be the deadliest mistake of all. Because nothing in the Brewster empire comes free. Not money. Not loyalty. Not love. Only The Contract. Coverrr by @TrenchLordTales <3

"𝐢 𝐛𝐞𝐞𝐧 𝐡𝐮𝐫𝐭, 𝐰𝐡𝐲 𝐲𝐨𝐮 𝐭𝐫𝐲𝐧𝐚 𝐡𝐞𝐚𝐥 𝐦𝐞?" "𝐜𝐚𝐮𝐬𝐞 𝐢 𝐰𝐚𝐧𝐭 𝐲𝐨𝐮."

Urban Romance | Dallas, TX | Black Love Kai Karter wasn't looking for love - just peace. A 24-year-old single mom, esthetician, and LPN working her way through nursing school, she's finally building a quiet life in Dallas for her and her four-year-old daughter, Regin. After escaping the grip of her abusive, drug-dealing ex, she's focused on healing skin by day and studying late into the night. Soft, sweet, and self-made - but don't get it twisted. She's not the one to play with. Crew "Ace" Princeton has never believed in love. Kingpin of the South, owner of a buzzing barbershop and tattoo lounge, Crew only trusts his money, his Glock, and his day-one, Dice. Loyalty to the streets is the only code he lives by. Women are for pleasure, never peace - and his favorite side piece, Keisha , knows the drill. Emotions? Off-limits. But everything changes when a random grocery store run puts him face-to-face with Kai - and her wide-eyed little girl calling him "Mister with the tattoos ." He's never chased a woman. She's not impressed by his charm . When Crews mom books him an appointment where Kai works unknowingly , Crew walks into the spa for a "facial"... and walks out with something he never expected: interest. Real, inconvenient, soul-tugging interest. Now two guarded hearts from two different worlds are on a slow collision course. But the streets don't let go easy. And neither do exes who still want control. Can a woman who just wants peace love a man born in chaos? Or will their worlds burn before they ever blend?