Her family sees embarrassment. Her lawyer sees entitlement. The public sees a headline. But underneath all of that, she is somebody who keeps making reckless choices because she is starving for love, attention, freedom, and somebody to choose her over the family name.

"You want me to gamble my heart on a spin?" he asked, a dry, humorless laugh slipping under his breath. "No," she murmured, stepping closer until there was barely any space left between them. "I want you to stop pretending love could ever survive in a place you had to lie to keep."

When best friends blur lines and become lovers.

Lovin' you is easy cause you're beautiful Makin' love with you is all I wanna do Lovin' you is more than just a dream come true And everything that I do, is out of lovin' you ~~~ Crystal is a 30 year old woman living in Houston under the strict Christian household ruled by her mother Phylicia and preacher dad Danny . Besides being a favored third grade teacher, her day consists of church events and hanging out with her only sibling, Briana. That changes when she meets Devale, a man from Brooklyn, New York who has no interest in religion and makes his money running night clubs in various cities.

Imagine being lockup for a crime you didn't do.? Imagine being in love with a woman who turn around and married another dude.? That was Zac life when he finally walk outta prison early from his bid. Zac was a change man but the past keeps coming at him hard and all he ever wanted was his woman Fatima.! But she wasn't his anymore. Fatima who went through hell and hot water with Zac let him go as soon as the judge gave Zac, his sentence.! Harsh.? Maybe but you gotta go back in time to understand why Fatima moved on, but who got time for that when you dealing with marital problems and hanging on by the thread.? Even more so when you come face to face with your one and only true love because he gotten outta prison early. A Zatima Story

Fatima thinks just because she moved on from the past it shouldn't matter.! The hurt she caused people in her younger days are coming for her ass. Especially since she's sleeping with the very man she cause harm to Zac to be pacific. But Zac doesn't know that he's sleeping with the enemy, the one who made him start all the way over and leave Atlanta for almost five years. How would he handle getting played or did he get played.? Never in a relationship just good sex between the two so could Zac be mad when he has a whole other life in DC which Fatima knows nothing about. Could the past cost them both harm.? How would they move forward or is the pain to great too.?

Devale and Crystal begin as close friends, and their friendship develops stronger throughout time. Despite Devale's marriage, their relationship grows overtime into something deeper and more complicated love. As feelings become stronger, Devale is caught between his devotion to his wife and the undeniable bond he has with Crystal. Together, they walk the fine line between friendship and love, dealing with difficulties such as loyalty, desire, and their search for what genuinely fills their hearts. This story shows the emotional complexity of unexpected love, which strains relationships and forces difficult decisions.

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