Gigi Jackson defined the terms hard-working and driven. After years of building a successful career in Hollywood, she was on the brink of cementing her name in the dance industry by completing the final piece of her empire. Yet, something had been amiss with Gigi the past six months and threatened to derail her decade of work. After one fateful night, it appeared her destruction was inevitable and the only way to ensure the survival of her future was to face the demon of her past, Aubrey Drake Graham. ***SLOW BURN ***

Their love for one another was truly impeccable but, there's only so much love can do...Is it really enough to stay in such a "toxic" relationship?

Aubrey has been wrongfully sentenced to do years behind bars for something he didn't do, he comes out looking for revenge and to rekindle things with the love of his life...question is, will the two overlap somehow?

"Yeah, I pray for you. I pray every night," she cried.

Jersey Coleman has faced many hardships. From being raised in a brothel to becoming a dope-fiend. She finally gets her life on the right path until she is faced with a difficult challenge.

"And I keep it by the dresser, Just in case a bitch ever try to break my heart, I won't let you. I still got blood on my denim, that was all the blood that was in her. No more love in a nigga." *ᵖʳᵉᵈᵉᶜᵉˢˢᵒʳ ᵗᵒ ᵗᵇˢ*

"Some mistakes are worth making... even if they ruin everything." He was forbidden. Off-limits. The wrong kind of temptation. But when you're living under the same roof, it's only a matter of time before rules shatter, loyalty crumbles, and hearts cross lines they can't uncross. He's packing his bags... but he might be taking my heart with him.

Tyler "Tank" Carter, a 22 year old truck driver crosses paths with Kayla Knight, an 18 year old girl who's running away home as he is enroute to drop off a load from Augusta, Georgia to Bangor, Maine.

"And it doesn't matter how much time passed or how much time will pass-it's him. It always has been him and it always will be him...I just don't know how to tell him," When it's more than a like, and they're more than a friend. When they know you better than you know yourself and just the thought of them is all you need to put a smile on your face-telling your best friend you're in love with them should be simple. Right?

"You just gotta trust me baby." *** Lourdes Brown has been hurt, badly. Instead of fully healing from her trauma, she turns to drowning her sorrows in work and school. She refuses to let herself get hurt again and has made a vow to not entertain the idea of a relationship until she has graduated from college and secured her dream job. Rashir Martin is a basketball prodigy and on the road to being drafted into the NBA. Being an attractive basketball player comes with its perks including parties, women, alcohol, and popularity. Rashir has told himself he doesn't have time for a relationship if he wants to make it to the NBA and he needs to stay focused with no distractions. When both of these broken souls cross paths, what will happen? DISCLAIMER: this story will consist of swear words and some sexual content. read at your own risk.