𝙏𝙝𝙚 𝙧𝙞𝙜𝙝𝙩 𝙤𝙣𝙚. 𝙍𝙞𝙜𝙝𝙩 𝙥𝙡𝙖𝙘𝙚, 𝙧𝙞𝙜𝙝𝙩 𝙩𝙞𝙢𝙚.

noun: weakness. /ˈwēknəs/ -a person or thing that one is unable to resist or likes excessively.

"See, this is exactly why I wish we never met. You came into my life and you just keep shaking everything up!" She stressed, her stomach rumbling with rage. He only stared before his lips twitched into a smirk. "You don't even believe that dumb ass shit." --- She thought running would set her free, but freedom came with a price she wasn't sure she was ready to uphold. She ran from one trap straight into another. Dreams of dancing slip through her fingers when survival forces her into a world she would have to endure. She's dragged into the dark corners of Onyx city and life is nothing as she knew it. Then he appears. A boy who feels different, who makes her believe she might have more to live for than pain. Unfortunately, in the streets nothing is ever as it seems. Every bond comes with secrets, every touch with consequences. And when betrayal cuts deeper than love, she'll learn the hard way what it really means to be slimed out. STARTED; September 18th 2025 PUBLISHED; September 27th 2025

"𝚈𝚘𝚞'𝚟𝚎 𝚐𝚘𝚝 𝚖𝚎 𝚏𝚎𝚎𝚕𝚒𝚗𝚐 𝚕𝚒𝚔𝚎 𝚢𝚘𝚞'𝚛𝚎 𝚝𝚑𝚊𝚝 𝚜𝚘𝚖𝚎𝚝𝚑𝚒𝚗𝚐 𝚒𝚟'𝚎 𝚋𝚎𝚎𝚗 𝚖𝚒𝚜𝚜𝚒𝚗𝚐"☆ 𝚂𝚎𝚚𝚞𝚎𝚕 𝚝𝚘 𝙼𝚢 𝚋𝚕𝚎𝚜𝚜𝚒𝚗𝚐

"𝚂𝚘𝚖𝚎 𝚜𝚊𝚢, 𝚒'𝚕𝚕 𝚋𝚎 𝚋𝚎𝚝𝚝𝚎𝚛 𝚠𝚒𝚝𝚑𝚘𝚞𝚝 𝚢𝚘𝚞. 𝙱𝚞𝚝 𝚝𝚑𝚎𝚢 𝚍𝚘𝚗'𝚝 𝚔𝚗𝚘𝚠 𝚢𝚘𝚞 𝚕𝚒𝚔𝚎 𝚒 𝚍𝚘... ...𝚊𝚝𝚕𝚎𝚊𝚜𝚝 𝚝𝚑𝚎 𝚜𝚒𝚍𝚎 𝚒 𝚝𝚑𝚘𝚞𝚐𝚑𝚝 𝚒 𝚔𝚗𝚎𝚠."✩ 𝚂𝚎𝚚𝚞𝚎𝚕 𝚝𝚘 𝚈𝚘𝚞 𝙶𝚘𝚝 𝙼𝚎

𝘐 𝘶𝘴𝘶𝘢𝘭𝘭𝘺 𝘥𝘰𝘯'𝘵 𝘥𝘰 𝘵𝘩𝘪𝘴, 𝘣𝘶𝘵 𝘐 𝘣𝘦𝘦𝘯 𝘪𝘯 𝘮𝘺 𝘤𝘶𝘧𝘧𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘸𝘢𝘺𝘴 𝘐𝘵'𝘴 𝘱𝘳𝘰𝘭𝘭𝘺 𝘤𝘢𝘶𝘴𝘦 𝘴𝘩𝘦 𝘨𝘰𝘵 𝘩𝘦𝘳 𝘰𝘸𝘯, 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘴𝘩𝘦 𝘣𝘢𝘥 𝘚𝘩𝘦 𝘬𝘯𝘰𝘸 𝘐'𝘮 𝘰𝘯 𝘸𝘩𝘢𝘵𝘦𝘷𝘦𝘳 𝘴𝘩𝘦 𝘰𝘯, 𝘸𝘦 𝘧𝘦𝘭𝘭 𝘰𝘧𝘧, 𝘣𝘶𝘵 𝘸𝘦 𝘣𝘢𝘤𝘬

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"𝗦𝗮𝘆 𝘀𝗵𝗲 𝘀𝗲𝗲𝗻 𝗺𝗲 𝗼𝗻 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝘀𝘁𝗮𝗴𝗲 𝗳𝗿𝗼𝗺 𝗠𝗼𝗿𝗼𝗰𝗰𝗼." 𝐄𝐒𝐓. 𝐒𝐄𝐏𝐓𝟐𝟓

Harlem Anika James grew up tough on the streets of Columbus, Ohio. After losing her parents in a tragic car crash, the only family she could count on was her older brother Tyler and her big sister Avaia. By the time Harlem turned fourteen, Tyler had already put her up on game, teaching her how to handle a weapon. One night, a shootout broke out, and when shots were fired at her brother, Harlem pulled the trigger out of fear and instinct. In that split second, she locked eyes with a young man - but never thought she'd see him again. Nine years later, Harlem's world spins when she finds herself falling for Kyzier Symere Jeane, thanks to her best friend Xialani Jones and the crew of guys she runs with. Their chemistry is undeniable, and the two keep their relationship lowkey for months, living off stolen moments and secrets. But everything comes crashing down when Harlem discovers the truth - Kyzier is not only one of Tyler's opps, but also the same boy she shot at all those years ago. Now Harlem is caught between love, loyalty, and a past that won't stay buried.

"𝐈 𝐊𝐍𝐎𝐖 𝐅𝐎𝐑 𝐒𝐔𝐑𝐄 𝐓𝐇𝐀𝐓 𝐁𝐎𝐓𝐇 𝐎𝐅 𝐎𝐔𝐑 𝐇𝐄𝐀𝐑𝐓𝐒 𝐎𝐍 𝐓𝐇𝐄 𝐒𝐀𝐌𝐄 𝐓𝐇𝐈𝐍𝐆"