There's always a hand in the darkness, don't grab it.

"You know how special you gotta be to change a nigga like me? Huh?" He tilted her head back to make her look at him, and a faint smile grew on her face as he wiped her cheeks. "My own grandparents couldn't do it for me and I loved them more than anything. You the one for me ma. That's why I ain't told you everything yet 'cause I don't wanna run you away. I need you." He laid his forehead against hers, gently kissing her lips. "Nobody will ever believe that King Von from O Block be crying to me like this." She smiled as she gazed into his red eyes, and he chuckled, nodding in agreement. "I ain't King Von wit' you. Just love." He kissed her cheek next, and her smile grew as her arms tightened around him for a warm hug.

Everyone knew who he was and they all feared him. Except her. He had finally met his match in more ways that one.

Every time Isaiah looked at himself in the mirror, he was constantly reminded of the most traumatic moment of his life. He grew to hate himself until Namiko randomly waltzed into his life one day and began teaching him how to love himself again. It was as if she was his second chance. He'd been so pissed off all night to the point where he was physically shaking like a ticking bomb. This one hug from her felt like the rainbow after a severe thunderstorm. He couldn't believe that his sanity really depended on her. He'd never reached this point of love before. She brought him so much peace. That's why he loved her the way that he did; the reason why he couldn't stand to spend a single second away from her and why he depended on her to keep him sane. She was just it; like a breath of fresh air. He never expected the woman that ended up stealing his heart would be a real life Disney Princess wandering cluelessly around New York City; an autistic one, at that.

BOOK 2 I was too busy gripping the sheets, moaning to argue with this dumbass. "Fucking love how you sound,ma," he murmured? his lips brushing against my ear. "Only for me, right?" "Y-Yeah," I stammered, barely able to form fucking words. "Damn right," he said, pulling his fingers out and replacing them with his dick. THIS STORY IS NOT EDITED ‼️

"This lil (thug) light of mine"😁 26 yo Nayana Bentley didn't have time to settle down..well anymore, she had a few relationships and her most recent one ended because the man couldn't keep up with her busy schedule. She took it as a sign,she was a very successful wedding planner while also a CFO for her sisters wedding dress shop and they've been in business together for almost 10 years starting out very young thanks to the inspiration of their party planner mother and dress making grandmas on both sides of the family 21 year old De'Angelo Freeman was somebody that everybody in his state knew,Thug was a given name thanks to his street rep and not only was he street smart but book smart a well, women usually couldn't wait to get in bed with him then go brag about it which he brushed off. His family frequently begged him to stop his antics and finally settled down,his parents and siblings especially were tired of him bringing home different women most of which were disrespectful The begging only got worse when Angelo became a groomsmen in his cousins wedding,all day they kept on saying 'see how nice this is' or 'this could be you one day' but he wasn't paying no mind to them what he was paying attention to was the gorgeous wedding planner who he thought he'd get no problem 🤗

Naomi Carter was taught her whole life to stay away from trouble. Pastor's daughter. Church girl. Straight A student. Trouble was never supposed to find her. But one bad decision, one party, and one thing she was never supposed to see puts her directly in the path of the city's most feared man. Now the same man everyone warns her about won't stop watching. Won't stop texting. And definitely won't leave her alone. The problem? Naomi can't tell if she should be terrified of Kai Bennett... Or curious.

She crosses paths with a man whose charm feels effortless and whose presence feels safe... until the shadows around him start to move. She falls for him quick unaware that he's carrying a life she's never seen - a life stitched together with danger, loyalty, and secrets heavy enough to break anyone who gets too close. As their worlds intertwine, the truth begins to surface in pieces, forcing her to question everything she thought she knew about love, trust, and herself. Their connection is real, undeniable even, but the double life he lives threatens to pull them under. In a story where loyalty twists, danger breathes, and love refuses to let go, one question lingers above all: Will the secrets he hides be the thing that destroys them... or the fire that binds them tighter than they ever imagined?

Arielle Carter thought love was supposed to protect her. Instead, it buried the man she loved. When Jalen Cross is gunned down because of a case of mistaken identity, Ari is left standing in the cold-grieving, pregnant, and drowning in questions that no one seems willing to answer. The city moves on quickly, but Ari can't. Every night feels longer without Jalen's voice, and every memory hurts worse knowing he never made it home. As Ari struggles to prepare for motherhood alone, the truths Jalen kept hidden begin to surface-secrets that unravel everything she thought she knew about the man she loved and the life they were building. With each revelation, the line between grief and betrayal blurs. The only constant is Rome Lewis-Jalen's best friend. Loyal. Steady. And present in ways Jalen no longer can be. Rome steps in to help raise the child Jalen never got to meet, carrying his own guilt, his own grief, and feelings he's kept buried out of respect for a dead man. The Coldest Goodbye is a story about loss, hidden truths, single motherhood, and the dangerous beauty of loving again when your heart is still frozen in the past. Some goodbyes end love. Others give birth to it.

Ciara thought she had the perfect marriage. Von was her first love, her only love, the man she built her whole world around. But when a threesome turns into something more, and the other woman ends up carrying Von's child, Ciara realizes love won't save her. Now she's drowning in jealousy, betrayal, and secrets she can't confess. Her husband refuses to let her go, her family begs her to walk away, and Ciara? She's stuck in the middle, torn between love, loyalty, and lies. And when the truth finally comes out... everyone will bleed.