"You gone make a nigga crazy fa you, girl."

All I was trying to do was take care of my siblings and focus on my career. Now how did I get wrapped up in this King Pin's criminal life?

Laurel Alexis Pierce thought she left Chicago behind the day she turned 17-freshly graduated, grief still wet on her skin from her mama's funeral, and her father's petty street beef still echoing in the gunshots that took her away. Now 23, she splits her days saving lives as a nurse in Miami and her nights pouring drinks as a bottle girl to pay bills no one else sees. She left seven siblings behind in the trenches. She never planned to go back. But when she comes home late one night to find a dead dove in a box on her kitchen counter-and a note written in handwriting that don't belong in her world-she knows something's wrong. That dove? It was her mother's nickname. And that message? It's a call from the grave. Laurel returns to Chicago, determined to get answers, only to walk back into a city that's changed without her and a family half-broken in the fallout. The streets are louder. The guns are closer. And the same gang her brothers once ran with is still watching-only this time, three of them want her heart, not just her respect. But as secrets unravel, tension builds, and loyalty starts tasting like betrayal, Laurel has to ask herself: Can you ever come home when home wants to bury you, too? cover by GLOSSNEILS

Aaliyah has her life mapped out-ambitious, driven, and full of dreams. But Von, with his quiet charm and guarded heart, forces her to rethink everything she thought she knew about love. Their chemistry is undeniable, but can Von truly let go of his past and embrace the future with her? The road ahead is filled with passion, conflict, and healing, but can they build something that lasts? This love story is more than just hot chemistry-it's about trust, healing, and finding someone who truly sees you.

𝗞𝘆𝗿𝗶𝗲 𝗞𝘆𝘀𝗮𝘂𝗻 𝗕𝗲𝗻𝗻𝗲𝘁𝘁, 𝗮 𝟮𝟴 𝘆𝗲𝗮𝗿 𝗼𝗹𝗱 𝗺𝗮𝗻 𝗳𝗿𝗼𝗺 𝗖𝗵𝗶𝗰𝗮𝗴𝗼. 𝙒𝙝𝙤 𝙨𝙥𝙚𝙣𝙩 𝙝𝙞𝙨 𝙚𝙖𝙧𝙡𝙮 𝙩𝙬𝙚𝙣𝙩𝙞𝙚𝙨 𝙞𝙣 𝙥𝙧𝙞𝙨𝙤𝙣, 𝙘𝙝𝙖𝙧𝙜𝙚𝙙 𝙛𝙤𝙧 𝙖 𝙢𝙪𝙧𝙙𝙚𝙧 𝙝𝙚 𝙙𝙞𝙙𝙣'𝙩 𝙘𝙤𝙢𝙢𝙞𝙩. 𝙒𝙞𝙩𝙝 𝙝𝙞𝙨 𝙛𝙞𝙧𝙨𝙩 𝙡𝙤𝙫𝙚, 𝙩𝙝𝙚 𝙢𝙤𝙩𝙝𝙚𝙧 𝙤𝙛 𝙝𝙞𝙨 𝙘𝙝𝙞𝙡𝙙, 𝙩𝙖𝙠𝙞𝙣𝙜 𝙝𝙚𝙧 𝙤𝙬𝙣 𝙡𝙞𝙛𝙚. 𝙆𝙮 𝙢𝙤𝙫𝙚𝙨 𝙩𝙤 𝘼𝙩𝙡𝙖𝙣𝙩𝙖 𝙛𝙤𝙧 𝙖 𝙛𝙧𝙚𝙨𝙝 𝙨𝙩𝙖𝙧𝙩, 𝙨𝙩𝙧𝙪𝙜𝙜𝙡𝙞𝙣𝙜 𝙩𝙤 𝙠𝙚𝙚𝙥 𝙛𝙤𝙤𝙙 𝙤𝙣 𝙩𝙝𝙚 𝙩𝙖𝙗𝙡𝙚 𝙛𝙤𝙧 𝙝𝙞𝙨 𝙨𝙤𝙣, 𝙤𝙧 𝙖 𝙧𝙤𝙤𝙛 𝙤𝙫𝙚𝙧 𝙩𝙝𝙚𝙞𝙧 𝙝𝙚𝙖𝙙. 𝙈𝙚𝙚𝙩𝙞𝙣𝙜 𝙖 𝙬𝙤𝙢𝙖𝙣 𝙬𝙝𝙤'𝙨 𝙘𝙤𝙣𝙩𝙧𝙤𝙡𝙡𝙞𝙣𝙜 𝙖𝙣𝙙 𝙖𝙗𝙪𝙨𝙞𝙫𝙚, 𝙖𝙣𝙙 𝙤𝙣𝙚 𝙬𝙝𝙤 𝙝𝙖𝙨 𝙝𝙚𝙧 𝙡𝙞𝙛𝙚 𝙖𝙡𝙡 𝙩𝙤𝙜𝙚𝙩𝙝𝙚𝙧. 𝙒𝙝𝙤 𝙬𝙞𝙡𝙡 𝙝𝙚 𝙥𝙪𝙧𝙨𝙪𝙚? 𝙒𝙞𝙡𝙡 𝙩𝙝𝙚𝙮 𝙡𝙞𝙫𝙚 𝙝𝙖𝙥𝙥𝙮 𝙚𝙫𝙚𝙧 𝙖𝙛𝙩𝙚𝙧? 𝙊𝙧 𝙝𝙖𝙥𝙥𝙮 𝙣𝙚𝙫𝙚𝙧 𝙖𝙛𝙩𝙚𝙧.

"What it's called when the patient grow feelings fa therapist?" He asked, and she chuckled, staring at him. "Transference."

Sometimes life gets weird. You lose hope, then you'll fall down, but then you'll get back up again. Sage did. So hang in there; it gets better, with time. A short story.

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