A young mother rebuilding herself after postpartum changes and the death of her violent ex, she keeps her world small and controlled. Her daughter is her heart, her routine is her safety, and trust is something she no longer gives away freely. The past still echoes in her mind, every raised voice, every sudden sound reminding her of what she survived. He lives his life inside the ring. A rising boxer known for his focus and discipline, he fights with a quiet intensity, made sharper by being deaf in one ear, a truth the world knows but never fully understands. He's learned to read movement, energy, and silence better than sound, keeping his emotions guarded just like his stance. What happens when she comes and messes up his routine and she doesn't even know that.

Dayvon kept his head down, pencil moving across the page, but his eyes lifted every few seconds to catch her mouth, her lashes, the soft curve of her cheeks, the way her sleeve tattoo disappeared under her scrub jacket. "You staring hard as hell for somebody drawing," Sage said, trying to sound unbothered while her fingers tightened around her cup. Von looked back down, jaw flexing like he hated being caught. "I need to see what I'm drawing, ma." Sage's face softened before she could stop it, and Von got quiet, thumb rubbing the corner of the old sketchbook like the truth had slipped out too fast. "I was mean as fuck when you first came," he said, eyes still on the paper. "Wasn't really you. I was mad I couldn't move, mad a nigga snaked me, mad you kept looking at me like I wasn't dead yet." Von finally looked up at her, voice lower. "I want you bad, pretty girl. Street nigga way, not that soft movie shit. Like I wanna see you smile and still slap a nigga for playing with you." 08/6/26

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

Copyright. ©️ 2025 All Rights Reserved. She's always been theirs, Even when she didn't know it... They grew up together They protected her while she thought they were abusive.... She left them, They became RUTHLESS. Menace's to society.... Years later, she returns back home, Only to be reminded.... She always been THEIR POSSESSION. Written By: Nilda Jay Began on: 5/28/2025 Completed on: 11/22/2025