They laughed at each other. Chased each other around as young children. Embraced under the stars. But that was before the ripple cascaded throughout their lives; the ripple that would forever change the way they both viewed love. A love that had once been blossoming in between them now laid wilted in the dirt. But in between bucolic trees, can love shine through the leaves' gaps in place of hate?

"𝐅𝐮𝐜𝐤 𝐣𝐮𝐬𝐭 𝐥𝐢𝐤𝐞 𝐭𝐡𝐚𝐭 𝐋𝐚𝐧𝐢," He spoke as I slid down onto his cock. I gripped his shoulders for support as I suppressed my moan. "𝐈 𝐜𝐚𝐧𝐭," I said, burying my face in his neck. "𝐘𝐨𝐮 𝐜𝐚𝐧, 𝐛𝐚𝐛𝐲," he replied, his hands resting on my ass. It would be so much easier if he wasn't this damn big. ...... Meilani Brown wasn't the type to date frequently or be sexually active. So, when she's at a bar trying to move on from her ex and a handsome man comes up to her, why wouldn't she take him as a rebound? She never imagined that a one-night stand could have such an impact on her life. Angelo Romano is a well-known figure in the underground world. While he's connected to the mafia, he also manages his own enterprise involving the export and import of drugs and weapons. What will happen when Meilani discovers she has just fucked her brother's enemy?

Can a decade-long friendship survive one impulsive night? What was supposed to be a small mishap, one night, one bed, two best friends too drunk to draw the line, suddenly ignited long-buried feelings neither of them dared to confront. Now, caught between the comfort of the past and the uncertainty of something more, they're forced to ask: Can they go back to being just friends? Or has the fire they thought they'd put out already turned into flames they can't control? Will they hold on to what they've built, or let it all turn to ash?