BEAST /bēst/ noun: beast; plural noun: beasts. -an inhumanly, cruel, violent, or depraved person -an objectionable or unpleasant person or thing -a person's brutish or untamed characteristics He's been living in his own darkness. She's been running away from hers. Dave has been in the game for quite a long time. He does what he can to survive and protect the people he has left in his life. The more he goes deep into the underground, he finds himself becoming less human. He's never found a reason to quit until now... Veronica or Roni has always been the one to take care of everyone else but herself. But due to recent events, she blames herself more than anything. Running and forgetting seems to be her only solution. But what's deep inside will eventually came out and the damage is already done. Both of them have secrets and inner demons. But when they fall for each other, can they be each other's light at the end of the tunnel.

The journey continues....

"𝐘𝐨𝐮 𝐚𝐥𝐰𝐚𝐲𝐬 𝐠𝐨𝐧𝐧𝐚 𝐛𝐞 𝐦𝐢𝐧𝐞. 𝐀𝐥𝐰𝐚𝐲𝐬"

𝙁𝙤𝙧𝙗𝙞𝙙𝙙𝙚𝙣, 𝙨𝙝𝙚 𝙬𝙖𝙨 𝙘𝙤𝙢𝙥𝙡𝙚𝙩𝙚𝙡𝙮 𝙤𝙛𝙛 𝙡𝙞𝙢𝙞𝙩𝙨. 𝙔𝙚𝙩, 𝙚𝙫𝙚𝙧𝙮𝙩𝙝𝙞𝙣𝙜 𝙖𝙗𝙤𝙪𝙩 𝙝𝙚𝙧 𝙞𝙜𝙣𝙞𝙩𝙚𝙙 𝙖 𝙥𝙧𝙞𝙢𝙖𝙡 𝙡𝙤𝙣𝙜𝙞𝙣𝙜 𝙬𝙞𝙩𝙝𝙞𝙣 𝙝𝙞𝙢, 𝙖𝙬𝙖𝙠𝙚𝙣𝙞𝙣𝙜 𝙙𝙚𝙨𝙞𝙧𝙚𝙨 𝙝𝙚 𝙣𝙚𝙫𝙚𝙧 𝙠𝙣𝙚𝙬 𝙚𝙭𝙞𝙨𝙩𝙚𝙙. [MAY 2024- AUGUST 2024]

Leah thought she had outgrown the chapter of her life tied to two men she once loved and the streets they belonged to. Back then, trust unraveled quickly. When Leah became convinced Qez had been unfaithful and watched Keith choose loyalty to his friend over her, she made the only choice that felt safe and walked away. Four years later, fate pulls them back together at a car show. Qez is fresh out of prison, harder around the edges but still carrying the weight of what he lost. Keith is newly back in town, calmer, smarter, and hiding truths that never had the chance to come out before. Old wounds resurface. Unspoken desires ignite. And the lines between past and present blur when Leah realizes the story she ran from may not be the truth she believed. Some loves don't fade. Some bonds were never meant to be broken. And some hearts were always meant to be shared.

"I don't know how to do this." He was almost embarrassed to admit it. "I ain't been right with you in a long time, but I'm gon' ask anyway. Please don't take her from me." His plea cracked something open inside of his chest. "I know I ain't a good man. I done did some shit that I can't take back and I can't make it right. But she is, she's good. She's the light in so many places I didn't know were dark." "So if there's a price that needs to be paid for all the pain that I have caused in this word and done onto others put it on me. I'll pay it. I swear I will. I'll protect her with my last breath. I'll listen and heed her warnings. I'll slow down and come home more and stop thinking that I'm alone in this world." "Just please let my baby wake up. I love her, I'm in love with her and I can't do this without her. If waking her up means I got to sacrifice letting her go so she can be safe. I'll do that. Just don't take her from this earth." "In Jesus name I pray. Amen."

𝗟𝗶𝗳𝗲 𝗶𝘀 𝗮 𝗳𝘂𝗹𝗹 𝗰𝗶𝗿𝗰𝗹𝗲.

Solei came to college to get her degree, not lose herself in a man she couldn't have. Books, grades, and minding her business - that was the plan. Until she started slipping in her hardest class and ended up needing extra help from one person she should've stayed far away from. Basim Hart is everything she should avoid - intelligent, composed, and carrying an energy that makes people pay attention without him saying a word. One tutoring session turns into something neither of them can ignore, and suddenly Solei is caught between what's right and what feels too real to walk away from. But there's more to Professor Hart than the campus knows... and Solei starts to feel it long before she understands it. His past. His power. His secrets. All of it shadows the connection growing between them. As lines blur and temptation rises, Solei realizes she might be stepping into something deeper than a forbidden love and lesson - something that could change everything she thought she knew about him... and herself. A quiet girl. A complicated man. A love neither one of them saw coming. Secrets, tension, and danger - but you won't know how deep it goes until you turn the page. 🥇In literature 1/1/26 🥈 In Double Life 12/30/25 🥉Urban Novel 12/30/25

Hidden deep in the breathtaking mountains of Novarae, four couples-straight, gay, and lesbian-step into the biggest gamble of their lives: one month in a sprawling luxury cabin where love is put to the ultimate test. By day, the retreat leaders push them through intense challenges designed to rebuild trust, reignite intimacy, and force the hard conversations they've been avoiding. By night, the cameras don't capture what really goes down when broken marriages and fragile hearts share the same roof: heated arguments, stolen kisses, confessions that cut deep, and unexpected bonds that form across the couples. Every laugh, every tear, every betrayal builds toward one impossible decision: will they walk away hand in hand, stronger than ever... or finally sign the papers that end it all? Two months later, at the explosive reunion, the truth will come out-who stayed, who strayed, and who decided love just wasn't enough. Messy, emotional, and unfiltered -this isn't just a retreat. It's the last chance at forever.

a traphouse production #5 "Nothing in this world that I ever wanted more, nothing like them girls you ever loved before."