Forbidden things always seem to be the most desirable and I never been one to hold back from getting what I want, no matter the circumstances. Until her. She's beyond forbidden, yet she's all I want, all I crave, all I desire.

Adapted from Girls Do It Better. Back seat

When top law school graduate Kamryn Anderson joins Chicago's most elite Black woman owned law firm, she's determined to prove she's more than the daughter of the managing partner's oldest friend. Under the guidance of powerhouse attorney Kelly Rowland, Kamryn finds herself navigating high stakes litigation, fierce competition, and the pressure of living up to impossible standards. But between late night case prep, unexpected friendships, and growing feelings for a colleague she never saw coming, Kamryn discovers that building a successful career may be easier than building a life.

Athena Castillo, a member of a prominent mafia family is forced to take over for her father. Despite going against him any chance she gets she must take over no matter her want to have nothing to do with it. Athena lives her life as she wants with no care. That is until she meets her roommate, Stella Campbell, who changes her. Deven Thorne, best friend to Stella Campbell and self made millionaire. She enjoys her life as much as she can. She is the life of the party but can also be the one to burn it all down. She lets no one control her. When things get flipped upside down Deven comes face to face with the one person who matches her fire. Will things come crashing down when fire and fire meet? *The first part of the story is told in the POV of Stella (Athena's roommate) and Athena*

Manhattan belongs to 𝐒𝐨𝐥𝐞𝐢𝐥 𝐊𝐚𝐥𝐥𝐢𝐬𝐭𝐫𝐚𝐭𝐞. At twenty-three, she is New York's most visible success story: a fashion prodigy with Vogue covers, private fittings, and a reputation polished to perfection. However, beneath the structure, Soleil is volatile. Petty. Bratty. Childish. Defiant in ways that don't belong in the world she dominates, and far less interested in discipline than she is in breaking it. When her father remarries, Soleil gains a step-sister she neither asked for nor intends to tolerate. 𝐖𝐢𝐥𝐥𝐨𝐰 𝐂𝐡𝐫𝐲𝐬𝐟𝐢𝐞𝐥𝐝 is eighteen, newly arrived in Manhattan, and deeply rooted in one of the city's most visible religious circles. She moves through sanctuaries and society with quiet certainty, guided by devotion, restraint, and something far more rigid than faith. Willow does not bend, and when she cannot control something, she destroys it. They do not want to understand each other. But in a city that thrives on performance, the line between temptation and control becomes dangerously easy to cross.

"Do you know what I do to girls who don't answer when they're spoken to?" she murmured, her voice dripping with quiet menace under the mask. "N-no," Salma breathed, her voice barely audible as she kept her eyes locked on Nerezza's dark eyes. Nerezza hummed, tilting Salma's chin up with a gloved hand, her grip firm but teasing. "I fuck the answers out of them," she whispered, each word slow and deliberate. ••••• Salma, a well known radio show host, is used to strange calls-but nothing like this. One Wednesday morning, an anonymous woman dials in live on air, her voice low, dripping with eerie amusement as she confesses to a murder. Convinced it's a twisted prank, Salma plays along, her tone teasing-until the caller whispers something only Salma could know. What starts as a disturbing coincidence spirals into a chilling obsession. Night after night, the woman calls back, turning Salma into her unwilling confidante, her chosen messenger. Each call comes with cryptic clues, taunts wrapped in silken words, a deadly puzzle Salma is forced to solve-because if she doesn't, she'll be the next victim. But fear gives way to fascination. Then obsession. As the game between them intensifies, Salma finds herself drawn to the voice on the other end of the line-a voice that knows her deepest fears, her darkest desires. The hunt for the truth becomes a tangled web of danger, passion, and something far more dangerous than death. They should be enemies. One is the hunter, the other the prey. But what happens when they fall in love? Written by: Tzipora Rosen Edited by: Lean Catherine Benton Disclaimer: Sexually explicit content Violence Strong language 🏆 #1 horror-thriller 🏆 #1 Toxic

IN WHICH- Sloane Oceni ends up tutoring her childhood crush and hopes for something more. IN WHICH - Paige Bueckers get tutored by her childhood crush and hopes for something more. NOT A SLOW BURN AT ALL but does have some angst I don't own anyone except for Sloane, her family and her friends this is also a work of fiction and nothing that happens here is related to reality at all! enjoy lea #58 in collegestories sept 2 #16 in old friends sept 3 #3 in wlw sept 7 #2 in old friends sept 10, sept 24 #10 in smart sept 21 #11 in basketball sept 23 #22 in smart sept 30 #20 in smart oct 7 #76 in wlw oct 12

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"Did you miss me- aahhh!...Who are you?"i ask grabbing the nearest thing to cover myself. "I'm Marlowe,your new driver,"she says and her voice is ringing familiar bells but i don't know from where. She's taller than me by a lot and her short sleeved white shirt is giving quite the view of her tattoo filled arms. The right one only has some writing on it, maybe a name but it's too far for me to make out. "I'm so sorry I'll wait downstairs, i was looking for the guest bathroom,"she says with her hazel eyes meeting mine and it's like everything else has disappeared and I'm only here, with her. It feels like I've been here before. Marlowe and Maven were the power couple. She was her first thrilling Dangerous experience and Maven the first woman to tame her with just three words, "you are mine,". Three bold words to a ruthless Mafia boss. What happens when fate rips them from each other's arms, taking along Maven's memory of their shared love? Ps: please vote and comment;))

Honey's expecting a package.. but instead she got Syd..