I tried touching him, but he stiffened from my touch. I stepped away from him and now my back was facing him. "Why?," I questioned. "I have my reasons," he retorted. "Why won't you let me touch you?," I insisted turning around to face him. "It's just the way things are. You just can't," he stated stubbornly. He stared back at me with those cold, harsh eyes that I couldn't bare any longer. I could feel the tears starting to form and I didn't want to let them fall. I was not going to let him see how weak I was. "Do you even love me?," I countered. "Ashanti, I told you I can't love. I'm incapable of loving you or anyone else," he says staring me in my eyes. "I'm going to get my clothes and go," I said numbly. Before I could move an inch, my back was crushed against the cold, hard surface of a wall. I looked up into Lamonte's eyes as he whispered, "You're mine. You're not leaving you can't leave." "You can't love me. Why would I stay?," I breathed. A love story that is beyond different. What was it about about Lamonte King that keeps her with him? She is breaking him and what will happen when he finally cracks? She will become his ruin. As he will become hers. PLEASE BE ADVISED: Some topics covered in this story may be triggering for many different reasons. This will be the only warning given moving forward. Read at your own risk!

Highest Ranking #512 in Romance The song itself held so much meaning to our situation, so I committed it to memory, remembering each step and exactly how it felt to be in his arms for one last time. "Are you going to come to the wedding?" Enrique asked warily, as if he were dreading the answer. "Yes, I promise that I'll be there. Unless, you don't want me to come." I rushed out feeling panicked. Maybe he didn't want me to come, what if it was too hard- "What if you break your promise?" I mentally sighed in relief and smiled softly. "Ree, I will never break a promise to you. For as long as my heart is beating, no matter the pain it brings. I'm here today and I'll be there when you marry her in two weeks. Trust me." I stared into his eyes, hoping that he would see how much I meant my words and how much I loved him. ∞ ∞ ∞ Megan is an innocent, independent and beautiful woman. Enrique is a cocky, Greek God like playboy. When the two's worlds collide, the chemistry is explosive. Through a series of nasty confrontations and misinterpretations, the two end up hating each other, but neither can deny the strong attraction. Just as things finally start looking up for the couple an unfortunate turn of events leave both of them heartbroken and alone. Will the dynamic couple overcome the obstacles thrown in their path or will their sacrifices mean the end of their love story? I mean, what is a love story without a little hate? Without a little hurt?

When Ayanna is forced into a job working for her parents' trusted college friend, she expects structure-not the quiet pull of a man who sees her more clearly than anyone ever has. Langston, a forty-three-year-old record label owner and divorcé, lives by rules that don't allow desire, especially not for his employee or the daughter of people he respects. As long hours and industry chaos draw them closer, attraction turns into something dangerous neither of them is willing to name. With her parents tightening their grip and her dreams of an artistic life slipping further away, Ayanna must choose between approval and authenticity. For Langston, loving her could cost him his reputation, his principles, and the one line he's sworn never to cross.

All Rights Reserved... The first part in the 'sibling' series. Think of it like a telenovela or kdrama but with black people. Joy is tired of her boring life. All she does is work and go to class. So when a friend invites her for a night out to have some fun she signs on for way more than she can expect. Pain has been in charge of the streets for a few years now since his brother got locked up. Now finally reaping from all his hard work he's ready to relax and retire from all the bullshit. With his brother coming back to take care of the streets Pain is ready to go legit and take care of his family. One night can change everything but for them, it changed their lives.. Please advise Mature content. #21 #Urban 01/08/21 #96 #Pregnancy 01/15/21 #9 #onenightstands 02/27/21 #1 AfricanAmerican 02/07/21 #9 #druglord 02/27/21 #10 #discovery 05/26/21 #3 #hoodromance 05/27/21 #3 #street 06/09/21 #2 Drama 07/06/21 #20 Love 08/22/21 COMPLETED 04/18/21 unedited(some errors remain, edited story available for purchase.) Beware its a Long story... A lil addicting. All rights reserved.

Asmara My'yanni Dawson has always wanted to help people. Majoring in Social Work, she's almost finished with her senior year of college. She kept her mind in her books and her heart away from love. She didn't swear it off, she just took a break from it after she experienced a major heartbreak her freshman year of college. The guy she thought she was in love with ghosted her, and it was later revealed that her best friend from high school not only slept with him, but had his child as well. She then realized that not every one deserved your trust and your heart, so she kept it on lock, until she met him... Esai Zamier Lewis always felt like the world was against him. Being diagnosed with a mental disorder, surviving poverty, and having to grow up fast, turned him into an emotionally unavailable person. Recently released from prison, Esai is learning to live in a world where his mother and brother aren't in it with him. Coping with promethazine to sleep through the pain, he doesn't realize it's doing more harm than good. Trying to uphold the promise to his mom, he opens his own tattoo shop, Esai's Ink. With the help of his friends and recent love interest, he realizes he's not alone as much as he thought. Follow Asmara and Esai as they both go through life with each other by each other's side. Relationships and friendships will be tested, secrets will be revealed, loved ones will be grieved. Can they survive it all? First book! Enjoy!

Be careful what you wish for you just might get it! Don't be alarmed. Don't be afraid. It doesn't have to go the wrong way. In April's case God gave her everything she wished for and yes she paid a few prices along the way but in the end she got exactly what she wanted. LOVE...Love so rare and love so pure by someone who bumped his way into her life and shook up her whole world. Watch as they take on family life and blossom into so much more. But remember everything that glitters isn't gold! With having a new baby, Dave going on tour, and the Triple B's moving across the country to Los Angeles what does God have in store for them next? Remember life is filled with endless tests and journeys that can possibly make or break you but at the end of the day it's all in YOUR hands to make the best of it... I present to you the continuation of All She Wanted Was Love A Chris Brown and Dave East Fan Fiction...

After being together for 12 years, Kayla thought she knew her husband like the back of her hand. She thought he was loyal, and faithful and had devoted his life to her. Of course, that's what she believed but boy was she wrong. It took one text from a friend for all of that to go away. All those things she fantasized about. The person she thought she knew more than anyone, who was supposed to have her back through it all, betrayed her. After deciding to file for divorce, she started to get her life back on track. She decided it was time for her to live for her, but her plans were derailed when a childhood crush reenters her life. Her husband decided he wasn't going to give up on his wife so easily which caused a battle between the two men. Two men fighting to win her heart and in the end Kayla asked herself. 'Was it all worth it?'

four stories, one book. For one reason or another, these eight individuals never had luck with love. Whether it's because they're too stuck up, too "wrapped up in their work," or just too damn stupid, they just can't seem to seal the deal on having long term partners in their lives. Until they meet each other. Follow along this journey of adventures, adversities, laughter, and a whole lot of love within these four very new and very complicated relationships.

in which he wants to settle down or in which she feels her wings have been clipped

a Stripper and a Football Star, not just any Football Star. A Sanders.