𝐑𝐈𝐂𝐇𝐄𝐒𝐓 𝐌𝐒𝐓𝐀𝐊𝐄 ²⁰⁰⁰ˢ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ "Look at me when I'm talkin', ma," Kyron whispered to her, lifting the tip of her chin so she could look him in the eyes. She felt her cheeks flush from the proximity between them. Being this close to him always did something to her, and she hated how much she liked it. "What?" she asked. "I thought you like me bein' bad?" A smirk crept across her lips. He chuckled softly, his two fingers still holding onto her chin while maintaining eye contact with her. Neither of them looked away. The chemistry between them was obvious, sitting heavy in the space between their bodies. "Oh, I love it, ma." He smiled in a way that led to no good. "I just don't like bein' played with." "I ain't nobody playin' witchu," she told him. "Remember that you told me... we're not together." "And to keep shi P." Then she held up her fingers, forming a 'P'. He looked her up and down before looking back into her eyes, and she held his gaze. She was the only girl who could do that and make him feel nervous. There was just something about her. The way she held eye contact without backing down always threw him off a little, even if he'd never admit it. For a few seconds, neither of them spoke. They just stood there looking at each other. "Bet." That's all he said.

Onika is happily married to her beautiful wife Beyoncé, and they share an adorable three-year-old son named Kai. Onika is promoted at work and after moving into her new home, a temp worker at her office, Kim, begins to stalk her.

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A'Naija has been surviving the streets of Los Angeles since she was thirteen-trapped in a gang that never wanted her, haunted by addiction, and carrying scars no one cared to acknowledge. After a failed escape plan ends in the death of the only person who ever truly loved her, she spirals deeper into self-destruction. But when old faces return and buried truths begin to surface, Naija must decide whether she'll let her past consume her-or become the very thing that destroys it.

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What are you willing to risk? Power is the most valuable asset. Soraya Nadia Blackwood learned that long before she became the woman running one of the most powerful empires in New York. At twenty-seven, she is cold elegance wrapped in designer silk and ruthless strategy-the billionaire CEO who took a throne never meant for her and made powerful men choke on the sight of it. She doesn't trust easily. She doesn't lose control. And she definitely doesn't make emotional mistakes. Then Malakai Cassius Kingsley walks into her world. Beautiful. Privileged. Dangerous. A scandal-prone heir with an artist's hands, a reckless reputation, and the kind of smile that hides far too much. He's everything Soraya should dismiss. So why can't she? In a city built on money, secrets, and silent wars, attraction is never just attraction. It's strategy. It's manipulation. It's leverage. And when family betrayal, ambition, and desire collide, the line between seduction and destruction becomes dangerously thin. Because in this world- love is a liability, trust is currency, and power always comes with a price. What are you willing to risk?

❛𝒍𝒐𝒐𝒌 𝒂𝒕 𝒎𝒆,❜ 𝓼𝐞𝐛𝐚𝐬𝐭𝐢𝐞𝐧 murmured, two fingers tilting her chin moving to drag slow over her bottom lip. 𝒋𝐨𝐫𝐝𝐲𝐧 tried to glare through her lashes-tried to keep her pride in front, but her breath caught and her lips parted anyway when his thumb traced the corner of her mouth. ❛𝒕𝒖 𝒆𝒔 𝒂̀ 𝒎𝒐𝐢,❜ he whispered, lips grazing her ear, the French slipping out rougher than his control. her hands fisted in his shirt, pulling him closer like her body had decided before her mind could. He smirked against her mouth. ❛𝒃𝐨𝐧 𝒇𝐢𝐥𝐥𝒆.❜ ▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄ Jordyn Gauthier never wanted her father's world. But when the estranged billionaire dies, he leaves her more than grief-he leaves her 𝟒𝟐% of a crumbling empire, a mountain of debt, and enemies she didn't know had her name on a list. The only way to stop bankruptcy? A merger with the rival firm. The rival CEO has one condition: 𝐌𝐚𝐫𝐫𝐢𝐚𝐠𝐞. 𝐒𝐓𝐀𝐑𝐓𝐄𝐃: 𝐌𝐀𝐑𝐂𝐇 𝟐𝟎𝟐𝟔

#1 | 𝐇𝐄𝐑𝐒 𝐓𝐎 𝐑𝐔𝐈𝐍. ❛In yours arms, I find both heaven and hell.❜ ━━ 𝐈𝐍 𝐖𝐇𝐈𝐂𝐇, twenty-two, 𝐎𝐍𝐈𝐊𝐀 𝐌𝐀𝐑𝐀𝐉 is a reserved, highly intelligent college student with a liking for numbers and statistics ⎯ but seething underneath is a taste for trouble. Determined to finish her final year of college, she was given a job that was never meant to be completed ⎯ only to be caught and claimed by an older lady who's watched and waited patiently to scorch her. 𝐁𝐄𝐘𝐎𝐍𝐂𝐄 𝐊𝐍𝐎𝐖𝐋𝐄𝐒, twenty-nine, is practically a ghost in the business world; a cold-blooded, self-aware enigma behind some of Houston's greatest businesses. People call her a business mogul, even a philanthropist, or better yet ⎯ a 𝘀𝗶𝗹𝗲𝗻𝘁 𝗶𝗻𝘃𝗲𝘀𝘁𝗼𝗿. When their paths collide, Onika is torn between the life she has built, and the pull of an older lady who sees right through her ⎯ and knows exactly how to handle her.