"You ain't even that cute." Jojo playfully rolled her eyes allowing Dice to pull her arm to wherever he seemed to be leading her. "Where are you taking me!" She grew annoyed with the anticipation. "On a trip, just chill." -- For as long as she can remember, Jojo Rosewood has lived a picture-perfect life in a suburban area located in Chicago-designer clothes, private schools, and a glamorous lifestyle all thanks to her high-powered mother. Evidently her perfect world seems to be a lie when it comes crashing down as her mother's secrets come to the light, forcing her to face reality. Now having all of her family's assets cleared she's every bit of confused on what to do. With nowhere else to turn, Jojo is forced to leave behind everything she knows and move across a plethora of states to live with her father, a man she barely knows due to distance, and his new family. Learning to balance the shift in culture and the chaos of her first year in college all in one, Jojo struggles to adjust to her circumstances and blend into a world where her privilege no longer holds any weight. Things grow even more complicated when she meets Dice, her half-brother's best friend-a well mannered , street-smart young adult who seems to embody everything Jojos maternal side of the family warned her about. Dice is equally frustrating and intriguing, with a no-nonsense attitude that calls Jojo out on her unrealistic expectations. As their chemistry builds, Jojo finds herself questioning everything she thought she knew about family, loyalty, and love while Dice struggles letting Jojo take a trip to his world. Started; December 18th, 2024 Published; January 4th, 2025 Finished; March 2nd, 2025

She had it all. The last thing she wanted was love. Then one guy walked into her life. Quiet. Mysterious. Hard to read. And before she could figure him out, another appeared. Funny. Charming. Impossible to ignore. Two friendships. Two secrets. One girl caught in the middle. Neither of them knows about the other. But secrets never stay hidden forever. When the truth comes out, hearts break, friendships change, and everything falls apart. Because playing with fire always leaves a burn.

When Kiki visits Chicago for her cousin's wedding, she never expects to get piped down by a man who talks with his hands and growls her name like he own it. Messiah ain't like these New York dudes she's used to-he move different. Ain't loud, ain't flashy, but got that hood alpha energy that make her melt. She was supposed to be there for five days max... not fall in love with a Chi-Town gangsta who flips bricks and lifts her like she weightless. But when her past follows her to Chicago and his street life bleeds into their sex-fueled situationship, the line between love and lust starts to blur. He never chased women-especially not loud, sex-crazy, no-nonsense New York ones. But Kiki? She got him talkin' about "what we is" and pressin' her spot like he tryna build a future. But love between two people who been hurt don't come easy. And in a city full of secrets, money, and murder? Somebody always gotta pay.

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𝖭𝖺𝗆𝖺𝗋𝗂 𝗂𝗌 𝗂𝗇 𝗁𝖾𝗋 senior𝗒𝖾𝖺𝗋 𝗈𝖿 𝗁𝗂𝗀𝗁 𝗌𝖼𝗁𝗈𝗈𝗅 𝖺𝗇𝖽 𝗌𝗁𝖾 𝗆𝖾𝖾𝗍𝗌 𝗌𝗈𝗆𝖾 𝗇𝖾𝗐 𝗉𝖾𝗈𝗉𝗅𝖾. 𝖲𝗁𝖾'𝗌 𝗍𝗈𝗋𝗇 𝖻𝖾𝗍𝗐𝖾𝖾𝗇 𝗍𝗐𝗈 𝗉𝖾𝗈𝗉𝗅𝖾 𝖲𝖾𝗏𝗒𝗇 𝖺𝗇𝖽 𝖩𝖺𝗒𝗏𝖾𝗈𝗇. 𝖤𝗏𝖾𝗇 𝗍𝗁𝗈𝗎𝗀𝗁 𝖲𝖾𝗏𝗒𝗇 𝗌𝖼𝗋𝖾𝗐𝗌 𝗎𝗉 𝗆𝗎𝗅𝗍𝗂𝗉𝗅𝖾 𝗍𝗂𝗆𝖾𝗌 𝗌𝗁𝖾 𝗄𝖾𝖾𝗉𝗌 𝗀𝗈𝗂𝗇𝗀 𝖻𝖺𝖼𝗄 𝗌𝗁𝖾 𝗅𝗈𝗏𝖾𝗌 𝗁𝗂𝗆. 𝖡𝗎𝗍 𝖩𝖺𝗒𝗏𝖾𝗈𝗇 𝗂𝗌 𝗍𝗁𝖾𝗋𝖾 𝖿𝗈𝗋 𝗁𝖾𝗋 𝖾𝗏𝖾𝗋𝗒𝗍𝗂𝗆𝖾 𝖲𝖾𝗏 𝖽𝗈𝖾𝗌 𝗌𝗈𝗆𝖾𝗍𝗁𝗂𝗇𝗀 𝗐𝗋𝗈𝗇𝗀. 𝖲𝗈 𝗐𝗁𝗈 𝗐𝗂𝗅𝗅 𝗂𝗍 b𝖾? 𝖳𝗁𝗂𝗌 𝗈𝗋 𝖳𝗁𝖺𝗍

"𝒴ℴ𝓊 𝓂𝒾𝓃ℯ𝓈, ℳ𝒶𝓂𝒶?" ℋℯ 𝒶𝓈𝓁𝓈 𝓌𝒾𝓉𝒽 𝒽𝒾𝓈 𝒽𝒶𝓃𝒹 𝓉𝒶𝓃ℊ𝓁ℯ𝒹 𝒾𝓃 𝓂𝓎 𝒽𝒶𝒾𝓇. ℋℯ 𝓁ℯ𝒶𝓃𝓈 𝒹ℴ𝓌𝓃 𝒶𝓃𝒹 𝓌𝒽𝒾𝓈𝓅ℯ𝓇𝓈 𝒾𝓃 𝓂𝓎 ℯ𝒶𝓇. "𝒯ℯ𝓁𝓁 𝓂ℯ 𝓎ℴ𝓊 𝓂𝒾𝓃ℯ𝓈, ℬ𝒶𝒷𝓎" "ℐ'𝓂 𝓎ℴ𝓊𝓇𝓈!" 𝒾 𝓂ℴ𝒶𝓃 𝒶𝓈 𝓂𝓎 𝓃𝒶𝒾𝓁𝓈 𝓅𝓇𝒶𝒸𝓉𝒾𝒸𝒶𝓁𝓁𝓎 𝓉𝒶𝓇ℯ 𝓉𝒽𝓇ℴ𝓊ℊ𝒽 𝓉𝒽ℯ 𝒻𝒶𝒷𝓇𝒾𝒸 ℴ𝒻 𝓂𝓎 𝓈𝒽ℯℯ𝓉𝓈 "𝒯𝒽𝒶𝓉'𝓈 𝓇𝒾ℊ𝒽𝓉. 𝒴ℴ𝓊 𝒶𝓁𝓌𝒶𝓎𝓈 ℊℴ𝓃ℯ 𝒷ℯ ℳ𝓎 𝒢𝒾𝓇𝓁" ℋℯ 𝒷𝒾𝓉ℯ𝓈 𝓂𝓎 ℯ𝒶𝓇 𝓈ℴ𝒻𝓉𝓁𝓎 𝓉𝒽ℯ𝓃 𝓀𝒾𝓈𝓈ℯ𝓈 𝓂𝓎 𝓃ℯ𝒸𝓀

𝐍𝐨𝐭𝐡𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐰𝐨𝐫𝐬𝐞𝐧𝐬, 𝐧𝐨𝐭𝐡𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐠𝐫𝐨𝐰𝐬 𝐈 𝐤𝐧𝐨𝐰 𝐡𝐨𝐰 𝐢𝐭 𝐟𝐞𝐞𝐥𝐬 𝐛𝐞𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐛𝐲 𝐲𝐨𝐮𝐫𝐬𝐞𝐥𝐟 𝐢𝐧 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐫𝐚𝐢𝐧 𝐖𝐞 𝐚𝐥𝐥 𝐧𝐞𝐞𝐝 𝐬𝐨𝐦𝐞𝐨𝐧𝐞 𝐭𝐨 𝐬𝐭𝐚𝐲 - 𝐬𝐞𝐪𝐮𝐞𝐥 𝐭𝐨 𝐥𝐨𝐯𝐞 𝐬𝐜𝐚𝐫𝐬