Read! Dave East & Ari

Stories of love, growth, and becoming, found in the space between who they were and who they're becoming. Sequel to Between Us.

"I wonder if in every lifetime we'll be together...Forever mine. Forever yours."

She thought she understood love-until it destroyed her once and taught her never to trust easily again. After an eight-year relationship built on lies, she promised herself she would never ignore the signs, never ignore her instincts, and never let someone get close enough to break her the same way twice. Then he came into her life. A friend first. Familiar. Safe. The kind of connection that didn't feel like danger... until it did. When things between them begin to shift, feelings grow faster than she's ready for, and suddenly she's standing in unfamiliar territory-choosing between what her heart wants and what her past has taught her to fear. But when betrayal surfaces again-wrapped in confusion, alcohol, and accusations she doesn't fully believe-everything she thought was real starts to fracture. He says he was set up. She doesn't know what to believe. Now she's stuck between holding on to the only person who made her feel seen... or walking away before history repeats itself for the second time. Because this time, love doesn't feel like healing. It feels like something she should've never let herself fall into again. Gently Ruined is a story of trust, trauma, and the painful line between intuition and fear-where love feels real, but nothing feels safe enough to stay

Zara Johnson finally gets her big break in New York's fashion world, but success can't quiet the grief she's been running from. Marcus Harris, a former rapper turned producer, is losing himself trying to hold his life together. When Zara and Marcus team up for a creative project, their worlds collide in ways neither expected. What starts as work turns into something real, something that forces them to face the pain they've buried and the love they never saw coming.

"Don't wanna be a player no more, I think I found someone I can live my life for." DessDiorxDaveEast

Clementine Carson prided herself on her self-control. Gave her-self a solid ten out of ten. She knew how to stay grounded and out of trouble... until the night she met Sympathy Groves... and all of that falls down.

"fallin' fast in love, it's never been a safe thing are you fallin' fast enough?" -rod wave

"I told you about looking down when you being talked to mama." Kaiser spoke more softly than before. In the small time he been around Serenity, he noticed how shy she was. She was so avoidant but alluring. He was interested in her. Seeing how well she was with the kids was just a plus. "Why?" She sighed in frustration before signing. She knew if she started talking she would make a fool of herself. "Why what?" He signed back. "Why do you care? You don't know me." "Not everyone has it out for you. I just wanna know you," Kaiser frowned. He didn't understand why she was so isolated but he wanted to know. She was worth knowing.

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