pookienyny
This story contains murder, abuse, and profanity.
Ariyah never thought defending herself would cost her everything.
After years of surviving an abusive relationship, one moment-one decision-lands her in prison with a 25-year sentence... and a baby on the way.
Now trapped in a world built on silence, survival, and unspoken rules, Ari is forced to navigate fear, isolation, and the weight of her past.
But in a place where softness gets you hurt, she meets Jax-guarded, unreadable, and nothing like anyone Ari has ever known.
What starts as distance turns into something neither of them expected.
Because even behind concrete walls...
some things still grow.