My body knows I love you, still...and I always will

Follow KWN and Arielle Cantanovi through their Non typical love story. Forced proximity trope Fake dating trope PR elationship Mental Health

𝑆𝑎𝑔𝑒 𝑛𝑒𝑣𝑒𝑟 𝑒𝑥𝑝𝑒𝑐𝑡𝑒𝑑 ℎ𝑒𝑟 𝑏𝑟𝑜𝑡ℎ𝑒𝑟'𝑠 𝑏𝑒𝑠𝑡 𝑓𝑟𝑖𝑒𝑛𝑑 - 𝑓𝑖𝑒𝑟𝑐𝑒, 𝑠𝑒𝑥𝑦, 𝑎𝑛𝑑 𝑖𝑚𝑝𝑜𝑠𝑠𝑖𝑏𝑙𝑒 𝑡𝑜 𝑖𝑔𝑛𝑜𝑟𝑒 - 𝑡𝑜 𝑠𝑡𝑒𝑎𝑙 ℎ𝑒𝑟 ℎ𝑒𝑎𝑟𝑡. 𝐵𝑢𝑡 𝑤ℎ𝑒𝑛 𝑠𝑝𝑎𝑟𝑘𝑠 𝑓𝑙𝑦, 𝑑𝑒𝑠𝑖𝑟𝑒 𝑎𝑛𝑑 𝑡𝑒𝑚𝑝𝑡𝑎𝑡𝑖𝑜𝑛 𝑝𝑢𝑙𝑙 𝑡ℎ𝑒𝑚 𝑖𝑛𝑡𝑜 𝑎 𝑠𝑙𝑜𝑤-𝑏𝑢𝑟𝑛𝑖𝑛𝑔, 𝑖𝑟𝑟𝑒𝑠𝑖𝑠𝑡𝑖𝑏𝑙𝑒 𝑎𝑡𝑡𝑟𝑎𝑐𝑡𝑖𝑜𝑛 𝑡ℎ𝑒𝑦 𝑐𝑎𝑛'𝑡 𝑓𝑖𝑔ℎ𝑡.

what happens when a thirty seven year old meets a younger woman from the hood and attempts to change the way she presents herself. read to find out

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Ty has spent her life surviving. In Baltimore's underground boxing rings, pain is currency and endurance is proof of worth. Every bruise pays a bill. Every fight keeps her family afloat. Love, to her, has always been something you earn by bleeding. Amara lives differently. As a nurse working the night shift, she believes in gentleness, in listening, in care that doesn't demand suffering in return. When Ty lands in her hospital bruised and guarded, neither of them expects the quiet pull that forms between them, soft conversations, lingering touches, and a connection that grows without force. But love is complicated when survival is violent. As Ty's fights become more dangerous and Amara's concern deepens, they are forced to confront the cost of endurance and the boundaries of love. Amara refuses to mistake patience for sacrifice, and Ty must face the truth she's avoided her whole life: that strength doesn't have to hurt, and love isn't something you have to earn.

Londyn talks too much, pushes too many buttons, and never knows when to walk away. Aries doesn't say much at all. Somewhere between jealousy, late-night arguments, and trouble that refuses to stay gone, the two of them find themselves tangled in something deeper than either expected. And the more they try to ignore it, the harder it becomes to pretend it isn't real.

Sincere Brielle White has always been the soft one-gentle voice, pretty smile, big heart. Everyone thinks she has it all together. Nobody knows about the insecurity she hides so deep she can't even say it out loud. She keeps her brightness polished and perfect... scared that if anyone looks too closely, they'll see the cracks underneath. Then there's Terajaie Imani Connell. Silent. Standoffish. Untouchable. The kind of stud who speaks with her eyes more than her mouth, who fights only when she has to, who carries her past like a weight she learned to hide. People fear her before they understand her-but she prefers it that way. Trusting people has never ended well. Until Sincere. A seating change puts them side by side, and Terajaie notices the things everyone else misses-the quiet tremble in Sincere's hands, the way her smile fades when she thinks no one is looking, the exhaustion behind her eyes. And Sincere sees past Terajaie's coldness, past her silence, past her armor... and finds the girl who's been alone for too long. What starts as awkward glances and accidental conversations turns into late-night texts, warm rides home, soft touches, and a connection neither of them were ready for. But loving someone means letting them see the parts you're terrified to show. Sincere's hidden insecurity. Terajaie's guarded heart. Two girls learning what it means to feel safe-really safe-for the first time. Because sometimes love isn't loud. Sometimes it isn't dramatic. Sometimes... it's just warm.

hurt, distrust, covert road running. fame, attention, affection. rumors, parties, kisses. hushed exchanges, heated breathing, locked doors. secrets used to keep you close. but what happens when your secrets have already burned everything to the ground? book two in the burnt series🕯️