Janelle isn't searching for love-she's searching for survival. Growing up between Miami grit and New York ambition, she knows the rules of the game: never trust too easily, never get too comfortable, and never let your guard down for a man. But then there's Malik. Dangerous, magnetic, and carved straight out of every bad decision a girl swears she'll never make twice. One night is all it takes-one dinner, one kiss, one glance that lingers too long-for her carefully built walls to start crumbling. And Malik? He's hooked from the moment she walks into his world, leaving him restless, addicted, and craving more. As their worlds collide-his empire built on shadows, hers balanced between loyalty and survival-Nelle is pulled deeper into a love she doesn't know if she can trust. Between late-night texts, roses at her door, and secrets she refuses to force him to confess, a spark ignites into something dangerous... something consuming. But in a city where every glance could be a warning and every touch could cost everything, can passion survive the truth? Or will desire become the most dangerous trap of all? A story of heat, hustle, and heartbreak-where the line between power and vulnerability blurs, and love feels as intoxicating as the city itself.

After a mixture of heartbreak, tragedy, overwhelming love, life changing events and choices, nothing is the same for Delre' or A'layah... and definitely not for the people caught in the middle of it all. A'layah fell hard for Delre', and his charm swallowed her whole, pulling her into a world she was never meant to survive. Seven months after the night that changed everything, she's trying to rebuild her life, her heart, and the family growing inside her... alone. But the past has a cruel habit of circling back and this time, it's heavier, louder, and harder to outrun. New enemies rise. Old wounds reopen. And love? Love was never a safe place: it was a battlefield she barely made it out of. As loyalty gets tested and long buried secrets come to light, A'layah is forced to face the truth about everything she once believed in... him, herself, and the life she thought she wanted. Because healing don't always come with closure... and love don't always get a second chance. Time was borrowed once, This time, it cost her everything,.. But it could still be all hers. - 𝑺 𝑬 𝑽 𝑬 𝑵 𝑺 𝑬 𝑵 𝑺 𝑶 𝑹 𝑰 𝑮 𝑰 𝑵 𝑨 𝑳.

When a self-made beauty boss tries to leave her toxic past behind, she crosses paths with New York's most feared kingpin who's already decided she'll be his, whether she's ready or not.

Solani is the type of woman who lights up any room she walks into. She's single, fun, got her own job, her own place, and her weekends stay booked and busy. She's not pressed about finding love-if it happens, it happens. When her best friend and her fiancé plan a pre-wedding trip to Hawaii with the whole wedding party, Solani is all in. She's just there to have fun and maybe sip a few margaritas. But once she meets Demetri, the best man's best friend, all that "I'm just here to chill" talk goes out the window. He's fine, laid-back, and got that confidence that makes her nervous in the best way. What starts as playful flirting turns into something deeper. The two start spending every day together on the trip-late-night talks, laughing, and vibes that feel too good to be temporary. But once the plane lands back home, real life hits. Suddenly, those vacation feelings start to clash with the reality waiting for them both.

𝑩𝑬𝑺𝑶𝑻𝑻𝑬𝑫 : 𝐛𝐞·𝐬𝐨𝐭·𝐭𝐞𝐝 / : 𝐬𝐨 𝐚𝐭𝐭𝐫𝐚𝐜𝐭𝐞𝐝 𝐛𝐲 𝐬𝐨𝐦𝐞𝐨𝐧𝐞 𝐨𝐫 𝐬𝐨𝐦𝐞𝐭𝐡𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐭𝐡𝐚𝐭 𝐲𝐨𝐮 𝐚𝐫𝐞 𝐚𝐥𝐰𝐚𝐲𝐬 𝐭𝐡𝐢𝐧𝐤𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐚𝐛𝐨𝐮𝐭 𝐭𝐡𝐞𝐦. 𝐊𝐚𝐥𝐚𝐧𝐢 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐒𝐚𝐢𝐧𝐭 𝐡𝐚𝐝 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐫𝐞𝐥𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐬𝐡𝐢𝐩 𝐭𝐡𝐚𝐭 𝐞𝐯𝐞𝐫𝐲𝐨𝐧𝐞 𝐰𝐚𝐧𝐭𝐞𝐝 𝐮𝐧𝐭𝐢𝐥 𝐨𝐧𝐞 𝐝𝐚𝐲 𝐬𝐚𝐢𝐧𝐭 𝐭𝐞𝐥𝐥𝐬 𝐊𝐚𝐥𝐚𝐧𝐢 𝐭𝐡𝐚𝐭 𝐡𝐞 𝐜𝐡𝐞𝐚𝐭𝐞𝐝 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐬𝐡𝐞 𝐥𝐞𝐚𝐯𝐞𝐬 𝐛𝐮𝐭 𝐰𝐡𝐚𝐭 𝐭𝐡𝐞𝐲 𝐝𝐢𝐝𝐧'𝐭 𝐤𝐧𝐨𝐰 𝐰𝐚𝐬 𝐭𝐡𝐚𝐭 𝐬𝐡𝐞 𝐰𝐚𝐬 𝟐 𝐦𝐨𝐧𝐭𝐡𝐬 𝐩𝐫𝐞𝐠𝐧𝐚𝐧𝐭. 𝐒𝐜𝐚𝐫𝐞𝐝 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐚𝐥𝐨𝐧𝐞 𝐬𝐡𝐞 𝐟𝐞𝐥𝐭 𝐥𝐢𝐤𝐞 𝐬𝐡𝐞 𝐜𝐨𝐮𝐥𝐝𝐧'𝐭 𝐭𝐞𝐥𝐥 𝐡𝐢𝐦 𝐚𝐛𝐨𝐮𝐭 𝐢𝐭 , 𝐰𝐡𝐚𝐭 𝐡𝐚𝐩𝐩𝐞𝐧𝐬 𝐰𝐡𝐞𝐧 𝐬𝐡𝐞 𝐬𝐞𝐞𝐬 𝐡𝐢𝐦 𝐚𝐠𝐚𝐢𝐧 ? 𝐑𝐞𝐚𝐝 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐟𝐢𝐧𝐝 𝐨𝐮𝐭 😉 Dave East || Ari fletcher 🖤 Started: May 2nd, 2023