𝐈𝐍 𝐖𝐇𝐈𝐂𝐇- He told her one thing "you ain't see shit if you wanna keep that pretty face connected to your body." She was never supposed to cross paths with Giomani "Gio" Blackwood, suit-wearing, gun-toting underboss of New York's most feared family. But one wrong night put her in his world, and Gio don't believe in coincidences. Now she's tied to the man the streets call a monster. And the craziest part? The more she learns about him, the harder it gets to hate him. Cold. Calculated. Fine as hell. Gio runs everything - and when his father steps down, he's coming for the throne. But love and loyalty don't mix in the mafia. And in Gio's world, you either with him... or you against him. Ain't no in-between.

Poly

Shai x Kaliyah

What is Love? Is it just a word, an emotion, a thought? How do you know what's real when it was never presented to you in the right way? You want to love, but do you know how? Roman grew up in a household that lacked love. A abusive mother, an incarcerated father, he didn't know what love was-he barely knew what emotions were. He was always told that men don't cry, they take things to the chin. Chin up, chest out. He knew nothing about giving/ receiving love, and at this point he didn't want to. He felt like the internal damage was irreversible. Ashante grew up in a household that struggled with love. She watched not only her mother but older sister hop from men to men. Her father abandoning her at the tender age of 14. Only men she knew was the ones her mother would partake in until she got tired or another came-same for her sister. Ashante never heard the words 'I love you', she barely knew what a family dynamic was. She lived in a full house but yet felt alone. She yearned for love, she yearned for wanting to feel wanted/ needed. Only thing is, Ashante didn't know what love was... That's until they crossed paths.. Two completely opposite people with so much similarities, wanting different things in life, but it was something they needed the most-which was love. Thing was, neither one of them knows what Love is... "The Rose that Grew from the Concrete" type of Love.

In a world of broken promises and unfinished plans, two people find that showing up might be the hardest-and most dangerous-thing they've ever done. 𝑷𝑼𝑹𝑷𝑳𝑬𝑹𝑨𝑨𝑰𝑵 _® Started: 1/7/24 Published: 1/9/24 End:

She sold her time for money; until desire demanded her heart. Broke and desperate, twenty-two year old Sage, takes a job that pays thousands for her time and beauty-no strings attached. But when she meets Cortez Banks, a powerful man with tattoos, secrets, and temptation written all over him, rules shatter. He's off-limits. He's dangerous. And falling for him could cost her everything. Sage swore she wouldn't break the rules. Cortez swore he didn't need love. But rules were made to be broken. What begins as desire spirals into something far more dangerous. When secrets unravel; secrets that tie Cortez to her family, to her best friend, to a world of blood and betrayal-Sage will learn the truth: Luxury isn't free. And love might cost her 𝐞𝐯𝐞𝐫𝐲𝐭𝐡𝐢𝐧𝐠.

Harlem nights never sleep-and neither do secrets. When Nevaeh Jordan walks into Rhodes Ink & Fade on a drunken whim, she doesn't expect the quiet, tattooed artist in the back to leave a permanent mark on more than just her skin. Malachi Rhodes is the kind of man who keeps his past buried beneath ink and silence... until her smile starts digging things up. She's the judge's daughter. He's the man that judge once sentenced. And neither of them knows the truth-yet. Some roads lead to healing. Other roads lead to her.

Is everything really soft ? @𝟰𝟰𝟰𝘀𝘁𝗼𝗿𝗶𝗲𝘀𝗹𝘃𝗿 𝗽𝗿𝗼𝗱𝘂𝗰𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 ©

"Tell me baby, is this who we are?" Blackbxb. 🖤

Follow Angel's journey of being a single mother, while thriving in the world wind of fame, hard-work, and attention being a world renounced basketball player brings. Angel Reese fanfic