Chai [shy] Bennett never thought love would lead her astray after risking it all for her high school sweetheart. He promised her a life of luxury and ease, but the cost was more than Chai could bargain for. She becomes a slave to the man she once knew and her opulent living quickly turns into a life of hell. Saint Campbell is another prisoner to his decisions as he tries to break the shackles of his past and find himself outside of the stigma. Being a former convict is a harsh start to his new beginning and his inner circle doesn't make it any better. Having to choose between his family, friends and future leads him down a dark, uncertain path. These two worlds collide in a brutal fight to freedom where life doesn't play fair. The battle tests their limits to the very end and creates a whirlwind of chaos. Will they make it out alive or will it just be another day in Chicago? (Completed in 2022 | Unedited) DISCLAIMER: This book contains details of physical and sexual abuse, with controversial topics. Reader discretion is advised. Please have respect for the subject matter and read with an open mind. Thank you.

All characters and events in this story are completely fictional. If anything seems familiar it is completely coincidental. All situations in this story come completely from my imagination. ◆◆◆◆◆◆◆ She knows of me but she doesn't know me... I know a lot about her though. She doesn't know who I am, what I do, or how I do it, but truth be told neither do I. I just like the smile that lights up her face when she reads those notes that end the same every time....signed "Anonymously, Yours." ◆◆◆◆◆◆

One night, Star decides to invite her girls over to Ray Ray’s house. But when Roc is left with the overweight girl of the group, he has no interest in meeting her. When he compromises, she tells him her whole life story on how abusive her childs father is. But only one day in getting to know her, she commits suicide, leaving her daughter in the hands of her abusive father. When Roc see’s his abusive ways, he decides to step in and try to take custody. However, it isn’t as easy as it sounds when he’s faced with many obstacles on how he’s gonna get her child back.

Kai Miller, a prostitute in Atlanta. She didn't want to be a prostitute, but seeing as to how she needed a home and to keep her lights on, it's the only way she could make some quick cash. She's determined to make it out of that horrid life. How she sees it, everyone starts from the bottom.

if you could define life by color, life before Him was kinda pale. the days were pretty and pink, but there was no warmth to give it vibrancy or nothing. every day was basically the same and exhaustingly boring. His arrival brought not only new colors and vibrancy, but meaning to the ones i'd already known. i loved it, the months where things were good between us felt like he showed me a new way of life that was totally different from everything. he left, snatching the color back from me. i don't know how i'll find anything like that ever again, so i suppose i'll try suppressing the memories. even if it means i fade to gray.

All characters and events in this story are completely fictional. If anything seems familiar it is completely coincidental. All situations in this story come completely from my imagination. _________ "You gotta get it how you live baby." he said. "World kinda crazy, life kinda hazy, but we blessed baby." he said. "I do what I do for us baby, to maintain, we have to maintain." he said "Now wipe ya fuckin tears,and help me count this money. I only wanna see green faces." "Oh,and Ariah? Remember Daddy loves you." he said, like he always does. _________ My name is Ariah Zema, last name unnecessary. You can't have fun if you lack the funds. To acquire my company you must have the currency. The value of your association with us is worthless. We are The Connected, The Affiliated, The Mothafuckin Supreme.

Twenty three year old, Zoey Zuko, a boy from Bronx New York. Everyone around the block calls him Zoe for short. Like any teenager his age in the rough streets of NYC, he has his hustles. He's a full time drug dealer. Zoe didn't choose this life; it was something he inherited from his deceased father. Zoey's blunt demeanor distances people away including his family. He has no one and honestly he doesn't care until one day, he meets his match; Zonnique.

"This was suppose to be easy, nobody was suppose to get hurt". Twenty year old Ivory Santana was what most people would call friendly and caring. She'd be the person you'd least expect to have a father running one of the biggest drug trafficking industry's in America. Ivory has went through great measures keeping that part of her life private while attending college at NYU, that is until she's taken. Twenty two year old Jade and his older brother Ohaji are 2 completely different types of people that you wouldn't expect to even associate with each other if they weren't related. With dreams of one day being as legendary as their father once was. The two brothers were given the task of kidnapping their boss, big Al's enemy's daughter until he agrees to compromise. Sounds simple enough right? WRONG. What happens when Ivory teams up with the brothers and this turns into a cat and mouse game between bonds and blood?

"Everyone thinks you should be happy just because you're young. They don't see the wars that we fight every single day" These four teenagers go through it all. Let's read about their lives. It all takes place on 58th street...