He was chaos in the shape of a man. And she was the only peace he ever wanted to keep. Kingston "Kash" Vaughn isn't just misunderstood-he's unmedicated, unhinged, and unforgiven. Diagnosed with paranoid schizophrenia after witnessing his mother's murder, Kash walks the line between genius and madness, street legend and broken boy. He doesn't trust people. Doesn't believe in peace. And he damn sure doesn't believe in love. Until her. Rai'Lynn "Rai" Tate is used to saving everybody but herself. As a crisis center worker, she's been trained to handle the darkest minds-but nothing prepares her for Kash. Their connection is magnetic, twisted, and immediate. He sees her, obsesses over her, needs her like air. And the scariest part? She needs him right back. What starts as therapy turns into obsession. Passion turns into control. And love? Love becomes a war. Because when the voices in his head grow louder... She's the only one he'll listen to. But what happens when the thing you love most is the same thing that might destroy you? 𝐒𝐭𝐚𝐫𝐭𝐞𝐝- 05.23.25 𝐏𝐮𝐛𝐥𝐢𝐬𝐡𝐞𝐝- 05.23.25 𝐅𝐢𝐧𝐢𝐬𝐡𝐞𝐝- 06.28.25

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𝘈𝘯𝘥 𝘦𝘷𝘦𝘯 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘵𝘩𝘪𝘯𝘨𝘴 𝘐 𝘥𝘰𝘯'𝘵 𝘭𝘪𝘬𝘦 𝘢𝘣𝘰𝘶𝘵 𝘩𝘪𝘮 𝘢𝘳𝘦 𝘧𝘪𝘯𝘦 𝘸𝘪𝘵𝘩 𝘮𝘦.

She was raised in a city that don't love nobody. Chicago taught her pain early. After losing her daddy, she and her brother L'A moved back from Atlanta to the South Side-where love came fast and death came faster. When L'A was murdered in 2013, everything shattered. Her boyfriend, Von-the only one who ever really saw her-was in and out of jail... and in and out of her life. So, she left. Packed up the grief, the guilt, the memories... and ran to Jersey. Five years later, she's back in the same city that stole everything from her. But nothing's the same. Von got a name now. O'Block different. She not that lost girl anymore. But love in the trenches don't die easy. And when the past pulls her back in, she's forced to face what she ran from: -Her first love. -Her brother's ghost. -And a city that never stopped bleeding. This is a Chicago hood love story. Real. Raw. Unforgettable.

𝐒𝐡𝐚𝐰𝐭𝐲 𝐛𝐞𝐞𝐧 𝐬𝐭𝐫𝐢𝐩𝐩𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐟𝐨𝐫 𝐬𝐨 𝐥𝐨𝐧𝐠 𝐇𝐨𝐰 𝐥𝐨𝐧𝐠 𝐝𝐨 𝐬𝐡𝐞 𝐭𝐡𝐢𝐧𝐤 𝐬𝐡𝐞 𝐜𝐚𝐧 𝐠𝐨 𝐨𝐧 𝐖𝐢𝐭𝐡𝐨𝐮𝐭 𝐡𝐞𝐫 𝐟𝐮𝐜𝐤𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐚𝐧𝐲𝐛𝐨𝐝𝐲 𝐈 𝐝𝐨𝐧'𝐭 𝐤𝐧𝐨𝐰 𝐚𝐧𝐲𝐛𝐨𝐝𝐲 - 𝐉𝐮𝐬𝐭 𝐦𝐢𝐠𝐡𝐭 𝐛𝐞 𝐚 𝐡𝐨𝐞, 𝐖𝐡𝐚𝐭 𝐚𝐦 𝐈 𝐦𝐢𝐬𝐬𝐢𝐧 Inspired by Mercedes: Toosii

"Gotta be with somebody who see the forever in you cause if the bond real y'all gone get over everything."

Delete the old version of me in your head please, I'm not her anymore.

❝𝐈𝐓𝐒 𝐉𝐔𝐒𝐓 𝐔𝐒 𝐀𝐆𝐀𝐈𝐍𝐒𝐓 𝐓𝐇𝐄 𝐖𝐎𝐑𝐋𝐃.❞

Twenty-two year old Hazel K. Langston made a bad decision back when she was 16 years old. Thinking the decision wouldn't affect her in the future, Hazel kept the aftermath a secret. Little did she know, her bad decision came right back to her 6 years later.

"Never get enough, she's the sweetest drug." Naomi is one of the fiercest lawyers in the city that everyone is scared to go against. But when she isn't being a lawyer, she's looking for her soulmate. Maybe she'll find one, one day. She just hopes her past doesn't get in the way.