Micah, a 19 year old virgin, is about to hop on to the fast lane of life. After graduating high school at the top of his class, he moves all the way down south to attend the popping Miami University. Micah is ready to leave his life in Chicago behind. He's ready for a fresh start, a new scene, new friends, and new love. Of course new town means new drama, new problems, will Micah be able to keep up or will he crash into them head on. Only time will tell if Micah will sustain his new life, his new dreams, his new adventures, new drama, and maybe just maybe new love....

After killing her abusive ex in self-defense, Nia Carter, a quiet, emotionally scarred young woman from Atlanta, is sentenced to 7 years in a women's prison. Lost, afraid, and broken, she meets King, a dominant, charismatic stud serving 25 to life for a street murder. King runs the block and has the respect of guards and inmates alike. From the moment King sees Nia, she's drawn to her vulnerability, her beauty, and her silence. She becomes her protector, fighting off threats and making sure nobody touches her. Over time, they form a deep emotional bond that borders on obsession for King - though Nia sees her as a friend, possibly more, in a place where love is survival. When Nia is released early after 5 years, she promises to write. But life moves on. She reinvents herself, gets therapy, becomes a nurse, and even marries a kind man who doesn't know the full truth about her past. Ten years later, King is finally released on parole. She searches for Nia with one purpose: to reclaim what she believes is hers. But when she sees Nia with her husband, the jealousy eats her alive. King makes a deadly choice: she kills the husband in cold blood, thinking she's freeing Nia. Now Nia is caught between the new life she built... and the old protector who never let her go.

A compilation of short stories of same sex hook-ups and romance between men that are members of Fraternities. I don't own any photos featured in this series and I do not represent any official fraternal entities in any official capacity. Most of these stories were originally posted on my (now deleted) tumblr blog, beyondtheset.tumblr.com Rating: Mature, NSFW

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

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