Having to start over is never easy especially when you thought you had everything you ever wanted in life. Meet 19 yo Ayana, coming from a broken home with a selfish mother and a non existent father she told herself that she would do better for herself and her children whenever the time came. That's why she went hard in school nothing could get Ayana away from her books. Now being on her way to college She thought she had it all figured out, she had the man of her dreams and the life she always thought she wanted but everything that glitters isn't gold. In comes Ahmad a young hustler at the top of his game. Hustling besides his brother and best friend is all Ahmad knew since a young age having junkies for parents and a past he wanted to get away from left him with no choice but to get it how he lived. After his brother is locked up after being set up for a body its up to Ahmad to hold it down until he returns. Join Ayana and Ahmad and their crazy best friends on their journey to find true love And somebody who is truly down for them. **Warning Mature scenes will be in here so 18+ please!! They're will also be mentions of sexual assault, abuse and violence. There will also be references of homophobia. If you cannot handle what I write please just don't read, reporting it will only make me not want to write any more. Thank you!** Started 5/26/18

Have you ever been homeless? Ever been without lights and water? Did you ever fear that the neighbors would catch you cutting the water on at the crack of dawn or fear that the water company would come around and remove the meter for having the water on illegally? No? Well, Renae has. Meet Renae Zuri Brown, your typical 19-year-old carefree girl living a not-so-glamorous life. She was born and raised in Virginia Beach; just trying to understand the harsh reality of 'struggling' She has a secret that only her little brother knows about and demons she's been trying to escape from. She doesn't smile the same anymore, but could things change? Kingston Stone, is a 22-year-old, aggressive yet ambitious, pretty boy from New Orleans with a similar past of his own. He had a style of his own, hustler and heartbreak mentality, that was until he stumbles onto "Library Girl's" path. Just 2 people from different hometowns with similar history fighting to make this complicated life work. She wants to keep him away but something keeps drawing him to her. She's never been in love and he normally hits and quits, can they beat the odds and fight through all of the darkness to see the light of their love? Will he be the one to save her, if it's from herself? Will they team up and create the dangerous Empire from the ground up or will he leave unable to handle the baggage that comes with her family? Let's find out.