Clementine Carson never lets her guard down-until one night changes everything. A stranger's touch turns into something more, and for the first time in years, she feels alive. But when a pregnancy test turns positive and his face appears on the news as a wanted criminal, Clementine's world begins to unravel. Now, she's caught between the badge she swore to protect and the man she can't forget.

𝙲𝙰𝙽 𝚃𝚁𝙴𝚅𝙾𝙽 𝙰𝙽𝙳 𝙻𝚈𝚁𝙸𝙲 𝚁𝙴𝙺𝙸𝙽𝙳𝙻𝙴 𝚆𝙷𝙰𝚃 𝚃𝙷𝙴𝚈 𝙷𝙰𝙳...... 𝙾𝚁 𝚆𝙸𝙻𝙻 𝙸𝚃 𝙹𝚄𝚂𝚃 𝙱𝙴 𝙰𝙽𝙾𝚃𝙷𝙴𝚁 𝙿𝙷𝙰𝚂𝙴 𝙾𝙵 𝙾𝙻𝙳 𝙼𝙴𝙼𝙾𝚁𝙸𝙴𝚂...

Detroit has always been the type of city that carries its own unique name with pride. Full of nonstop hustlers who move with dignity, each chasing their own dream. Trevon Gardner is one of them: a rapper finally gaining real attention, trying to turn his talent into the life he's been chasing forever. Xamira Evans is a gifted cosmetologist with her own blueprint, living life to the fullest. Their worlds don't usually collide...until one unexpected moment changes everything. Now they have to face the consequences. Will it bring them together, or tear them apart?

In a world where loyalty means everything, Brielle Banks must choose between the family she's always known and the man who could destroy it all. Caught between revenge and unexpected attraction, sparks fly behind bars. Will she fall into Sincere's dangerous world-or will their violent past rip them apart?

𝘕𝘰 𝘥𝘦𝘴𝘤𝘳𝘪𝘱𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯, 𝘫𝘶𝘴𝘵 𝘳𝘦𝘢𝘥𝘥𝘥𝘥𝘥𝘥𝘥

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.

There's a charm about the forbidden that makes it unspeakably desirable.