𝑴𝒖𝒔𝒕 𝒃𝒆 𝒍𝒊𝒌𝒆 𝒕𝒉𝒊𝒔 𝑯𝒆𝒂𝒗𝒆𝒏, 𝒉𝒆𝒂𝒗𝒆𝒏, 𝒉𝒆𝒂𝒗𝒆𝒏... Just when 20-year-old Beyoncé Knowles feels as if her life is going up in flames for the millionth time, her guardian angel shows up in the form of an altruistic, gorgeous, yet intimidating businesswoman named Onika Maraj.

Fifteen years ago, Beyoncé chose fame over love, leaving Nicki behind with a secret that would change everything-a daughter. Now, their high school reunion is forcing them back into each other's worlds. When the past and present collide, will old wounds keep them apart, or will the truth finally bring them together?

𝒮𝒽𝑒 𝒸𝒶𝓂𝑒 𝒻𝑜𝓇 𝓉𝒽𝑒 𝓈𝓉𝑜𝓇𝓎, 𝒷𝓊𝓉 𝓈𝓉𝒶𝓎𝒾𝓃𝑔 𝓂𝑒𝒶𝓃𝓉 𝓇𝒾𝓈𝓀𝒾𝓃𝑔 𝑒𝓋𝑒𝓇𝓎𝓉𝒽𝒾𝓃𝑔, 𝒽𝑒𝓇 𝒽𝑒𝒶𝓇𝓉, 𝒽𝑒𝓇 𝒸𝒶𝓇𝑒𝑒𝓇, 𝒶𝓃𝒹 𝒽𝑒𝓇 𝓈𝑒𝒸𝓇𝑒𝓉𝓈.

Don't tell your mother. Kiss one another. Die for each other. We're cool for the summer. Beyoncé moves to Malta after everything in her life changes. She doesn't unpack. She doesn't stay home. And she doesn't talk much to her mother anymore. Instead, she finds a group of kids who drink too much, stay out too late, and don't ask questions. With them, the nights feel easier than the days. While being young, wild, and reckless, she finds herself changing in ways she never expected,and Onika only makes it more complicated. Quiet. Complicated. Off-limits in ways Beyoncé doesn't understand yet. Malta is hotter than she imagined. It gives her friends, alcohol, and someone she shouldn't want so badly. GXG Beynika.

beynika text story (713)-638-2528: what does your face look like? i only saw you from the back i have a boyfriend : (713)-638-2528: okay?? i asked to see your face not your pussy (713)-638-2528: i just want to know who i'm gonna be on this trip i'm being forced to go on

a love that was bound to happen. inescapable, inevitable. from friends to lovers.

G!P Beyoncé From day one, Nicki and Beyoncé have hated each other. Oil and water. Teeth bared. No middle ground. At least... that's what they told themselves. But one reckless night at the bar shatters that illusion. A drunken mistake-one that turns into a raw, electric, unforgettable sexual encounter-opens a door Nicki never meant to walk through. Now she's questioning everything: Can she finally surrender control to someone who's just as dangerous as she is? Or will she cling to her walls and push Beyoncé away before anything real can happen?

Onika was the perfect daughter-loyal, selfless, always giving. But in giving everything, she lost herself. Then came Beyoncé. She offered what Onika never had: peace, love, stability. Now Onika must choose-her own happiness or everyone else's expectations.

Some connections don't burn. They ache. Quietly. Constantly. Onika Maraj has never had to fight for attention. Born into generational wealth, her life is all curated elegance and effortless charm. But at 21, the glimmer is starting to dull. She's bored with privilege, numb to men who talk too much, and tired of being told who she's supposed to be. Until brunch at Nobu. Until a woman she's only heard of walks in-quiet, composed, untouchable. Beyoncé Knowles. At 37, Beyoncé is all legacy and silence. A name, a presence, a mother, and a woman who doesn't look twice. But for the first time in a long time, someone looks at her like they see the parts of her she's buried. They don't speak. Not yet. But something settles under the skin. And when fate brings them face to face again-at a gala neither of them wants to attend-the ache deepens. This isn't a story of falling fast. It's about holding back. And wanting anyway. This is the beginning of the yearn.

𝐛𝐞𝐲𝐧𝐢𝐤𝐚 | 𝐢𝐧𝐭𝐞𝐫𝐬𝐞𝐱 | 𝐬𝐛𝐮𝐫𝐧 EDITING 𝙨𝙚𝙫𝙚𝙣𝙩𝙚𝙚𝙣 𝙮𝙚𝙖𝙧 𝙤𝙡𝙙 𝙤𝙣𝙞𝙠𝙖 𝙢𝙖𝙧𝙖𝙟 𝙞𝙨 𝙨𝙚𝙣𝙩 𝙩𝙤 𝙝𝙤𝙪𝙨𝙩𝙤𝙣 𝙛𝙤𝙧 𝙩𝙝𝙚 𝙨𝙪𝙢𝙢𝙚𝙧 𝙩𝙤 𝙡𝙞𝙫𝙚 𝙬𝙞𝙩𝙝 𝙖𝙣 𝙤𝙡𝙙 𝙛𝙧𝙞𝙚𝙣𝙙 𝙤𝙛 𝙝𝙚𝙧 𝙢𝙤𝙩𝙝𝙚𝙧𝙨 𝙬𝙝𝙚𝙣 𝙝𝙚𝙧 𝙛𝙖𝙩𝙝𝙚𝙧'𝙨 𝙝𝙚𝙖𝙡𝙩𝙝 𝙩𝙖𝙠𝙚𝙨 𝙖 𝙩𝙪𝙧𝙣. 𝙨𝙝𝙚 𝙙𝙤𝙚𝙨𝙣'𝙩 𝙠𝙣𝙤𝙬 𝙖𝙣𝙮𝙗𝙤𝙙𝙮, 𝙨𝙝𝙚 𝙙𝙤𝙚𝙨𝙣'𝙩 𝙬𝙖𝙣𝙩 𝙩𝙤 𝙗𝙚 𝙩𝙝𝙚𝙧𝙚, 𝙖𝙣𝙙 𝙛𝙖𝙡𝙡𝙞𝙣𝙜 𝙛𝙤𝙧 𝙝𝙚𝙧 𝙝𝙤𝙨𝙩'𝙨 𝙙𝙖𝙪𝙜𝙝𝙩𝙚𝙧 𝙬𝙖𝙨 𝙣𝙚𝙫𝙚𝙧 𝙥𝙖𝙧𝙩 𝙤𝙛 𝙩𝙝𝙚 𝙥𝙡𝙖𝙣.