Chicago never showed her mercy. Every day is a fight against trauma, depression, and the life she's desperate to escape. Just when she thinks there's no way out, fate throws her into the path of Teeski the city's most feared drug lord. In a world where love is dangerous and trust can get you killed, will he become her greatest mistake... or the reason she finally learns to live?

Dream was only supposed to stop in Harlem for food. At twenty-three, the dental student had her own plans, her own life, and no interest in getting caught up in a rapper's world. Then Dave East noticed her. Between fame, distance, other relationships, and bad timing, their lives keep pulling them apart. Yet somehow, every summer seems to bring Dream right back to Harlem. A completely fictional Dave East fanfiction.

"All I need in life of Sin is me and my girlfriend Down to ride 'til the very end It's me and my boyfriend" Kairo has spent most of his life putting everyone else before himself. Quiet by nature and protective, he'll do whatever it takes to give the people he loves the life they deserve-even if it costs him his own. Aminah has a gentle heart that refuses to harden, no matter what she's been through. She's the kind of person who makes broken places feel like home, reminding everyone around her that kindness is never weakness.

"smoke with me baby, lay with me baby, laugh with me baby girl. I just want the simple things"

He never thought the younger woman across the hall would turn into the one thing he couldn't live without. Devin Carter built his life around control. Successful, respected, and accustomed to keeping everyone at a comfortable distance, he has no interest in love disrupting the life he worked too hard to build. Then a pretty little thing moves across the hall, and suddenly minding his business becomes a whole lot harder. Aria Johnson is young, beautiful, and living life on her own terms. The last thing she expects is to become wrapped up in the older man across the hall-the one with the intimidating presence, quiet confidence, and eyes that linger a little longer every time they cross paths. What begins as innocent hallway encounters slowly turns into late-night conversations, stolen moments, undeniable chemistry, and feelings neither of them planned for. He knows there are a hundred reasons he should leave her alone. She knows getting involved with her older neighbor could become complicated fast. But the closer Devin gets to Aria, the less interested he becomes in doing what he should do. Because somewhere between wanting her and falling for her, his pretty little neighbor becomes the one thing he can't imagine living without.

The world calls him cold.nonchalant. He stopped correcting them a long time ago. Then he meets her. She treats him like a man instead of a headline. He makes her question every wall she has ever built. Neither of them planned for this. But somehow, she became the only one who ever made him care. 🗓️ Updates every Thursday

East is a twenty-seven year old drug dealer in Atlanta known to have multiple women but that all changes when he meets Aurora who has him ready to change his player ways. Aurora is a twenty-five year old nurse who just moved from her home town to Atlanta for a change of scenery and ends up meeting East who she instantly feels a pull to. Can East prove to her that he can be a one woman can of guy all while discovering a different side to her? Can Aurora handle his baggage along with the women that clings to him?

Amoura never thought love was meant for her. A soft-spoken, plus-size girl who spent years being a people pleaser, she never had a real relationship until Zaylin. Zaylin was a multimillionaire with a reputation for dealing with women but never truly loving one. At first, he treated Amoura like any other girl, until he realized she was different. As Amoura finds her voice and learns her worth, Zaylin discovers what it means to genuinely love someone. She found her confidence. He found his heart. And neither expected to find love in each other.

ᴛʜᴇ ʜᴜᴍɪᴅɪᴛʏ ɪɴ ɴᴇᴡ ᴏʀʟᴇᴀɴꜱ ᴀʟᴡᴀʏꜱ ʜᴀᴅ ᴀ ᴡᴀʏ ᴏꜰ ᴍᴀᴋɪɴɢ ꜱᴇᴄʀᴇᴛꜱ ꜰᴇᴇʟ ʜᴇᴀᴠɪᴇʀ. ᴡʜᴇɴ ᴊᴇᴡᴇʟ ꜱᴛᴇᴘᴘᴇᴅ ᴏɴᴛᴏ ʜᴇʀ ᴀᴜɴᴛ'ꜱ ᴘᴏʀᴄʜ ɪɴ ᴛʜᴇ ꜱᴇᴠᴇɴᴛʜ ᴡᴀʀᴅ, ꜱʜᴇ ᴡᴀꜱɴ'ᴛ ᴊᴜꜱᴛ ᴄᴀʀʀʏɪɴɢ ᴀ ꜱᴜɪᴛᴄᴀꜱᴇ-ꜱʜᴇ ᴡᴀꜱ ʜᴏʟᴅɪɴɢ ᴛʜᴇ ʜᴀɴᴅ ᴏꜰ ꜱᴀᴘᴘʜɪʀᴇ, ᴀ ꜰᴏᴜʀ-ʏᴇᴀʀ-ᴏʟᴅ ᴡɪᴛʜ ᴀ ꜰᴀᴍɪʟɪᴀʀ ᴍɪꜱᴄʜɪᴇᴠᴏᴜꜱ ɢʟɪɴᴛ ɪɴ ʜᴇʀ ᴇʏᴇꜱ ᴀɴᴅ ᴀ ꜱᴍɪʟᴇ ᴛʜᴀᴛ ᴄᴏᴜʟᴅ ꜱᴛᴏᴘ ᴛʀᴀꜰꜰɪᴄ. ᴊᴇᴡᴇʟ ʜᴀᴅ ꜱᴘᴇɴᴛ ꜰɪᴠᴇ ʏᴇᴀʀꜱ ɪɴ ᴀᴛʟᴀɴᴛᴀ ʀᴇʙᴜɪʟᴅɪɴɢ ʜᴇʀ ʟɪꜰᴇ, ᴛʀᴀᴅɪɴɢ ᴛʜᴇ ᴄʜᴀᴏꜱ ᴏꜰ ʜᴇʀ ꜰᴀʟʟᴏᴜᴛ ᴡɪᴛʜ ᴅʏᴍᴏɴᴅ ꜰᴏʀ ᴘᴇᴀᴄᴇ.

People have spent years turning Zakai into some kind of monster. Scarred by a tragic apartment fire that took place when he was only eleven years old, Zakai has lived most of his life hiding from the world. With rumors surrounding his name and judgment following him everywhere he goes, isolation became safer than being seen. Meanwhile, Kinsley never expected a simple errand job to lead her to him. What starts as grocery store runs and brief interactions slowly becomes something neither of them saw coming. Because beneath Zakai's cold and distant exterior is a man struggling with years of guilt, grief, and loneliness. And the closer Kinsley gets, the harder it becomes to walk away. Some scars never fade, people just teach you how to live with them.