Moving to the rough streets of Harlem is a step back for Lorena after running from her supposedly good life in the suburbs of Miami. She searches for freedom in the most unlikely of places yet in meeting Cross, she couldn't find herself more trapped in the hands of a ruthless thug who is also her brother's best friend. ❝𝗬𝗼𝘂 𝗸𝗻𝗼𝘄 𝗵𝗼𝘄 𝘁𝗼 𝗸𝗲𝗲𝗽 𝗮 𝘀𝗲𝗰𝗿𝗲𝘁?❞ 𝐍𝐎. 𝟏 - #𝐃𝐀𝐕𝐄𝐄𝐀𝐒𝐓, 𝐃𝐄𝐂𝐄𝐌𝐁𝐄𝐑 𝟐𝟎𝟐𝟑

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.

𝖬𝖾𝖾𝗍 𝗍𝗐𝖾𝗇𝗍𝗒-𝗍𝗐𝗈 𝗒𝖾𝖺𝗋 𝗈𝗅𝖽 𝖪𝖺'𝗋𝖾𝗇, 𝗐𝗁𝗈 𝗂𝗌 𝖺 𝗌𝗂𝗇𝗀𝗅𝖾 𝗆𝗈𝗍𝗁𝖾𝗋 𝗍𝗈 𝗁𝖾𝗋 𝗂𝗇𝖿𝖺𝗇𝗍 𝖽𝖺𝗎𝗀𝗁𝗍𝖾𝗋 𝖪𝖺𝗂𝗋𝗂- 𝗐𝗁𝗈 𝗐𝖺𝗌 𝖼𝗈𝗇𝖼𝖾𝗂𝗏𝖾𝖽 𝖽𝗎𝖾 𝗍𝗈 𝖺 𝗈𝗇𝖾 𝗇𝗂𝗀𝗁𝗍 𝗌𝗍𝖺𝗇𝖽 𝗐𝗂𝗍𝗁 𝖧𝖺𝗋𝗅𝖾𝗆𝗌' 𝖻𝗂𝗀𝗀𝖾𝗌𝗍 𝖽𝗋𝗎𝗀 𝗅𝗈𝗋𝖽 '𝖪𝗇𝗂𝗀𝗁𝗍'. 𝖲𝗁𝖾's willing to 𝗄𝗂𝗅𝗅 𝖺𝗇𝗒𝗈𝗇𝖾 𝗂𝖿 𝗂𝗍 𝗆𝖾𝖺𝗇𝗌 𝗌𝖺𝗏𝗂𝗇𝗀 𝗁𝖾𝗋 𝖼𝗁𝗂𝗅𝖽. 𝖪𝗇𝗂𝗀𝗁𝗍 𝗐𝗁𝗈𝗆 𝗂𝗌 𝖺 𝗍𝗐𝖾𝗇𝗍𝗒-𝖿𝗈𝗎𝗋, 𝗋𝗎𝗍𝗁𝗅𝖾𝗌𝗌 𝖺𝗇𝖽 𝖼𝖺𝗋𝖾𝗌 𝖺𝖻𝗈𝗎𝗍 𝗇𝗈𝗍𝗁𝗂𝗇𝗀 𝖻𝗎𝗍 𝗅𝗈𝗒𝖺𝗅𝗍𝗒. 𝖧𝗂𝖽𝗂𝗇𝗀 𝗎𝗇𝖽𝖾𝗋 𝖺 scary 𝖿𝖺𝖼𝖺𝖽𝖾 when really he's a broken man 𝗅𝗈𝗈𝗄𝗂𝗇𝗀 𝖿𝗈𝗋 𝗌𝗈𝗆𝖾𝗈𝗇𝖾 𝗍𝗈 truly love him. 𝖥𝗈𝗅𝗅𝗈𝗐 𝗍𝗁𝖾𝗌𝖾 𝗍𝗐𝗈 𝗈𝗇 their journey to find true love within each other. This story is a coming to age for these two individuals. 𝐒𝐢𝐝𝐞𝐧𝐨𝐭𝐞: 𝐓𝐡𝐢𝐬 𝐛𝐨𝐨𝐤 𝐢𝐧𝐜𝐥𝐮𝐝𝐞𝐬 𝐦𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐬 𝐨𝐟 𝐬𝐞𝐱𝐮𝐚𝐥 𝐚𝐬𝐬𝐚𝐮𝐥𝐭, 𝐜𝐡𝐢𝐥𝐝 𝐚𝐛𝐮𝐬𝐞, 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐬𝐞𝐱𝐮𝐚𝐥 𝐬𝐜𝐞𝐧𝐞𝐬.

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You'd be surprised how much you can have in common with someone completely different from you. After everything I've went through with him if it's one thing I realize it's that simplicity and complexity need each other.

"𝐘𝐨𝐮 𝐚𝐥𝐰𝐚𝐲𝐬 𝐠𝐨𝐧𝐧𝐚 𝐛𝐞 𝐦𝐢𝐧𝐞. 𝐀𝐥𝐰𝐚𝐲𝐬"

A reserved soul and an outgoing, adventurous soul strike up a friendship that reveals surprising similarities beneath their contrasting personalities. Together, they uncover the healing power of connection, proving that even the most unlikely friendships can offer the space to breathe. -written by 4thesakeofluv ©️

𝐓𝐡𝐞𝐫𝐞 𝐢𝐬 𝐚 𝐬𝐭𝐫𝐞𝐧𝐠𝐭𝐡 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐃𝐄𝐕𝐎𝐓𝐈𝐎𝐍 𝐢𝐧 𝐭𝐡𝐞𝐬𝐞 𝐩𝐞𝐨𝐩𝐥𝐞 𝐭𝐡𝐚𝐭 𝐢𝐬 𝐟𝐨𝐫𝐦𝐢𝐝𝐚𝐛𝐥𝐞

Rian and East are best friends..... well it's alittle more complicated then that. They have benefits that should have stopped when they both got with other people but it didn't. How did it start? Will it change? They're roommates so can it be stopped? I guess you'll have to read to find out 🤗✌🏽 *I OWN NO MUSIC OR PICTURES USED IN THIS STORY*

Ari Fletcher just moved to NYC with dreams bigger than her tiny apartment. Sweet, ambitious, and stunning, she's focused on building her brand and staying out of trouble. But when she crosses paths with Harlem's most feared and respected man-Dave East-her world flips upside down. He's dangerous, cold, and always ten steps ahead. But around her? His guard slips. In a world of secrets, street politics, and late-night clubs masking million-dollar deals, can love survive? Or will Ari fall too deep for a man who was never meant to be soft? This is more than a love story. It's about loyalty, power, and how the sweetest girl in the city became the Kingpin's weakness.