For four years, Chelley has been trapped in Shiloh's loop - the same apologies, the same lies, the same hands that wound and soothe in turn. Every time he breaks her, he knows exactly how to make her stay. But something inside her has started to rot. Love has turned into a cage, and Shiloh holds the key. When his final betrayal cuts deeper than the rest, something in Chelley finally dies - and something colder takes its place. This time, she doesn't want him back. She wants him to feel it.

Two guarded souls who recognize the ache in each other, trying not to fall too hard but drawn together anyway. Their love simmers beneath the surface-fierce, quiet, and complicated. He's her storm in silence; she's his peace in chaos *Unedited 𝑷𝑼𝑹𝑷𝑳𝑬𝑹𝑨𝑨𝑰𝑵 _® Started: 12/13/22 Published: 12/23/22 End: 12/29/23

"I made the decision to cheat on my wife because I liked the way you made me feel vulnerable and comfortable enough to open up to you the night before it happened. I ain't never did shit like that before and that's what made it easy for me to choose to risk everything I got for you." "That shit probably not a big deal to you but a nigga like me ain't never opened up to nobody but my best friend-and still..that's rare. I hate even talking about her with you but I don't even feel comfortable talking to Ariana about my feelings 'cause I know she gon' judge me. You don't make me feel like that."

𝐈𝐍 𝐖𝐇𝐈𝐂𝐇, a successful, clandestine samoan gang lord and club owner falls for his stepdaughter, and will do whatever it takes to keep their relationship hidden.

"You know how special you gotta be to change a nigga like me? Huh?" He tilted her head back to make her look at him, and a faint smile grew on her face as he wiped her cheeks. "My own grandparents couldn't do it for me and I loved them more than anything. You the one for me ma. That's why I ain't told you everything yet 'cause I don't wanna run you away. I need you." He laid his forehead against hers, gently kissing her lips. "Nobody will ever believe that King Von from O Block be crying to me like this." She smiled as she gazed into his red eyes, and he chuckled, nodding in agreement. "I ain't King Von wit' you. Just love." He kissed her cheek next, and her smile grew as her arms tightened around him for a warm hug.

Raise 𝐡𝐞𝐥𝐥 to this 𝐫𝐞𝐚𝐥 𝐬𝐡𝐢𝐭, and 𝐟𝐞𝐞𝐥 this. When they turn out the lights, I'll be down in the 𝐝𝐚𝐫𝐤. Thuggin' eternal through my heart, now 𝐇𝐚𝐢𝐥 𝐌𝐚𝐫𝐲 nigga.

Sometimes life gets weird. You lose hope, then you'll fall down, but then you'll get back up again. Sage did. So hang in there; it gets better, with time. A short story.

First time we fucked, we ain't really plan it.. But now I'll be making love to you through him...

"I know ma. Stop fronting. Tell me you miss me." He kissed her in between his words, in love with the way her brown eyes dazed. "I miss you. And your mouth tastes like pickles." She spoke softly, a smile taking over her face once he laughed. "You wanna taste it again?" He stuck his tongue out at her, and she closed her eyes after sucking it into her mouth. She cradled the side of his face, rubbing over his prominent jawline as the kiss deepened. Dayvon's hands went underneath her tank top, breaking the kiss for a moment to get it off. The way he rubbed on her body made her moan again, missing the feeling of his hands on her skin. He hadn't touched her intimately in so long. She'd missed him.

Desire Monroe is a young successful Chemist. She is on a month vacation when her grandma Sylvia Monroe needs her to do a favor for her. She fell and fractured her ankle and wants Desire to be the fill-in housekeeper. Desire thinks she is going to be housekeeping for a guy named Anthony, until she falls asleep in his bed and is awakened by August Anthony Alsina. August is rude to her when her finds her asleep in her bed, but Desire stands her grounds. These two come from different worlds and they are going to continue to bump heads because of the attraction they have for one another. Desire is seeing someone, but August is soon gonna turn up the heat and make her forget about who she is so-called seeing. Will they be able to work through their different lifestyles and backgrounds or will they let that get in the way of a love that could knock both of them off their feet? STRONG SEXUAL CONTENT!