✨Aaliyah Jackson is 25, a single mom, and an ER supervising nurse at NY Presbyterian-used to holding everything together even when she's falling apart. Her daughter, Chole, is five years old, brilliant, and the only reason Aaliyah ever learned how to survive. But the man who helped create her... is also the man who tried to destroy her. Kamari James is 35, a master manipulator with a dangerous ego and a toxic grip on the woman he refuses to let go of. After stealing from Aaliyah and cheating with her own cousin, he thought she'd still come running back like she always did. Until she didn't. And the day Kamari puts his hands on her in a school parking lot... Aaliyah meets the one man he should've never crossed. Malik King is 28-quiet, powerful, and far more dangerous than he looks. A kingpin with legal businesses across the city... and a heart that softens for his mom and his little niece, Nia. When Nia and Chole become best friends, Malik and Aaliyah's worlds collide. And once Malik decides Aaliyah is his to protect... Kamari won't just lose a woman. He'll lose everything. Because a man like Malik King doesn't warn twice. 🖤

𝗥𝗶𝘀𝗲 & 𝘀𝗵𝗶𝗻𝗲, 𝘁𝗵𝗮𝘁 𝗺𝗼𝗻𝗲𝘆 𝗼𝗻 𝗺𝘆 𝗺𝗶𝗻𝗱, 𝗴𝗲𝘁 𝘁𝗵𝗮𝘁 𝗵𝘂𝘀𝘁𝗹𝗲 𝗶𝗻.

"When I'm with you, I get the feeling"

"ᴡᴀꜱꜱᴀᴍ ʙᴀʙʏ"

" 𝙾𝚗𝚎 𝚖𝚒𝚜𝚝𝚊𝚔𝚎 𝚌𝚊𝚗 𝚌𝚑𝚊𝚗𝚐𝚎 𝚎𝚟𝚎𝚛𝚢𝚝𝚑𝚒𝚗𝚐 𝚏𝚘𝚛 𝚝𝚑𝚎 𝚋𝚎𝚝𝚝𝚎𝚛 𝚘𝚛 𝚠𝚘𝚛𝚜𝚎."☆

Celebrity life wasn't always peaches and cream with chocolate syrup on top. It was a nightmare, especially if you were the child of a celebrity. That was how eighteen-year-old, Shai Carter, felt his entire life. Born to an NBA player and supermodel, Shai rarely had an image for himself. He didn't have a life and his dreams were shut down. He was always seen as that basketball player's son or that supermodel son. Sometimes he wasn't even mentioned and went unnoticed as if he didn't exist at all. Being neglected and ignored by your parents would make any child miserable, but Shai grew accustomed to it after years of experiencing it. He was used to being invisible, but things were quick to change as he entered adulthood and finds out his status made him a target. Dreams are what makes a person a dreamer. Goals are what make a person work harder. Dreams and goals made her the person she was today. Seventeen-year-old, Desdemona Young, was a simple girl who sought out simple things. Coming from an unlucky family, she didn't have it all to make all her dreams come true. Though that may have discouraged others, Desdemona made sure to learn from her failures to be successful. She knew it wasn't going to be easy but it was the difficulty that made her continue. Now going on her own for the first time, Desdemona realizes that life was much harder than she expected. Follow Shai and Desdemona as they tackle love, family, basketball, and school during their freshmen year. Part 1 in Love and Basketball series. September 9, 2022-October 8, 2023

𝗥𝗲𝗮𝗱 𝘁𝗼 𝗳𝗶𝗻𝗱 𝗼𝘂𝘁

After school doesn't end. Sometimes it follows you home, sneaks into your thoughts, and shows up in the moments you never saw coming. COMPLETED : 09/06/2025-10/09/2025

Definitely wouldnt read, buttttttt .... Together they navigate through the treacherous shadows of love. -Liloandrice