Adey Tesfeye lives a life of quiet invisibility, carefully managing her anxiety and keeping the world at a safe distance. Sweet and trusting, she often finds herself taken advantage of but avoids confrontation at all costs. Her routine is predictable, her walls high, and her heart locked away-until she crosses paths with Dayvon "Von" Bennet. Von is a hardened drug dealer from the streets of Chicago, a man used to control, manipulation, and survival by any means necessary. His dangerous lifestyle has left him detached and weary, but when he meets Adey by chance, he becomes fixated on her softness-her fragility in a world as ruthless as his. What starts as curiosity spirals into obsession as Von begins to see himself as her protector, despite the chaos he brings into her life. As Von infiltrates Adey's world, their connection grows in ways neither of them expects. Adey, drawn to Von's intensity and the promise of safety, begins to let down her guard, unaware of the lengths he'll go to keep her close. But with her best friend growing suspicious and Von's grip tightening, Adey is forced to question whether her growing feelings are love or a dangerous illusion. In The Butterfly Effect, vulnerability and control collide in a slow-burn, high-stakes romance that blurs the lines between protection and possession. Will Adey find the strength to reclaim her life, or will Von's obsession consume them both? COVER AND BANNER CREDIT: K4SHMAYY

i know, you don't wanna be with him like you say you do.

❝𝖠nd you gotta love me easy, I've been hurt too many times, been cursed too many times❞ ©𝐖𝐎𝐑𝐃𝐒𝐁𝐘𝐊𝐀𝐘 𝟐𝟎𝟐𝟒 Dayvon, a former gang member turned mechanic, has left the streets behind, determined to live a clean life after a dangerous past. But when he meets Patience, a high-maintenance, boujee woman from the hood, their world's collide.

"What it's called when the patient grow feelings fa therapist?" He asked, and she chuckled, staring at him. "Transference."

𝐈'𝐥𝐥 𝐧𝐞𝐯𝐞𝐫 𝐥𝐞𝐭 𝐲𝐨𝐮 𝐠𝐨. 𝐈 𝐩𝐫𝐨𝐦𝐢𝐬𝐞. *this is my first book, please don't stress ya selves out bc I did while writing it! 😭

"ɪ ᴄᴀɴ ʙᴇ ʏᴏᴜʀ ʙᴀʙʏꜱɪᴛᴛᴇʀ ᴀɴᴅ ʏᴏᴜʀ ɴɪɢɢᴀ, ᴍᴀ." 17 ʏᴇᴀʀ ᴏʟᴅ, ᴛᴀ'ʀʏᴀ ʜᴏʟᴅᴇɴ, ɴᴇᴇᴅꜱ ᴀ ʙᴀʙʏꜱɪᴛᴛᴇʀ-- ɪꜱ ᴡʜᴀᴛ ʜᴇʀ ᴍᴏᴍ ᴛᴏʟᴅ ʜᴇʀ. ꜱʜᴇ ᴡᴀꜱ ᴀʟᴍᴏꜱᴛ 18, ʙᴜᴛ ʜᴇʀ ᴍᴏᴛʜᴇʀ ᴅɪᴅɴ'ᴛ ɢᴇᴛ ᴛʜᴀᴛ. ʜᴇʀ ᴍᴏᴛʜᴇʀ, ᴛᴀ'ʀɪꜱʜᴀ ʜᴏʟᴅᴇɴ, ʜᴇᴀᴅɪɴɢ ᴏɴ ᴀ ᴛʀɪᴘ ᴛᴏ ʜᴀᴡᴀɪɪ. ꜱʜᴇ'ꜱ ʟᴇᴀᴠɪɴɢ ᴛᴀ'ʀʏᴀ, ᴀɴᴅ ɢɪᴠɪɴɢ ʜᴇʀ ᴀ ʙᴀʙʏꜱɪᴛᴛᴇʀ. ᴛʜɪꜱ ʙᴀʙʏꜱɪᴛᴛᴇʀ ɪꜱ ᴠᴇʀʏ ꜱᴇᴅᴜᴄᴛɪᴠᴇ, ᴀɴᴅ ᴀʟꜱᴏ ᴀ ɢᴀɴɢʙᴀɴɢᴇʀ. ʜɪꜱ ɴᴀᴍᴇ, ᴅᴀʏᴠᴏɴ ʙᴇɴɴᴇᴛᴛ, 21. ᴛᴀ'ʀʏᴀ ᴅɪᴅɴ'ᴛ ᴋɴᴏᴡ ᴡʜᴀᴛ ꜱʜᴇ ᴡᴀꜱ ɪɴ ꜰᴏʀ ᴡʜᴇɴ ᴛʜɪꜱ ʙᴀʙʏꜱɪᴛᴛᴇʀ ɢᴏᴛ ᴀʜᴏʟᴅ ᴏꜰ ʜᴇʀ.

"See I'm a killer, but I got feelings. I catch you with him, I just might kill him." - Von. "Fuckin' on someone else and textin' like you want me, disrespectful." - Kentrell. *very old & cringy don't read omg*

In a world where loyalty means everything, Brielle Banks must choose between the family she's always known and the man who could destroy it all. Caught between revenge and unexpected attraction, sparks fly behind bars. Will she fall into Sincere's dangerous world-or will their violent past rip them apart?

Yours, mine, ours. *old, don't read* 08/3/2021 - 08/15/2021

The first 50 Shades of grey king Von book