Amaris moving to Chicago with her brother starting her new college life and gets tangled up in a life of secrets

"I'll always love and protect you"

She's always been off-limits to everyone on the block-until a fearless new guy moves in and changes the rules. ps. This my first book, don't be shy to comment and give suggestions!

𝐥𝐢𝐦𝐞𝐫𝐞𝐧𝐜𝐞- 𝐚𝐧 𝐢𝐧𝐭𝐞𝐧𝐬𝐞 𝐝𝐞𝐬𝐢𝐫𝐞 𝐢𝐧𝐟𝐚𝐭𝐮𝐫𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐨𝐫 𝐨𝐛𝐬𝐞𝐬𝐬𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐰𝐢𝐭𝐡 𝐚 𝐩𝐞𝐫𝐬𝐨𝐧 𝐭𝐡𝐚𝐭𝐬 𝐮𝐧𝐜𝐨𝐧𝐭𝐫𝐨𝐥𝐥𝐚𝐛𝐥𝐞 3000+ word chapters

Mute, abused, hood, Chicago, saved, kidnapped

"I'm not giving up cause without her..." "What" "Without her I am nothing... I know I did some fucked up shit but me and her ... we inseparable."

/ˌserənˈdipədē/ (n.) To find something good without looking for it "they annoying," I said quietly. He leaned on the counter beside me, close enough I could feel his shoulder. "yeah," he murmured, eyes soft. "but I'm only here for you anyway."

An autistic girl sheltered her whole life gets a taste of danger once she meets a thug named Santiago Perez. ​Santiago "Ghost" Perez set his eyes on Zari one time and has never left her alone since "Checkin' your location, I'm wishin' I was close to you I left my heart on the West End, I can't wait to get home to you"

...."thank you...can i keep the change please please please" "yes you can keep the change lea, i gotta go though. remember what i told you ight?" I shake my head and squeeze his hand one more time before I start to walk away. He pulls me back by my hand and grabs my chin, he kisses me on my forehead, and I roll my eyes, cheesing. "I love you" oh my gosh. Child-hood best friends, who could break that apart? UPDATED NOVEMBER RANKINGS #9 bwbm #2 teenlovers #8 2023 #6 sports #5 Texas #5 Romace #6 Atlanta UPDATED DECEMBER RANKINGS #1 teen #12 teenromance #9 childhoodsweethearts Started - January 18th 2024

somebody's watching me.. it's my 𝐀𝐍𝐗𝐈𝐄𝐓𝐘