We friends in they eyes, but we f*ckin' in private

NBA star Jalen Knox has it all-talent, fame, and a playboy reputation that won't quit. When bad press threatens his career, his agent turns to a risky fix: fake dating. Enter Renee Porter, a fresh PR rep just starting her dream job. Pretending to be the perfect couple was supposed to clean up his image, but soon staged dates, late-night texts, and stolen glances start to blur the line between business and real feelings. With paparazzi watching, messy exes resurfacing, and careers on the line, one question remains: can love survive when it starts with a lie?

She waitressin' at Starlets, ain't too many I ain't had

At twenty-two, Solai Washington is carrying more than just the weight of her unborn child-she's carrying the burden of survival. Fleeing a violent past with her abusive boyfriend Jordan Smith, she leaves everything behind in the dead of night: her phone, her belongings, even her safety net. With nothing but $2,000 in cash and the desperate hope of a fresh start, she takes a bus headed to Texas. Haunted by a childhood of loss-her mother's death and her father's life sentence-Solai is determined to break the cycle and protect her child at all costs. But survival isn't simple when the past has claws, and Jordan isn't a man who lets go easily. When a twist of fate reunites her with Messiah "Khaos" Luviano, her high school crush turned feared Texas drug lord, Solai finds herself caught between danger and safety, fear and desire. Messiah is ruthless to the world, but around Solai, his walls begin to crack. She's the only one who dares to look him in the eye, the only one unafraid of his reputation. As Jordan hunts her down and Messiah's enemies close in, Solai must decide if trusting the most dangerous man she knows could be the only way to save herself-and the baby she's willing to risk everything for.

The duality of survival and softness , where light seeps through of midnight lives .

𝐑𝐄𝐃𝐀𝐌𝐀𝐍𝐂𝐘. " A rare and nearly obsolete word meaning 'the act of loving in return' or 'loving someone in the same degree'. " 𝐀𝐋𝐋 𝐑𝐈𝐆𝐇𝐓𝐒 𝐑𝐄𝐒𝐄𝐑𝐕𝐄𝐃 © 𝐂𝐀𝐋𝐋𝐌𝐘𝐒𝐋𝐈𝐌𝐄. (not edited).

"to gutta to play with a ngga"

Promise Walker was sheltered, sweet, and way too innocent for the world Dave East ruled. She heals kids for a living. He breaks men for a living. They were never meant to meet- But when soft meets savage, nothing stays the same.

Boy, I never knew love like this before Thought I was in love before, now I see I was wrong

Anaiah Carter is off-limits - the daughter of Ohio State's head football coach and fiercely protected on campus. Jeremiah Smith is the team's star wide receiver with a smile that turns heads and a reputation that keeps her guard up. But when stolen glances turn into late-night study sessions and secret coffee dates, they find themselves risking everything for a love neither of them planned. With her father's rules, the media's eyes, and Jeremiah's rising fame threatening to pull them apart, Anaiah must decide: is love worth breaking every rule?