Soleia Washington built her salon from the ground up with nothing but talent, grit, and sleepless nights. But behind the polished mirrors and flawless installs, the bills are stacking higher than her profits, clients are getting harder to keep, and the dream she sacrificed everything for is slipping through her fingers. The last thing Soleia needs is distraction - especially not one wrapped in designer clothes, cold stares, and street power. Jordan "X" Woods is the kind of man people whisper about. Feared across the city and known for running one of the most profitable drug operations on the east side, his name carries weight... and danger. He's built his empire by never letting emotions cloud his judgment, until one chance meeting with Soleia leaves him wanting something he's never allowed himself to have: peace. In a city where love can get you killed, is risking your heart ever worth the cost?

She just wants happiness, it sounds simple but it's far from that She crosses paths with a friend of a friend From the outside he was just a big dude with a scary aura. Little did she know he would have the biggest soft spot for her and her only

Some people enter your life by chance. Others feel like fate. When Sade crosses paths with Kasaad, neither of them expects much to come from it. After all, timing has never been on their side, and life has a way of complicating even the simplest connections. But the more their paths continue to intertwine, the harder it becomes to ignore the feeling that maybe some people are meant to find each other. Whether that's a blessing or a lesson remains to be seen. One thing is certain: Some connections are impossible to forget.

Just a little ways from Tampa, Florida there is a woman by the name of Desiree Jefferson. She's young, ambitious and vibrant as any 22 year old should be! She dreams of opening a Florist business and a vacation home host but we all know it takes money to MAKE money and unfortunately "Des" as we call her, was B R O K E! she never came from wealth at all. Her dad was a failed gambler and her mother worked at a near by grocery. She was a single child up until she was 16 and eventually gave birth to her now 6 year old daughter, Alexis. It was a struggle being a young mom with ambitions on top of barely having enough money to afford herself and her baby but she made a way. She looks into cleaning for vacation homes and runs into Carter Fortune, who is a very successful businessman and gives her a tough time but then turns into something deeper than what he was putting off.

What happens when a beautiful innocent girl like Lauren meet a guy like David from the rough streets of Harlem?

𝐓𝐡𝐞𝐫𝐞 𝐢𝐬 𝐚 𝐬𝐭𝐫𝐞𝐧𝐠𝐭𝐡 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐃𝐄𝐕𝐎𝐓𝐈𝐎𝐍 𝐢𝐧 𝐭𝐡𝐞𝐬𝐞 𝐩𝐞𝐨𝐩𝐥𝐞 𝐭𝐡𝐚𝐭 𝐢𝐬 𝐟𝐨𝐫𝐦𝐢𝐝𝐚𝐛𝐥𝐞

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a step father that can't help but to notice how beautiful his wife's daughter is.

Hooked onto drugs, no family, no guidance or sanity until she met HIM. Cover Creds: @Triceynexttdoor ❤️ -BLICKY.