"Love ain't supposed to feel like this... so why I want it so bad?" In the gritty underworld of Colombia's blood-soaked streets, Tariq "Reek" Holloway ain't lookin' for nothin' but power. Sent by the Bloodhounds to expand their hustle, he thought this was just business - till Amira Morenos walked in. Daughter of a fallen cartel kingpin and now head of her own gang, she's ice cold, quick-tempered, and deadlier than any bullet. What starts off as hatred turns to obsession, then slides into a lust so dangerous, it could burn both their empires to the ground. In a world where loyalty is a lie and trust'll get you killed, Reek gotta figure out if what they got is real love... ...or just another damn trap. A dark, smutty, slow-burn psychological romance where nobody makes it out clean. - Trigger Warnings This novel contains graphic violence, drug use, trauma, betrayal, explicit language, and extremely smutty sexual content. Reader discretion advised. -

"You're alive for a reason. Everything you've passed through will shape you into the ultimate masterpiece because even golds are forged in fire to become jewels." I whispered softly. "And I dare you, Abel Ugochukwu Ejiofor. I dare you to persevere." Lucky Adekunle is a timorous seventeen year old with a mountain of insecurities and unending questions about her family. Even though her name has the word 'Luck' in it, It's the one thing she's never had. All her life she's dealt with an abusive father who wants nothing more than to mold her into the 'perfect child'. But the abuses suddenly become tolerable when she meets a certain boy diagnosed with borderline personality disorder. This is a story of two young adults from turbulent homes and their struggle to make it out alive.

Giwa Falade is the ruthless Queen Bee of Castron High. Known for her sassy, bold, no-nonsense attitude and awfully feared, absolutely dreaded by the entire student population, for this very reason. Giwa loves what she does, instilling fear in people, and she obsesses over this fear, feeds on it like it is her food and water. Coupled with a bad past and an overwhelming struggle going on within herself, Giwa's decision to protect herself creates her messed up obsession and craving for fear. However, all may not always be exactly what it seems on the outside. When 'hard girl' Giwa falls in love, it seems surreal. She starts to connect with people she wouldn't see eye to eye with, and a forming bond between her and the school hunk unravels the mystery behind her twisted mindset. However, this also brings in a truck load of unwanted drama, hidden secrets, deep betrayal, and worse, more flawed teenagers who keep making even worse decisions, and intertwining into her story, causing the so awaited final year of High School to turn from bliss to a never ending nightmare. Even worst, Giwa Falade, Miss Queen Bee, pulls herself right into it. All in all, these teenagers are in for an experience of a lifetime. And what happens when everything becomes a drastic, dead end for Giwa, filled with tears, regrets, broken friendships, relationships, losses, and the painful, unattainable wish to take back the hands of time? What happens to the lives of the other flawed teenagers, like Giwa, who unfortunately get mixed up in her mess and pay for the consequences of their own actions? 𝐎𝐍𝐄 𝐖𝐎𝐋𝐃 𝐒𝐄𝐑𝐈𝐄𝐒 𝐁𝐎𝐎𝐊 𝐎𝐍𝐄 (1) 𝑺𝒕𝒂𝒓𝒕𝒆𝒅 "𝑻𝒉𝒐𝒔𝒆 𝑳𝒊𝒕𝒕𝒍𝒆 𝒕𝒉𝒊𝒏𝒈𝒔" 𝒐𝒏 26/5/2020. 𝑭𝒊𝒏𝒊𝒔𝒉𝒆𝒅 "𝑻𝒉𝒐𝒔𝒆 𝑳𝒊𝒕𝒕𝒍𝒆 𝑻𝒉𝒊𝒏𝒈𝒔" 𝒐𝒏 29/12/2020 #507 in Teen Fiction

She was sassy with zero tolerance issues, easily pissed off yet fun to be with, beautiful and soft-hearted..he didn't want to believe he was falling for her yet his subconscious had betrayed him by exposing the words which he always hid inside him anytime she was around him "You keep saying you'll miss me are you disappearing into space?"she asked him with a smile "Actually yes "he replied absently as she raised her eyebrows at him "Really?" " no...I meant I'll be leaving for the states soon "he replied quite disturbed "How soon? " she asked "After ss2" 🔽🔽🔽🔽 Christy had never fallen in love and even now she still didn't know if she was in love with the guy she once felt was thoughtless, annoying, frustrating and yet the most handsome soul which her heart called beautiful the first day she saw him She asked gulping down as she stared at him saying he'd miss her without his usual smirk playing around his lips but with all seriousness which held only but one thing 'Love' Is that even possible?? The one guy who she was starting to like wasn't going to finish Melviks High with her set....no..with her..she felt like tearing up as her hands clutched the doorknob soon she stopped abruptly wipping her teary eyes and putting up her best smile she turned to him " would you like to have some fun? " @2019 novel copyright ©ujurita elliana All rights reserved