Black Pride (and Prejudice)

I loves me some black men. Thick lips, chocolatey smooth skin, and just their whole vibe. But my choices lately... Let's just say I had to take a step back to get my entire life together. Then here comes my best friend, putting her nose all up in my business. I had to admit she'd picked one that checked off all my boxes. There's just one problem and for that I don't think I can forgive her.

Being a single mom wasn't part of Katrina's plan, but she'll do anything for her son. When her child's father is released from jail, her world is shaken by the past she's tried to move on from. Then she meets Joshua - a gym owner, a devoted father, and the one man who makes her believe in love again. But between old wounds, new feelings, and the risk of heartbreak, Katrina has to decide: will she give her heart another chance, or let fear keep her from the future she deserves?

𝘞𝘩𝘦𝘯 𝐅𝐀𝐓𝐄 𝘣𝘳𝘪𝘯𝘨𝘴 𝘵𝘰𝘨𝘦𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘳 𝘵𝘸𝘰 𝘩𝘦𝘢𝘳𝘵𝘴, 𝘴𝘱𝘢𝘳𝘬𝘴 𝘧𝘭𝘺 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘭𝘰𝘷𝘦 𝘣𝘭𝘰𝘴𝘴𝘰𝘮𝘴 𝘪𝘯 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘮𝘰𝘴𝘵 𝘶𝘯𝘦𝘹𝘱𝘦𝘤𝘵𝘦𝘥 𝘸𝘢𝘺. 𝘍𝘰𝘭𝘭𝘰𝘸 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘫𝘰𝘶𝘳𝘯𝘦𝘺 𝘰𝘧 𝘖𝘮𝘺𝘳𝘪 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘌𝘵𝘦𝘳𝘯𝘪𝘵𝘺 𝘢𝘴 𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘺 𝘯𝘢𝘷𝘪𝘨𝘢𝘵𝘦 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘶𝘱𝘴 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘥𝘰𝘸𝘯𝘴 𝘰𝘧 𝘭𝘪𝘧𝘦, 𝘥𝘪𝘴𝘤𝘰𝘷𝘦𝘳𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘵𝘩𝘢𝘵 𝘧𝘳𝘪𝘦𝘯𝘥𝘴𝘩𝘪𝘱 𝘤𝘢𝘯 𝘣𝘦 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘱𝘦𝘳𝘧𝘦𝘤𝘵 𝘳𝘦𝘤𝘪𝘱𝘦 𝘧𝘰𝘳 𝘢 𝐋𝐎𝐕𝐄 𝘵𝘩𝘢𝘵 𝘭𝘢𝘴𝘵𝘴 𝘢 𝘭𝘪𝘧𝘦𝘵𝘪𝘮𝘦. 𝘞𝘪𝘵𝘩 𝘭𝘢𝘶𝘨𝘩𝘵𝘦𝘳, 𝘵𝘦𝘢𝘳𝘴, 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘢 𝘥𝘢𝘴𝘩 𝘰𝘧 𝘴𝘸𝘦𝘦𝘵𝘯𝘦𝘴𝘴, 𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘪𝘳 𝘴𝘵𝘰𝘳𝘺 𝘸𝘪𝘭𝘭 𝘤𝘢𝘱𝘵𝘶𝘳𝘦 𝘺𝘰𝘶𝘳 𝘩𝘦𝘢𝘳𝘵 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘭𝘦𝘢𝘷𝘦 𝘺𝘰𝘶 𝘣𝘦𝘭𝘪𝘦𝘷𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘪𝘯 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘮𝘢𝘨𝘪𝘤 𝘰𝘧 𝐓𝐑𝐔𝐄 𝐋𝐎𝐕𝐄.

Kurenai thought she had escaped the darkness. Leaving behind the world of crime, she built a new life as an underground DJ by night and a professional hitwoman by necessity-taking out bad men for the secretive organization known as "The Pool." Alongside her best friend Solara, she stayed hidden in the city's shadows. But shadows always hide ghosts. Ka'Jai-known to most as Draco-never forgot the woman who walked away. A kingpin on the rise, he sees everything that happens in the city. And when his targets start falling to an unseen assassin, he finds her. Kurenai, the woman he trained, the woman he loved, and the one who betrayed him. But love and hate are two sides of the same knife. Now, Draco watches her. He tests her. He taunts her. And Kurenai knows he's close-too close. But even as the tension between them burns hotter, they are both trapped in a deadly game of secrets, violence, and desire.

𝙸 𝚝𝚑𝚘𝚞𝚐𝚑𝚝 𝚖𝚢 𝚙𝚎𝚛𝚟𝚎𝚛𝚜𝚎 𝚕𝚘𝚟𝚎 𝚠𝚊𝚜 𝚊 𝚛𝚎𝚊𝚕 𝚖𝚊𝚗. 𝙱𝚞𝚝 𝚢𝚘𝚞 𝚖𝚊𝚍𝚎 𝚖𝚎 𝚛𝚎𝚊𝚕𝚒𝚣𝚎 𝚑𝚎 𝚗𝚎𝚟𝚎𝚛 𝚠𝚊𝚜.𝚋𝚞𝚝 𝚢𝚘𝚞 𝚊𝚛𝚎 𝚃𝙷𝙴 𝚁𝙴𝙰𝙻 𝙼𝙰𝙽. 𝙸 𝚝𝚑𝚘𝚞𝚐𝚑𝚝 𝚒 𝚗𝚎𝚟𝚎𝚛 𝚝𝚑𝚘𝚞𝚐𝚑𝚝 𝚘𝚏 𝚗𝚎𝚎𝚍𝚒𝚗𝚐 𝚒𝚗 𝚖𝚢 𝚕𝚒𝚏𝚎...

𝙇𝙤𝙣𝙜 𝙙𝙖𝙮 𝙤𝙛 𝙡𝙤𝙣𝙚𝙡𝙞𝙣𝙚𝙨𝙨 𝙄'𝙡𝙡 𝙗𝙧𝙚𝙖𝙩𝙝𝙚 𝙞𝙣 𝙮𝙤𝙪𝙧 𝙗𝙧𝙚𝙖𝙩𝙝 𝙨𝙤𝙛𝙩𝙡𝙮 𝙔𝙤𝙪𝙧 𝙙𝙚𝙨𝙩𝙞𝙣𝙮 𝙩𝙤𝙤𝙠 𝙖 𝙨𝙩𝙚𝙥 𝙘𝙡𝙤𝙨𝙚𝙧 𝙩𝙤 𝙢𝙚 𝘽𝙧𝙤𝙪𝙜𝙝𝙩 𝙢𝙚 𝙬𝙤𝙧𝙙𝙨 𝙄 𝙘𝙤𝙪𝙡𝙙 𝙣𝙚𝙫𝙚𝙧 𝙨𝙖𝙮 𝘼𝙡𝙬𝙖𝙮𝙨 𝙨𝙩𝙖𝙮 𝙗𝙮 𝙢𝙮 𝙨𝙞𝙙𝙚 𝙇𝙞𝙠𝙚 𝙮𝙚𝙨𝙩𝙚𝙧𝙙𝙖𝙮'𝙨 𝙬𝙖𝙧𝙢 𝙙𝙧𝙚𝙖𝙢 𝙔𝙤𝙪 𝙖𝙧𝙚 𝙢𝙮 𝙡𝙤𝙫𝙚

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