5 parts Ongoing MatureThey say love ain't supposed to hurt.
But in the streets, it never comes clean.
Alani Baptiste swore she was done with hood love - done with men who only knew how to love in survival mode. She's focused now: her makeup chair, her name getting known, and her peace staying untouched.
Then there's Kilo Dupree - the one who taught her what chaos feels like, what loyalty sounds like, and what heartbreak can really do to a soul. He's the neighborhood's quiet storm - one minute calm, the next one phone call away from violence.
They weren't supposed to circle back.
But when family, loyalty, and love get tangled up, some bonds don't stay buried. They bruise. They bleed. They come back harder.
It's hood love - real, messy, passionate, and dangerous.
'Cause when you grow up on concrete, you learn early that hearts break like glass...
and bleed like the block.
