Thick Skin, Broken soul
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"You either leave now... or the cops will make you."
One argument - and just like that, 18-year-old Imani is out. Her father's words hit harder than the cold Detroit air as she's forced to pack a suitcase and leave the only home she's ever known. No plan. No place to go. Just pain, pride, and the silence of a family that gave up on her.
She bounces from couch to couch, house to house - sleeping in spare rooms, depending on people she barely knows. But survival comes with strings. And one wrong decision leads her into a world she never saw coming.
A world where her body becomes a transaction. Where safety is a lie. Where escape feels impossible.
Based on true events, Thick Skin, Broken Soul is a raw, emotional Urban Fiction story about sex trafficking, abandonment, and what happens to girls society forgets - until it's too late.
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Zaire isn't the type of man people dream about. He's the one they whisper about. The one mothers warn their daughters to stay away from. He's sharp edges, sleepless nights, and a past too heavy to carry. On the outside, he's all rage and silence. On the inside, he's drowning-haunted by mistakes, chained by loyalty, and convinced love isn't made for men like him. Then Imani comes crashing into his world. She's light where he's darkness, but she's got scars of her own. And no matter how many walls he builds, she keeps finding the cracks. Zaire doesn't know if she's the cure he's been running from...or the wound that finally destroys him. Because in his world, love isn't soft. It's survival. And sometimes survival leaves you BROKEN.
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