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The Inked Executive

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Zion Carter, a wealthy, dark-skinned, tatted-up businessman, owns a luxury tattoo brand upscale, elite, celebrity clients only. Despite his tough appearance and playboy reputation, he's calculated, quiet, and secretly lonely. His family is loaded from generational wealth, but he built his own business to prove he's more than just the Carter name.

When his longtime assistant quits, in walks Sanaa Blake, a determined, down-to-earth girl with two jobs and no filter. She's from the city, trying to stack enough money to take care of her little brother and finish school.

Zion hires her because of her hustle  but didn't expect her attitude, curves, or confidence. She challenges him. He tempts her. And over time, the lines between work and pleasure get very blurry...All Rights Reserved

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❛𝐒𝐀𝐘 𝐋𝐄𝐒𝐒.❜

❛𝒚𝒐𝒖 𝒔𝒄𝒂𝒓𝒆𝒅 𝒐𝒇 𝒎𝒆?❜ he asked, voice low like it wasn't meant for nobody but her. 𝒛𝐚𝐫𝐢𝐚𝐡 didn't speak, just tilted her head a little and stepped in close. she traced one of the tattoos on his arm, finger light like a whisper...when she finally looked up, slow and lazy, doe eyes glinting beneath her lashes--she kissed the corner of his mouth. once, twice--then pulled back. 𝒐𝐦𝐚𝐫𝐢 smirked. ❛𝒅𝒊𝒅𝒏'𝒕 𝒕𝒉𝒊𝒏𝒌 𝒔𝒐.❜ ▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄ She doesn't speak-not out loud, not anymore. Zariah Hart's been quiet since the night she lost everything, and moving to The Palisade at Skyview Apartments was supposed to give her a fresh start. No expectations. No questions. Just peace. But peace gets complicated when a man like Omarion Jordan starts showing up in it. He's nothing like she expected. Tatted, quiet, with eyes that read people better than they speak. A mechanic with a past he doesn't explain-and a presence that says more than his mouth does. He doesn't ask about her silence. She doesn't flinch at his reputation. Somehow, that's enough. What starts as simple glances turns into shared space. What feels like comfort turns to something neither of them planned for. But Atlanta doesn't forget what people try to bury. And sometimes, the loudest truth is the one you never say out loud. 𝐒𝐓𝐀𝐑𝐓𝐄𝐃: 𝐉𝐔𝐍𝐄 𝟐𝟎𝟐𝟓