40 parts Ongoing Malik "Loc" Carter, a respected hustler from South Central with a cold past and a hot temper, is used to calling the shots in the streets-but not in love. After surviving a near-fatal shooting that shakes his foundation, Malik finds himself caught between two powerful women who each hold a different piece of him.
Tiana: A ride-or-die queen who's been down for Malik since day one. She knows his scars, strokes his ego, and showers him in the love he never knew he needed. She's loyal to a fault, but her love borders on obsession, and she refuses to let go-even if she has to burn everything down around him to keep her place.
Renee: A quiet storm who just moved into the neighborhood. She's slick with her words, deep with her thoughts, and sees right through Malik's street mask. She doesn't beg, doesn't chase-but she understands him. She reads his pain, hears the words he doesn't speak, and holds a mirror to the man he's been running from.
When the weight of his past threatens to destroy his future, Malik is forced to decide:
🔹 Will he stay with the woman who's loved him fiercely for years?
🔹 Or choose the woman who knows his soul-and could be his peace?
But love in the hood comes with a price.
And in the end, some hearts gotta break so others can beat free.