Slik Press and Gun Smoke
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Last published Thu, May 14, 2026
She does hair. He does dirt. Neither one planned on falling.
Zariah Bennett built Pressed by Zee from nothing but broken dreams and borrowed time. The salon is her sanctuary, her proof that she survived the childhood that tried to destroy her. She doesn't date street men. Doesn't trust easily. Doesn't let anyone close enough to see the cracks in her armor.
Isaiah King was born into a world of trap houses and body bags. As leader of the Black Vultures, he controls more than just the streets of Atlanta he controls everybody in them. He's feared. Respected. And utterly untouchable.
Until he walks into her salon.
One look. That's all it takes.
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