Meant To Be

They didn't meet at the right time.
They met when everything was already falling apart.

At twenty-five, Siya Carter is tired of holding it all together mentally, emotionally, financially. She's one bad decision away from losing the little stability she has left, and the last thing she needs is a man with baggage heavier than her own.

Jacob Monroe isn't looking for love either. He's trying to stay afloat, outrun his past, and keep secrets buried where they belong. Commitment was never part of the plan... until Nia walks into his life and makes chaos feel like comfort.

What starts off as a distraction quickly turns into an addiction.

Because when you're both broken, toxic love doesn't feel toxic it feels like understanding. Late nights turn into dependency. Arguments turn into passion. Walking away turns into coming right back.

Over.
And over.
And over again.

But when love starts to look like control...
and loyalty starts to feel like possession...
Nia is forced to question if what they have is real or if they're just two damaged people clinging to each other while they drown.

Some connections feel like fate.

Others feel like a lesson you should've learned the first time.

And when the truth finally comes out, one of them will have to decide:

Fight for the love that's breaking them...
or walk away from the only person who's ever made them feel seen