The Neighbor Effect
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The Neighbor Effect
Some deliveries are mistakes...
some are fate.
Haliyah AbdulKareem just wanted peace, food, and sleep.
Not a misdelivered parcel.
Not a half-dressed neighbor.
And definitely not the kind of man who makes her question her self-control.
Maleek Cardoso wasn't expecting anything either.
But now?
He's not returning what fate just delivered.
A slow-burn romance filled with tension, banter, and dangerously close proximity.
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