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On paper, Malik Stones has everything a man should want - a promising career, a new wife, and two beautiful children who look up to him. But behind the image he fights to protect, Malik is breaking under the weight of being everyone's provider, protector, and savior.
His days are swallowed by a high-pressure job that demands more than he has left to give. His nights are divided between answering his ex's relentless calls and comforting a wife drowning in her own quiet depression. The bills keep coming, the arguments keep looping, and Malik's pride won't let him admit that he's running on empty.
He wears success like armor, but cracks are starting to show - in his patience, in his marriage, in his faith. The man who once believed he could handle anything is beginning to realize there are battles no amount of pride can win. Yet, even as his world starts to slip through his fingers, Malik refuses to kneel, to pray, or to surrender his control.
"Something Pride Can't Cover" is a raw, soul-stirring story about manhood, ego, and the silent wars fought in the minds of men who believe asking for help is weakness. It's about the price of silence, the illusion of strength, and the power that comes when a man finally faces the one thing he's been avoiding - God.