SRoseStories
Jade Carter had the kind of life most girls only dream about money, stability, and a future already paved for success. Raised in an affluent Dallas neighborhood, she left comfort behind to chase her dream career in Houston, believing independence was the final piece to becoming who she was meant to be.
Then she met Marcus McKinney.
Smooth-talking, charming, and wrapped in the illusion of ambition. Marcus looked like everything she prayed for and slowly revealed himself to be everything she should've run from.
What started with flowers, late-night drives, and intoxicating chemistry unraveled into manipulation, control, and emotional chaos. Lies blurred into truths. Love blurred into survival. And Jade found herself trapped in a cycle she didn't recognize until it almost broke her.
This is more than a love story.
It's an educational, emotionally raw exploration of narcissistic abuse, told through realism, psychology, and lived experience. Gaslighting. Triangulation. Trauma bonds. Red flags we ignore when love feels good.
Because sometimes love isn't the blessing.
It's the lesson.