"Mimi please open the door ma. I c-I cannot lose you. Please," Jakani's voice cracked as he leaned against the door, resting his head on the wood. "I don't wanna be here no more Kani. I'm so tired baby." She admitted sadly, shaking her head. Aurora Greene had been sad ever since her grandma died, and therapy is the only thing keeping her going. One day at an appointment, she accidentally meets her therapist's son, Jakani Bennett. They start talking, then hanging out, and slowly catching feelings. He sees how bad she's hurting, even when she tries to hide it. When Aurora hits her lowest point, he's there for her and reminds her she's not alone.

Atlanta nights, NFL fame, influencer drama, and relationships that never stay private. Aaliyah Carter built her name on social media, but her personal life once became headlines after a messy, very public breakup with a famous ex. Since then, she promised herself she would never get involved with another man in the spotlight. Zaire Knox is exactly the type she said she'd avoid. Young, famous, and one of the hottest players in the NFL, Zaire lives fast, dates who he wants, and never stays tied down - at least that's what everyone thinks. When the two meet at a party after his game, the connection is instant, unexpected, and complicated from the start. Between jealous exes, rumors online, trust issues, and the pressure of living in the spotlight, Aaliyah and Zaire find themselves pulled into something neither of them planned. In a city where everybody knows everybody, one wrong move can turn love into drama overnight. And in a world built on fame, attention, and temptation... real feelings don't always come easy.

"smoke with me baby, lay with me baby, laugh with me baby girl. I just want the simple things"

They were supposed to be one of those love stories people talked about forever. And in a way, they were. Maiara and Kentrell had the kind of love the world couldn't stop watching. Until the same world that watched them fall in love watched everything come undone. But endings are funny when two people still have a lifetime of reasons to cross paths. The years have changed them. The circumstances have changed. Even the rules between them have changed. But what happens when the one person you know you shouldn't fall for is the one person you've never quite stopped loving?

𝚛𝚎𝚊𝚍 𝚝𝚘 𝚏𝚒𝚗𝚍 𝚘𝚞𝚝

Ecstasy Ky'elle Lamont has spent her whole life learning how to survive without anybody to lean on. Named after the drug her mother was high on when she gave birth to her, Ecstasy grew up in the system and learned early that love doesn't always come with a last name. Now twenty-seven, she's built a life completely on her own terms. By day, she's a homebody who loves to cook, shop, read, and keep her shit together. By night, she's one of the hottest exotic dancers in the city, making money off the body everybody wants but nobody gets to own. But dancing ain't her dream. Singing is. Then there's Desean "Hands" East. At thirty-two, Hands is known throughout the hood for two things: his fists and his hustle. Raised by his grandparents alongside five younger siblings, he's street-smart, calculated, and dangerous when pushed. Boxing is his real shot at changing his life, but until that dream pays off, the streets are funding his future. Fast cars. Fast money. Fast women. That's his lifestyle. Until Ecstasy. The first time they meet, they damn near can't stand each other. Her smart mouth gets under his skin, and his arrogant ass gets on her nerves. But the more they run into each other, the harder it becomes to ignore the tension between them. What starts with arguments turns into flirting. Flirting turns into dates. And dates turn into something neither of them expected. Because once Hands gets a taste of Ecstasy, one night isn't enough. She becomes his favorite distraction. His weakness. His peace. His temptation. His addiction. But the streets don't care about love stories, and neither do the secrets they're both carrying. With money, loyalty, family, ambition, betrayal, and desire standing between them, Ecstasy and Hands are about to learn that the sweetest addictions can also be the hardest ones to survive. Everybody has their vice. For Desean, his just happens to be Ecstasy.

When city-bred Siané takes a wrong exit on a solo trip to Alabama, her flat tire becomes a twist of fate. Khaizon, the big, slick-tongued mechanic-slash-landowner with a past dipped in trap and trauma, stops to help-and never lets her go. He ain't never seen a woman so damn neat. And she ain't never met a man so damn dirty...in all the ways that matter. What starts as a roadside rescue turns into late-night FaceTimes, surprise CashApp drops, and trips to the backwoods of Georgia where she finds out he can cook, fuck, and fight-and all three dangerously well. But when his past spins the block and hers gets exposed, will their love survive the ride...or crash out?

𝐈𝐧 𝐚 𝐩𝐞𝐫𝐟𝐞𝐜𝐭 𝐰𝐨𝐫𝐥𝐝 𝐘𝐨𝐮'𝐫𝐞 𝐮𝐧𝐝𝐞𝐫𝐬𝐭𝐚𝐧𝐝𝐢𝐧𝐠, 𝐈'𝐦 𝐧𝐨𝐭 𝐚 𝐩𝐞𝐫𝐟𝐞𝐜𝐭 𝐠𝐢𝐫𝐥 | 𝐌𝐀𝐑𝐂𝐇 𝟐𝟎𝟐𝟑 |

Benjiman Cartier Gotti, "BG" to the streets, "Benji" to those he cared about, which was slim to none. A young thug at the age of twenty one with a hustler's mentality, killer demeanor, and the game that could make any girl fall in love. With a heart made of ice and the big dreams of being one of the richest street hustlers the world had ever seen, he took the streets by storm with ambition. Benji was a go-getter and was determined to do whatever it took to get it, by any means necessary. He strayed to a place that he knew could turn his dirty rags into riches, which is exactly what he did. He knew shit wouldn't be given to him on a silver platter, so he grinded hard for his ticket out until he found himself on top of it all. Just because you started from the bottom, doesn't mean it's where you'll end .. and just because you never had shit, doesn't mean you never will. Benjiman Cartier Gotti was a natural born hustler. Against all odds he came out on top, but at what cost? Vanessa Wright | Copyright ©️ 2019 | All Rights Reserved Author: Vanessa Write | Cover: _tolerated NOT A FAN FICTION.