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LETHAL /ˈlēTHəl/ adjective sufficient to cause death, harmful or destructive. "Damaged people are dangerous, they know they can survive." COVER BY: XOROYALTYWRITES

after one mistake at a fertility clinic changes everything, namiko finds herself pregnant with a baby she never planned for. the problem? the father is former nba superstar nasir bennett, a man still grieving the loss of his daughter. neither of them expected this. neither of them were ready for each other either. but sometimes life gives you a family in the most unexpected way.

Heaven James is a determined yet indecisive young woman navigating life with ambition but unsure of her ultimate goals. After recently transferring her business to Chicago, she finds herself caught between building her future and discovering what truly makes her happy. Her life takes an unexpected turn when she crosses paths with Dayvon Bennett, better known as "King Von." His bold presence and captivating charm draw Heaven into a whirlwind connection, sparking feelings she hadn't anticipated. As she starts catching feelings for him, the dynamic challenges her usual sense of control, pushing her to reevaluate her priorities. King Von's world is vastly different from her own, yet it ignites something in Heaven-forcing her to confront whether she's ready to embrace love and the complexities that come with it, or stay on the path she thought she was destined to follow. Read to see what decisions Heaven has made.

Kamiyah has spent years helping women feel beautiful in the wedding dresses she designs, but no amount of lace, satin, or hand sewn pearls has ever convinced her that she deserves to feel the same. As the owner of a small bridal boutique in Chicago, she's mastered the art of making every bride shine while quietly hiding from her own reflection. A few storefronts away, Dayvon Bennett owns one of the busiest barbershops in the neighborhood, a place where everybody gathers, laughs, argues, and feels at home. What starts as exchanged glances across the street slowly turns into shared lunches, late night conversations, and a love neither of them saw coming. But as Kamiyah battles years of self doubt and learns to silence the voice telling her she'll never be enough, Dayvon refuses to let her see herself through anyone else's eyes. Sometimes the hardest thing to tailor isn't a wedding dress, it's the courage to believe you're worthy of being loved exactly as you are.

A pre-school teacher, whose never in a relationship, and a rapper, whose overly romantic but scared to get hurt again meet each other. Will their problems and fears cause them to crumble? Or will they grow closer together and flourish?

"𝐢 𝐛𝐞𝐞𝐧 𝐡𝐮𝐫𝐭, 𝐰𝐡𝐲 𝐲𝐨𝐮 𝐭𝐫𝐲𝐧𝐚 𝐡𝐞𝐚𝐥 𝐦𝐞?" "𝐜𝐚𝐮𝐬𝐞 𝐢 𝐰𝐚𝐧𝐭 𝐲𝐨𝐮."

𝐋𝐢𝐟𝐞 𝐡𝐚𝐬 𝐛𝐞𝐞𝐧 𝐠𝗼𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐠𝗼𝗼𝐝 𝐟𝗼𝐫 𝐫𝐚𝐩𝐩𝐞𝐫 𝐊𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐕𝗼𝐧. 𝐋𝐢𝐯𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐟𝐫𝐞𝐞𝐥𝐲 𝐰𝐢𝐭𝐡 𝐡𝐢𝐬 𝐠𝗼𝗼𝐝 𝐥𝗼𝗼𝐤𝐬, 𝐡𝐢𝐬 𝐜𝐚𝐫𝐞𝐞𝐫 𝐭𝐚𝐤𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝗼𝐟𝐟, 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐡𝐢𝐬 𝐛𝐞𝐝 𝐚𝐥𝗺𝗼𝐬𝐭 𝐧𝐞𝐯𝐞𝐫 𝐛𝐞𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐞𝗺𝐩𝐭𝐲. 𝐁𝐮𝐭 𝐡𝐢𝐬 𝐛𝐢𝐠𝐠𝐞𝐬𝐭 𝐜𝐡𝐚𝐥𝐥𝐞𝐧𝐠𝐞 𝐢𝐬 𝐟𝐢𝐠𝐡𝐭𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐟𝗼𝐫 𝐡𝐢𝐬 𝐝𝐞𝐬𝐢𝐫𝐞 𝐟𝗼𝐫 𝐚𝐧 𝐮𝐧𝐞𝐱𝐩𝐞𝐜𝐭𝐞𝐝, 𝐬𝐭𝐫𝐮𝐠𝐠𝐥𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐠𝐢𝐫𝐥 𝐰𝐡𝗼 𝐢𝐥𝐥𝐞𝐠𝐚𝐥𝐥𝐲 𝐚𝐫𝐫𝐢𝐯𝐞𝐝 𝐭𝗼 𝐜𝐡𝐢𝐜𝐚𝐠𝗼. 𝐎𝐰𝐧𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐥𝐢𝐭𝐭𝐥𝐞 𝐭𝗼 𝐧𝗼𝐭𝐡𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐚 𝐝𝐚𝐧𝐠𝐞𝐫𝗼𝐮𝐬 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐭𝐫𝗼𝐮𝐛𝐥𝐞𝐝 𝐩𝐚𝐬𝐭. 𝐓𝐡𝐞 𝐬𝐚𝐝𝐢𝐬𝐭𝐢𝐜 𝗺𝐚𝐧 𝐟𝐢𝐧𝐝𝐬 𝐡𝐢𝗺𝐬𝐞𝐥𝐝 𝐡𝐚𝐯𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐚𝐧 𝐮𝐧𝐡𝐞𝐚𝐥𝐭𝐡𝐲 𝗼𝐛𝐬𝐞𝐬𝐬𝐢𝗼𝐧 𝐰𝐢𝐭𝐡 𝐡𝐞𝐫.

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