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𝘚𝘰𝘮𝘦 𝘭𝘰𝘷𝘦𝘴 𝘢𝘪𝘯'𝘵 𝘮𝘦𝘢𝘯𝘵 𝘵𝘰 𝘣𝘦 𝘧𝘰𝘶𝘯𝘥...
𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘺 𝘫𝘶𝘴𝘵 𝘴𝘩𝘰𝘸 𝘶𝘱.
Nia Carter built her life on control.
Control over her future.
Control over her emotions.
Control over the chaos she sees every day as a doctor on the South Side of Chicago.
Von Thompson is the opposite.
Raised by loud streets and louder pain, Von learned early how to survive, not how to heal. His mind moves differently, faster, heavier. Diagnosed with a neurodevelopmental disorder, he walks a thin line between impulse and restraint, anger and softness, danger and devotion.
When Nia becomes his doctor, neither of them expects anything more than sessions, silence, and rules.
But Chicago doesn't respect boundaries.
And neither does the pull between them.
What starts as conversations turns into late nights.
What starts as tension turns into something neither of them is ready for.
And what starts as "we shouldn't" slowly becomes "we can't stop."
Between family drama, mental health battles, street realities, and feelings that refuse to stay quiet, Nia and Von must decide if love is worth risking everything they've built.
Because some connections don't ask permission.
They just take over.