Different with Us

Grai Harlowe
The love I had for my children’s father faded a long time ago. I didn’t stay for him, but because I was a high-school dropout who truly believed he was the best I could do. I couldn’t have been more wrong. When he kicks me and my kids out with nowhere to go, there’s only one place left to land: the home of the man who’s always been more than a friend. Lyrix has been my safe place, my support, and my soul mate in every sense of the word. He shows up every time I call, no questions asked. But now that we’re under the same roof, the lines I’ve drawn to protect our friendship are starting to blur into a beautiful portrait with the golden, magnetic hues of forever.

Lyrix “Poppa” Mercer
There’s no limit to the love I have for Grai and her boys. I was there for their first breaths, their first steps, their first lost teeth. Grai has been the one constant in my life, serving as not only my best friend but my heart. I’ve always seen the possibility of forever in her, but she stayed loyal to a man who never deserved her . . . until fate forced her hand. Now they’re living in my house, and the dream I’ve quietly held for years of being a real family is starting to feel dangerously close. But then I kissed her. Tasted her. Claimed what was never supposed to be mine. And now? Nothing is safe. Not our friendship. Not my heart. Because if I lose Grai, I lose everything.