* THIS IS A NOVELLA STANDALONE, which means it’s short, fast paced and entertaining from the beginning to the end* Malachi “Lock” Ransom is a name that rings through the streets like scripture. A living legend. God-fearing, hood-bred, and never the type to fold. Raised under his grandmother’s prayers and the Bible she kept tucked in her lap, Lock moves like a man anointed and dangerous all at once. Money long, respect heavier, and enemies always lurking. Kaelyn was never supposed to be his forever. She came from the kind of broken home that made her hard, hustling her way into her own bag and her own power. Church was never her lane, but when Lock saw past her flaws and chose her as his wife, she stepped into a love too powerful to deny. Newly married, still wrapped in the honeymoon stage, Kaelyn is learning what it means to be tethered to a man who belongs to both God and the streets. But the past never stays buried. Shanice, the bitter mother of Lock’s firstborn, refuses to let go, convinced she’s the one who should’ve been wearing Kaelyn’s ring. And in the shadows, rivals wait for their chance to test Lock’s crown. Love with Lock isn’t soft. It’s war. And Kaelyn’s about to learn that being his wife means carrying his last name, his enemies, and every battle that comes with both.