Quasim: King Inferno (Season Four: Inferno Gods, #1)

by Jahquel J.

Men had a way of showing you what you wanted to see. It was never what it was supposed to be, only an illusion that they sold you. Then one day, you woke up staring at a nigga that gaslit you into believing he was giving you diamonds, and he had in fact given you beauty supply diamond earrings.

Cherie was so bull headed that she mistook submission for being walked all over. My mother was submissive to my father because he provided and had gained her trust. She knew that he was going to lead, and he would never lead her wrong.

“My mom used to say, ‘Whenever someone unveils their true colors, don’t repaint them with your imagination, Erin.’” She mocked her mother and smiled.