In Chapter 19: Guilty Love, Monique is teetering on the fence, knowing she could fall at any moment. The consequences of her last meetup with TJ have been tearing her apart, turning a secret that should feel small into something heavy and suffocating.

Her conscience is catching up with her, and Mo is using every trick in her arsenal to avoid doing the right thing—telling the truth.

Sub Mo, on the other hand, has already made her stance clear: some things are meant to be taken to the grave, especially if it was nothing. Because, as her grandma used to say, a hit dog will holler.

With her birthday vacation unfolding, Monique finds herself unable to fully enjoy the moment, haunted by the fear of saying the wrong thing—or not saying anything at all.