When the Bell Rings

She was quiet. He was undefeated. Neither of them saw this coming.

Mika Bryant knows how to disappear in a room. One more year of law school, a job that pays the bills, and "friends" who only show up when there’s something in it for them. She’s used to being overlooked.

Amir Owens doesn’t overlook anything.

He’s 19-1, two fights from a title, and building an empire out of a past he almost didn’t survive. He’s got money now, fame now, women throwing themselves at him now — and none of it means a thing next to the quiet girl behind the front desk who never once looked up when he walked by.

So he makes her look up.

What starts as stolen coffee and stolen glances turns into something Mika’s never had — a man who claims her loud, a crew that becomes family, a love that finally makes her take up space.

But the higher Amir rises, the more the world tries to take him from her.

Thirsty women circling. Cameras that don’t blink.

A scandal that goes viral in eleven seconds and threatens to end them before they’ve really started.

Mika’s about to learn the hardest lesson of all: some people will try to convince you that you’re not enough for what you’ve been given.

She’s about to prove them all wrong.

When the bell rings

— a love story about corners turned, family chosen, and a woman who stops apologising for wanting it all.