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Wynter","A young woman recounts the shock of losing control on her wedding day when her partner’s ex-best friend arrives with guns, collapsing any hope of a “happily-ever-after.” Through a prologue and early backstory, she traces the summer that begins to unravel everything—her home life, complicated family ties, and her connection to IL, Lina’s brother returned from prison, and IL’s girlfriend Porsha. The narrative blends everyday street realities with mounting consequences, reinforced by explicit trigger warnings.","Author C. Wynter  \nProtect Me From My Friends  \n[OceanofPDF.com](OceanofPDF.com)  \nCopyright © 2026 by Author C. Wynter  \nAll rights reserved. No part of this publication may be reproduced, stored or transmitted in any form or by any means, electronic, mechanical, photocopying, recording, scanning, or otherwise without written permission from the publisher. It is illegal to copy this book, post it to a website, or distribute it by any other means  \nwithout permission.  \nFirst edition  \nEditing by Katrina Y. Williams  \nThis book was professionally typeset on Reedsy Find out more at [reedsy.com](reedsy.com)  \n[OceanofPDF.com](OceanofPDF.com)  \nDedication  \nThis is dedicated to a few people.  \nFirstly, everything I do is for Summer. It’s always for you my girl.  \nI’d also like to dedicate this to the real OG’s of the Urban Fiction game. There are way too many to name, but to the ones who perfected their worlds, made us wait years between the releases, but always overdelivered… The ones who shared the spotlight and allowed newcomers space while still producing some ofthe dopest series I’ve ever read, I can only hope I make you proud. Thankyou  \nfor paving the way.  \nLastly, this is for my original M.O.N. crew; those 2000 summers were wild!  \n[OceanofPDF.com](OceanofPDF.com)  \nTrigger Warnings  \nThis book is about how life humbles you when you out here thinking you grown.  \nTriggers.  \nAbortions.  \nDumb girl.  \nStupid girl.  \nWe’ve all been there. We know how these niggas will have you.  \n[OceanofPDF.com](OceanofPDF.com)  \n1  \nPrologue  \nF inally twenty one, and I felt like I was officially grown. I mean, I guess I  \nfelt that way when I turned nineteen, but I was still in school, so that wasn’t happening. I went back and forth between going away to  \ncollege or staying home with my family. I chose to stay home and attend the local community college. I think the summer I turned nineteen changed everything all the way until yesterday.  \nYesterday was my wedding day, and it was the worst day of my life. I was standing there looking into the eyes of the love of my life, and his ex-best friend walked in with both guns drawn and two other niggas behind him. One sentence before everything changed.  \n“Ain’t ever gon’ be no happily-ever-after shit” He let his gun ring out right there in the church.  \nWait—maybe I should explain how we got here. It all started the summer of 2004.  \n[OceanofPDF.com](OceanofPDF.com)  \n2  \nOutside  \nI felt my cell phone vibrate from my back pocket and reached down to check  \nwho it was.  \n“Hey, Ma,” I said, answering her call.  \n“You coming over tonight?” she asked. I was technically an adult, but I lived with my grandmother. My mother and I had a strange relationship that oftentimes resembled siblings instead of mother-daughter.  \n“What’s tonight?” I was pulled over in front of my boyfriend Jamal’s house.“You know Lina throwing a welcome-home party for IL,” she said.  \nKalina, also known as Lina to everyone, was my mother’s best friend. 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