Character Breakdown:
Pardison- Alpha male who balances his innate need to protect the ones he loves with a sensitive approach to how he cultivates them. Being a provider and nurturer to the family in need of his guidance. Pardison sets goals and achieves them all in the quest to secure a legacy that was placed in his heart. The tenacity in which thrives his businesses is the same emotion he uses in his quest for love. With a focus and determination of a true conqueror, he begins the journey to finding his equal.
Kahlia- Focused on having the career of her dreams. A heartbreak led her don a path of self-love and self-preservation. Time alone learning who she is was much needed. The only thing that she can't seem to grasp is her worth. Love always seems unobtainable and the one thing that is elusive. Until it finds her and she questions its validity.
Story from my perspective:
The opening poem set the tone for what would proceed it in the following pages. It set my mind and heart aflame and put me in the right mind frame to receive the story. When Kahlia is first introduced she is in a state of questioning. Like those who have been hurt before. She believes that loneliness is the answer to her questionable judgement when it comes to the opposite sex. It's not like she doesn't know what real love is, because it manifested itself daily in the eyes of her parents. Even with that blueprint she still chose paths that were contrary. Her choosing she feels has always been flawed so she has tried to make herself as unavailable to it's charms as possible. That is until an awkward moment becomes the preview to all her heart has desired
Pardison has always been a man on a mission. Raised in a home with a loving familial structure. He is never deluded in how he intends to spend the rest of his days on earth. That is attaining the life of a man whose wife completes and compliments it. Having all that a man could ever need financially doesn't negate his need for the things that truly make your life whole. When his father died he left him with not a burden but the foundation of all the things that can truly make a man successful. Once he understood that time is a commodity not afforded to anyone, Pardison doesn't waste a moment. Especially when he sets eyes on Kahlia and the natural instinct to chase your future is activated.
What got me the most was the strong familial ties shared with both of the main characters of the book. It's the image of the strong sense of love and communion that is not generally portrayed in the black family and I love that it didn't need a broken home to be the catalyst of trying to achieve the family dream. It was that image that made the fuel for Pardison to pursue Kahlia with conviction. I enjoyed how even though Kahlia fancied herself a broken project every time you turned around Pardison was disproving all of her theories. It made me proud to be a black woman woman who loves a black man.
The conversations and feelings exchanged in this work was evocative and reflective. It also showed me that love still exists and there are men in the world who still have honor, valor and chivalry. One statement in the book made me really reflect and that was the theory that black women were the most unprotected women on earth and I loved how the Author used a character like Pardison to let us know that there are still men among us who will stand up for us and protect us at all cost because we are a precious commodity. I know many men like him and it is good for the world to know they exist as well. This book is a worthy read and definitely one that will re-affirm your faith in love. If you don't believe me just click the link below and become a believer.
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