Zamatungwa Qhawekazi Mkhize never believed in fairytales. Raised in rural Nongoma by a single mother, she learned early that life offers little softness-only survival. While others dreamed of love and perfect endings, Zamatungwa learned to carry burdens far too heavy for her age. Her mother worked in silence, stitching torn school shoes, feeding three children from almost nothing, and never allowing the world to see her break. When Zamatungwa earns a bursary to university, hope finally feels real. But in her third year, just one step away from her degree, her world collapses her mother is gone. Suddenly, she is no longer a student chasing a future, but the only parent her siblings have left. She returns home, sacrificing her dreams to carry responsibilities that were never meant to be hers. Working under a harsh boss and surviving a life that feels heavier each day, she learns to endure in silence, holding onto dignity where there is little kindness. Until Mpendulo enters her life. He does not try to save her. He sees her. Slowly, he notices the strength in her silence and the mind she hides beneath her pain, and becomes the one person who stands beside her through the weight she carries. But love is not easy for Zamatungwa. It comes with distance, mistakes, and the slow rebuilding of trust. And for her, the hardest question is not survival... But whether she is allowed to be loved at all yet Mpendulo shows her that she deserves it and more.

"Souls intertwined and hearts beating as one. When I met him I knew that I have found the one, regardless of how we were seen and what the people said... Our focus was on our love." ... A story of love, betrayal and deceit. A love so raw and forbidden. Take a quick dive as Simelokuhle a 15 years old girl falls in love with the notorious 24 years old gangster Siphephelo, it was never meant to happen but you know what they say. The heart wants what it wants.

Amantle always believed and trusted her in father, so much so she built her business under his mame. But when he dies suddenly, everything unravels. At the reading of the will, Amantle learns the chilling truth. Years ago, her father had already created her fate. To claim her inheritance and her businesses back, and to avoid a far deadlier fate Amantle must marry a man and his billionaire family shes never heard of. There's no loophole, no escape. If she refuses, her and families lives will beo forfeited But her new husband is nothing she didnt expect. Cold, controlling, and devastatingly handsome, he's as much a prisoner of this union as she is. Their chemistry is explosive. Their hatred is intoxicating. . As secrets unravel and danger circles closer, Amantle must decide,can she trust the enemy in her bed... or is she sleeping beside the man who will ruin her heart and possibly take her life? Rankings: #1 southafrica out of 2.82k stories (12.07.26) #1 zulu out of 753 stories (13.07.26) #1 millionare out of 758 stories (12.07.26)

After Langelihle's father passed, they were kicked out of their family house and forced to relocate. Langelihle's mother remarried a man who abused her and Langelihle and later forced Langelihle to marry Nkosiyabo, a ruthless man.

She doesn't believe in love. He doesn't believe in limits. Nosipho has no time for men especially the kind who think money and looks can buy anything. But when a rich,controlling stranger walks into her life,demanding her help everything begins to change. Nhlakanipho always gets what he wants..and he wants her. But Nosipho strength lies a painful past that refuses to let her go. He's used to one night-stands. She's used to being alone. So what happens when obsession meets resistance..and the one woman he can't control becomes the one he can't live without.

"𝑳𝒐𝒗𝒊𝒏𝒈 𝒚𝒐𝒖 made me soft, mama" I said, locking my eyes with Kalani's. Real talk, I love her more than myself. I don't even know who I'd be if she never walked into my life. "I ain't never been soft for nobody, babygirl," I added, just to hear her laugh. Why not read? You may like it.🤭

Completed • First Draft - not edited. || "You gonna sit there all night?" Luka glances at me, smirking. I glare back. "I was enjoying the last few seconds of peace before having to spend an evening pretending to like you." "That's funny," he says, unbuckling his seatbelt. "Why?" I snap. "Because I was thinking the same thing." || The rules? Easy enough. 1. Pretend to be the perfect couple. 2. Keep it professional. 3. And whatever you do, don't. catch. feelings. Simple, right? Sofia Calloway never planned on going viral for throwing a drink in Luka Mikhaylov's face. But one video, one pissed-off hockey star, and one furious university later... she's suddenly stuck in a fake relationship with the guy she can't stand. He needs to clean up his image before the NHL draft. She needs the free tuition that comes with the deal. All they have to do is smile for the cameras, hold hands at the games, and act like they don't want to strangle each other. Then come the late-night arguments that last too long. The stolen glances that feel too dangerous. The moment where "pretend" starts looking way too real. Because when you break the rules, someone's bound to lose. And this time, it might be both of them.