Clouded by grief, sin, and an aching desire for comfort, home, and normalcy, Dr. KuFeziwe Ngomusa Mvubu navigates the treacherous landscape of her life. As an intern medical doctor, she's torn between love, loyalty, sanity, and logic. The glimmer of happiness she finds comes with a burden she may not be able to bear. With her world dimming, she fights to keep her light lit, a beacon of hope in the darkness. Will she find a way to balance her heart and mind, or will the weight of her struggles extinguish the flame? By day, Advocate Bangani Mzizi navigates the courtroom, defending those accused. By night, he transforms into a spiritual leader, moving hearts through prayer. Yet, beneath his dual personas lies a complex soul - a lover at heart, true to his Zulu roots, ayikho intombazane engeke ilwazi uthando esaphila. Though he yearns to change for the woman in his life, he struggles to express love in ways she craves. Can he reconcile his contradictions and learn to love her fully?

𝐋𝐮𝐜𝐢𝐥𝐥𝐞 𝐁𝐡𝐞𝐥𝐞 𝐥𝐢𝐯𝐞𝐬 𝐢𝐧 𝐬𝐡𝐚𝐝𝐨𝐰𝐬, 𝐛𝐞𝐧𝐞𝐚𝐭𝐡 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐰𝐞𝐢𝐠𝐡𝐭 𝐨𝐟 𝐛𝐢𝐥𝐥𝐬, 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐬𝐭𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐨𝐟 𝐢𝐥𝐥𝐧𝐞𝐬𝐬, 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐬𝐢𝐥𝐞𝐧𝐜𝐞 𝐨𝐟 𝐬𝐞𝐜𝐫𝐞𝐭𝐬. 𝐀 𝐬𝐢𝐧𝐠𝐥𝐞 𝐦𝐨𝐭𝐡𝐞𝐫 𝐰𝐢𝐭𝐡 𝐩𝐚𝐢𝐧𝐭 𝐨𝐧 𝐡𝐞𝐫 𝐡𝐚𝐧𝐝𝐬 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐩𝐚𝐢𝐧 𝐮𝐧𝐝𝐞𝐫 𝐡𝐞𝐫 𝐬𝐤𝐢𝐧, 𝐬𝐡𝐞'𝐬 𝐥𝐞𝐚𝐫𝐧𝐞𝐝 𝐭𝐨 𝐦𝐚𝐤𝐞 𝐛𝐞𝐚𝐮𝐭𝐲 𝐨𝐮𝐭 𝐨𝐟 𝐛𝐫𝐨𝐤𝐞𝐧 𝐭𝐡𝐢𝐧𝐠𝐬. 𝐄𝐯𝐞𝐧 𝐡𝐞𝐫𝐬𝐞𝐥𝐟. 𝐇𝐞 𝐰𝐚𝐬 𝐧𝐞𝐯𝐞𝐫 𝐦𝐞𝐚𝐧𝐭 𝐭𝐨 𝐰𝐚𝐧𝐭 𝐡𝐞𝐫. 𝐌𝐛𝐮𝐲𝐢𝐬𝐞𝐥𝐨 𝐆𝐚𝐝𝐚 𝐢𝐬 𝐚 𝐦𝐚𝐧 𝐜𝐚𝐫𝐯𝐞𝐝 𝐛𝐲 𝐟𝐢𝐫𝐞 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐬𝐢𝐥𝐞𝐧𝐜𝐞. 𝐀 𝐠𝐡𝐨𝐬𝐭 𝐢𝐧 𝐏𝐚𝐫𝐥𝐢𝐚𝐦𝐞𝐧𝐭. 𝐀 𝐬𝐮𝐫𝐯𝐢𝐯𝐨𝐫 𝐢𝐧 𝐬𝐮𝐢𝐭𝐬. 𝐇𝐞 𝐭𝐡𝐨𝐮𝐠𝐡𝐭 𝐩𝐨𝐰𝐞𝐫 𝐜𝐨𝐮𝐥𝐝 𝐩𝐫𝐨𝐭𝐞𝐜𝐭 𝐡𝐢𝐦 𝐟𝐫𝐨𝐦 𝐥𝐨𝐧𝐠𝐢𝐧𝐠, 𝐮𝐧𝐭𝐢𝐥 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐧𝐢𝐠𝐡𝐭 𝐡𝐞 𝐦𝐞𝐭 𝐋𝐮𝐜𝐢𝐥𝐥𝐞 𝐢𝐧 𝐚 𝐡𝐨𝐭𝐞𝐥 𝐫𝐨𝐨𝐦 𝐦𝐞𝐚𝐧𝐭 𝐟𝐨𝐫 𝐟𝐨𝐫𝐠𝐞𝐭𝐭𝐢𝐧𝐠.

"It was always you."

"I told you I'd never hurt you again," he whispers, voice breaking. "But this isn't hurt...this is mercy."

From the sun-kissed streets of Durban to the vast expanse of the Northern Cape, Zama embarks on a journey of rebirth. Escaping the shackles of a toxic past, she leaves behind the trauma of her abusive ex-fiancé. Two years of solitude and self-discovery have fortified her heart, but the scars still linger. As she tentatively opens herself to love again, will the ghosts of her past forever haunt her, or will she find the courage to embrace a new chapter of happiness? Dive into this heart-wrenching tale of resilience, love, and the unrelenting pursuit of healing.

𝑭𝒐𝒖𝒓 𝑳𝒆𝒕𝒕𝒆𝒓𝒔 𝑩𝒐𝒐𝒌 𝑻𝒘𝒐 "𝐄𝐱𝐭𝐫𝐚𝐨𝐫𝐝𝐢𝐧𝐚𝐫𝐲 𝐭𝐡𝐢𝐧𝐠𝐬 𝐚𝐫𝐞 𝐚𝐥𝐰𝐚𝐲𝐬 𝐡𝐢𝐝𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐢𝐧 𝐩𝐥𝐚𝐜𝐞𝐬 𝐩𝐞𝐨𝐩𝐥𝐞 𝐧𝐞𝐯𝐞𝐫 𝐭𝐡𝐢𝐧𝐤 𝐭𝐨 𝐥𝐨𝐨𝐤." ~ 𝑱𝒐𝒅𝒊 𝑷𝒊𝒄𝒐𝒖𝒍𝒕, 𝑴𝒚 𝑺𝒊𝒔𝒕𝒆𝒓'𝒔 𝑲𝒆𝒆𝒑𝒆𝒓

A Zulu Royal Story about a young girl choosen for the throne.

Meet Rorisang Ditshego, cashier at Spar, single 25 year old with no real experience of love or serious relationships. Meet Thabo Ntlatleng, popularly known as T-man, 'businessman', certified play boy with extensive knowledge of the female specie. Neither is looking for love, or a relationship for that matter. But sparks fly on their first meeting, feelings that have been sleeping or never even existed before arise. Both are left wondering 'what next?'

A Romance in Kitalo City short story.