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At a lavish wedding in Lagos, two people are expected to play their roles and disappear quietly into separate worlds.
Nneeze Ogbonna is the perfect Christian Southern bridesmaid - disciplined, devoted, and born into a family where tradition is law and reputation is everything. Bashir Lawal is an Arewa Muslim groomsman carrying the weight of legacy, loyalty, and a future already mapped out for him long before he had a choice.
They were never supposed to notice each other.
But between stolen glances, late-night wedding preparations, and conversations neither of them can forget, attraction becomes attachment - and attachment becomes something far more dangerous.
Because in their world, love is not enough.
Families will call it betrayal. Friends will call it shame. Faith, culture, tribe, and history rise against them like a storm neither can outrun. Every step toward each other threatens to destroy everything they have ever known.
Yet somewhere between church hymns and the evening call to prayer, Nneeze and Bashir discover a truth neither of them was prepared for:
Some loves do not begin peacefully.
They begin at the point where rivers collide.
Confluence is a sweeping Nigerian romance about identity, faith, sacrifice, and the terrifying cost of choosing your own heart.
Coming Soon!