THE WIFE HE NEVER WANTED
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When 37-year-old Auwal, a wealthy businessman, is forced to marry 19-year-old Zainabu - a poor, quiet village girl - neither of them expects anything but resentment and silence.
He never wanted a wife like her.
She never imagined a life like his.
But as tradition binds them and a child draws them closer, something begins to grow in the spaces between their differences: trust, understanding, and a love neither of them saw coming.
In a world where pride, class, and secrets threaten to tear them apart, can two strangers become something more?
A tale of heartbreak, healing, and unexpected love - rooted in Hausa tradition.
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