Cradle of Lies
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Two women. One unforgettable night. A secret that could destroy everything.
When Aisha returns home to a lavish welcome after studying abroad, she's ready to step into the perfect life carved out for her by her powerful family. Meanwhile, Salma, a brilliant graduate from humble roots, celebrates quietly with her close-knit family in Kaduna.
But fate has other plans.
Their lives cross in the most unimaginable way-after childbirth, when their babies are switched by powerful forces trying to protect a dark secret.
Now, years later, truths unravel, loyalties are tested, and the past claws its way into the present.
How far will a mother go to fight for the children she never knew were hers?
Cradle of Lies is a gripping tale of betrayal, family, and the unbreakable bonds of motherhood.
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Some truths can't be spoken. Some secrets can't be kept. Moyin has always believed the law exists to protect the innocent. Until the day she witnesses a brutal campus murder-and realizes the truth can be more dangerous than the crime itself. A 200-level law student with everything to lose, Moyin decides to bury what she saw. She tells herself silence is survival. But when the victim is revealed to be the father of her coursemate, Tobe, staying quiet no longer feels like protection. It feels like betrayal. Now, caught between fear, guilt, and a dangerous search for justice, Moyin is drawn into a world of power, secrets, and hidden enemies. Because someone will do anything to keep the truth buried. And Moyin has to decide: If telling the truth could get you killed... would you still tell it?
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