married by mistake
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Last published Fri, Mar 13, 2026
Lihle, a 17-year-old girl raised in a rural Zulu village, has spent her life believing her strict grandmother is her only family. But when she's suddenly forced into marriage with an old man, secrets begin to unravel-including the truth about who her real mother is. Just days before the wedding, a mysterious, cold-hearted gangster named Khaya appears... and offers her a way out.
He saves her. Marries her.
But his world is nothing like hers.
Lihle knows nothing about city life-nothing about power, guns, or the darkness Khaya hides.
He's not looking for love. She doesn't even know what freedom means.
But together, they'll find out how deep pain can heal-and how love can grow in the most broken places.
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