Chapter One: The Silence That Burned The morning sun filtered through the threadbare curtains of the two-bedroom apartment in Umoja. A rooster crowed in the distance — though Wanjiku was already up. She had been up since 4:45 a.m., like…
Chapter 1: The Lock-In Mombasa. Heat shimmered off the concrete platforms as the train hissed and creaked, preparing for its long journey inland. A sea breeze laced with salt and diesel floated through the station. Jenny Naliaka exhaled, adjusting the…
Chapter 1: The Wrong Stop Rongai nights were not meant for fear. They were for nyama choma smoke curling into the sky, laughter from vibanda, and matatus blasting gengetone at ear-splitting volume. But tonight was different. David Maina stepped off…
Part 1: Married, But Not Chosen She wasn’t in love. She was just tired of waiting to be wanted. Linda wasn’t the type of woman to fantasize about weddings growing up.No Pinterest boards. Nor dream dress. No fairytale timeline. But…
PART 1 I was born in a home where food was a privilege, not a right. Hunger lived with us like a relative—familiar, constant, and merciless. So when I married a police officer, I thought I had escaped the curses…
CHAPTER 1 I used to believe the truth always wins—until I saw what the perfect lie could do. Everyone in Karen thought Wanjiku Mwangi had it all. A picture-perfect home tucked behind electric gates, a handsome husband in corporate finance,…
