The Lagos Lie: A secret affair between two women
Rebecca White
A Secret Affair Between Two Women
In a city where love is a crime, power is the only pardon. But what happens when the price of power is the soul of the one you love?
Adanna is a struggling artist from the grit of the Lagos mainland, living for the stolen moments she shares with Zainab, the beautiful, sheltered daughter of a powerful billionaire politician. In a country where their love could lead to fourteen years in a prison cell or worse they have mastered the art of the secret.
But the secret is out.
When a corrupt police officer catches them in a compromising moment, he doesn't just want a bribe; he wants twenty million naira. He wants to bleed them dry or watch them burn. With Zainab on the verge of a breakdown and an arranged marriage looming as her only escape, Adanna realizes that being "good" will only get them buried.
Desperate to save Zainab, Adanna turns to the dark side of the Lagos hustle a terrifying ritual known as "The Baba Way." She is promised wealth that can move mountains and power that can silence any enemy. She is told she will become untouchable.
The money arrives. The blackmailer is silenced. The lie begins.
Overnight, Adanna and Zainab are thrust into a life of extreme luxury in a glass penthouse above Eko Atlantic. But the silk sheets are cold, and the air in the clouds is thin. As Adanna’s heart turns to stone, Zainab begins to fade, her life force draining into the very foundations of their new palace.
Adanna bought their safety with a currency she didn’t understand, and now the shadows have come to collect. To save Zainab's life, Adanna must choose: keep the gilded life she sold her soul for, or become the ultimate sacrifice in a game where the house always wins.
A gritty, high-stakes Nigerian lesbian thriller, The Lagos Lie is an erotic and atmospheric journey through the heart of a city that never sleeps, exploring the terrifying lengths one woman will go to for a love that was never meant to survive.
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