Beneath the beads
- Reads 194,238
- Votes 7,042
- Parts 78
She came for a wedding. She left with a name she couldn't forget.
Liyana Xaba wasn't supposed to fall for anyone-especially not the brooding architect with sharp eyes, a sharper tongue, and a quiet sadness he hides behind tradition. Hlumelo Dalindeybo has never been one for small talk or slow dances... until her.
She's Zulu. He's Xhosa.
She inherited a business. He builds homes.
And when her request for an architect turns into late-night calls and dangerously close silences, lines begin to blur.
In a world where culture speaks louder than feelings, and love is both a risk and a rebellion, can two souls stitched from different cloths truly be threaded in gold?
All Rights Reserved
#63
blacklove
Join the largest storytelling communityGet personalized story recommendations, save your favourites to your library, and comment and vote to grow your community.
You may also like
Revenge Affair
She thought getting even would heal the pain. But one night of revenge turns into a fire she can't put out. He's powerful, untouchable... and the one man she was never supposed to want. Now every stolen glance and secret touch pulls her deeper into a love that could ruin them both.
𝐒𝐚𝐯𝐞𝐝|𝟏𝟖+
Saved /say-vd/ -Rescued from harm and preserved for later A South African Love Story ________________________________________________ Melokuhle Mpumelelo Zungu The first born son of Nkosinathi and Zanothando Zungu. A now matured eighteen year old completing his matric. There are secrets that his entire family has been keeping from him for the past few years. What happens when he meets his soulmate at the hands of death? Will he help her or will he let her be the next person's problem? Olwethu Buhlebendalo Nkosi An average eighteen year old girl with her best friend that tries to keep her sane. Caught at the wrong place at the right time? What a time to be alive, what happens after she gives up any means of hope but eventually meets the love of her life? Not knowing who he is or where he's from, an accident waiting to happen. What happens when she slowly starts to fall for him? Join Melo and Lwethu as they navigate their love for one another! Flip the pages of "Saved" To find out more...Complete
OUR LOVE STORY
"Love is like the ocean; deep, boundless, and forever in motion."Complete
I BECAME HIS ZULU BRIDE
Ajax needed a change for a while being a billionaire is not easy with everyone throwing themselves at him . He decides he needs a vication so he takes one ...his destination KwaZulu Natal in South Africa. Unknown man: your a beauty pale one will you be my bride ? Ajax: ... unknown man : wife will you carry my offspring? Ajax: ...I'm a man unknown man: I know ...I hope they have your blue eyes. Ajax: I need to go back home.. follow Ajax on his vocation as he tries to escape a persistent man and finally ..maybe gets happiness .. we'll see .. plz read and enjoy my story pretty please 🤗🙏Complete
MaBhengu
Yamihle Dlamini a young Xhosa independent woman born in Cape Town recently moved to Durban after being forced to marry her bestfriend's older brother called Busani Bhengu a arrogant intimidating young Zulu businessmanComplete
UKUNGENWA
Nyezi Bhengu has built her career and life around being a wife. For years, her identity was tethered to her husband - as the "Real Housewife of Durban", "umfazi kaBafo", and "uNyezi kaSmiso". His sudden death upends Nyezi's life when, bound by isiko lokungenwa, she is forced to marry his older brother, Mnisi. Mnisiwokuhle Bhengu has a personality very few would describe as "lighting up a room". Reserved, and perpetually serious to the point of appearing cold, where Smiso was the life of the party, Mnisi is the brooding figure who leaves just as the fun begins. He wears detachment like armour, keeping himself unapproachable and at a distance from everyone - especially Nyezi. Forced into a union they're both less than glad to find themselves in, will forced proximity be enough to break down the walls Mnisi has so carefully constructed, or will tradition condemn them into a loveless arrangement they cannot escape?
Arranged Hearts
Amantle always believed and trusted her in father, so much so she built her business under his mame. But when he dies suddenly, everything unravels. At the reading of the will, Amantle learns the chilling truth. Years ago, her father had already created her fate. To claim her inheritance and her businesses back, and to avoid a far deadlier fate Amantle must marry a man and his billionaire family shes never heard of. There's no loophole, no escape. If she refuses, her and families lives will beo forfeited But her new husband is nothing she didnt expect. Cold, controlling, and devastatingly handsome, he's as much a prisoner of this union as she is. Their chemistry is explosive. Their hatred is intoxicating. . As secrets unravel and danger circles closer, Amantle must decide,can she trust the enemy in her bed... or is she sleeping beside the man who will ruin her heart and possibly take her life? Rankings: #1 southafrica out of 2.82k stories (12.07.26) #1 zulu out of 753 stories (13.07.26) #1 millionare out of 758 stories (12.07.26)
MRS LANGA
BANGIZWE LANGA, A RICH AND WEALTHY MAN WHO IS OWED BY AMAFU'S FATHER, MR NGWENYA, REALISES THAT HE IS TAKING HIS PRECIOUS TIME TO PAY HIM BACK HIS MONEY THAT HE IS OWING HIM. THIS RESULTS IN MR LANGA FORCING AMAFU TO GET MARRIED TO HIM TO PAY OFF HER FATHERS' DEBT. LITTLE DOES AMAFU KNOW THAT BEING WITH MR BANGIZWE LANGA WILL RESULT IN SO MUCH PAIN, ABUSE AND SUFFERING, ALL IN THE NAME OF CLEARING HER FATHERS NAME OFF OF THE LOANS HE CREATED FOR HIMSELF BOOK 5 BY MBALENHLEYOTHANDO ZWANE🫶🏽Complete
Blood and Butterflies: A Kasi Love Story Szn 2
They thought it was over. Thabiso, locked behind prison walls. Lihle, gone from Umlazi, trying to rebuild a life that didn't carry his name. But love in the kasi doesn't fade it lingers, dangerous and alive, no matter how far you run. Behind bars, Thabiso fights to survive, haunted by the only girl who ever saw more than his reputation. On the outside, Lihle battles gossip, temptation, and the ache of trying to move on with someone safer, someone easier... someone who isn't him. When fate finally pulls them back together, sparks ignite, but so do old dangers. The streets remember. Enemies never forget. And Lihle must decide if love is worth bleeding for all over again. This is not a fairytale. This is a kasi love story. And in the kasi, love is never simple.Complete
With Love, Sibane.
Love had a way of coming at you unannounced, imagine having your car stranded on the road, and when you pray asking for for help, He sends you a man? But what can we say , God knows best.🤷♀️ See how a Zulu man and a stubborn independent Swati girl try to navigate this life thing together. ⚠️Contains mature themes and language.Complete
She thought getting even would heal the pain. But one night of revenge turns into a fire she can't put out. He's powerful, untouchable... and the one man she was never supposed to want. Now every stolen glance and secret touch pulls her deeper into a love that could ruin them both.
More detailsContent Guidelines