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The Price of Innocence

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Reads 23,462
Votes 1,187
Parts 48
Time 4h 32m

Mature

"Some ghosts don't haunt to scare you. They haunt to remind you what you lost."

Thandi's innocence echoed in every memory she shared with her sister.
She's accepted the truth - her sister is gone, and nothing can change that.

But everything shatters the moment she sees her again.

Alive. Smiling. Real.

Now caught between the sister she loves and the man she's come to care for, Thandi must make an impossible choice - one that will teach her that even innocence comes with a price.

 In a world of power, secrets, and ruthless ambition, every choice has consequences. 

Loyalties will be tested, hearts will be broken, and betrayal lurks in the most unexpected places. Survival is only the beginning; when nothing is as it seems, even the purest hearts cast the darkest shadows.All Rights Reserved

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