After his adoptive father’s avoidable death, Timi Lawson is done with fame, Nollywood, and pretending to be someone he’s not. Leaving everything behind is the only way to bury the guilt clawing at his conscience.

Then, an absurd rumour explodes online—accusing him of secretly marrying said father, Dr Jude Lawson. In a country where queerness is a crime, this vicious falsehood isn’t just career-ending or life-threatening, it could decimate the revered doctor’s legacy. As hate campaigns surge, and the media circles like vultures, his manager insists the truth will set him free, but the truth is a double-edged sword.

Left with no choice but to fight back, Timi targets Sporax Media, the anonymous gossip site that started it all, and his estranged godfather—Agu. He enlists Alexander Iyke, his sharp-witted, infuriatingly capable new assistant. But Alex is everything Timi doesn’t need—fearless, persistent, and impossible to hide from.

And soon, Timi realises the heart doesn’t care about plots and logic, and that the real battle isn’t against the rumours but himself, his past, and for a love he believes he doesn’t deserve

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