Rich Blood, Poor Heart

Caught between family betrayal and the hunger for power, Obinna Nwosu’s bloodline battles enemies outside and inside their palace—where each new king brings fresh heartbreak, and even mothers fear for their children. As north and south clash, love, loyalty, and survival hang by a thread. Who will survive when the next thunder strikes?

After years of suffering and humiliation, I emptied my cruel boss’s company account, leaving his proud family in ruins. They forced me to kneel and swallow pain—never knowing I held the real power to destroy everything they owned. Let them taste the bitterness of poverty, because today, the goat has bitten back.

In Chinedu’s family, every blow landed on his mother brings fortune—her suffering is their secret ritual for luck. Betrayed and sold as a bride, Mom’s pain is currency, traded for school admission, money, and even love. But as the beatings grow, a darker truth surfaces: her pain is draining their souls, and the luck they worship may be a deadly curse waiting to consume them all.

Midnight rain pounds the zinc as my wife guards her bride price like gold, refusing to save her own mother in the hospital. One IOU, one broken phone, and curses fly as family turns enemy, and tradition becomes a weapon. Tonight, I must choose: betray my marriage vows or let blood spill—because in this house, money is thicker than love.

A young lawyer takes on his first murder case to help an old friend, only to discover a tangled web of betrayal, poverty, and deadly secrets that could ruin them all. As the truth unfolds, he must choose between justice and survival in a world where even love comes with a price. How far will you go when your back is against the wall?

Twice, fate forced Amara and Chisom to choose between riches and love. In their new lives, tables turn: Amara enters the Adeyemi mansion, only to face cruel betrayal from her own sister, while Chisom schemes to steal everything Amara once had. But in Lagos, true family is a mask—and only the strongest heart will survive the war between money and blood.

Desperate for a better life, I agreed to burn real naira for a mysterious old woman, but each note I sacrificed drained my youth and fed hers. Trapped and betrayed, I realized too late that the ritual was a deadly exchange—my years for her beauty, my soul for her greed. Now, with death at my door and my only hope a childhood sticker, I must outwit a spirit that preys on hunger and dreams.

Ifeanyi Tianci, an orphan raised on hardship and hope, faces a life-changing choice when a wealthy benefactor offers him and his brother two starkly different futures. Torn between family loyalty and self-determination, Tianci must navigate jealousy, betrayal, and the dangerous allure of quick riches—all while praying his hard work will finally pay off. In a world where every move is a hustle, the stakes are nothing less than survival, dignity, and a place to finally call home.

After our parents die, I swear to protect my stubborn little brother—even as poverty and betrayal chase us from Makurdi to the market stalls. But everyone calls him 'wahala boy,' and the streets say he’ll bite me last last. What nobody knows is the quiet fire in him: one day, this same boy will rise from hunger and heartbreak to shake the whole city, and maybe even turn against me for love and power.

Born weak and unwanted, I was the only hope of a desperate palace—until my own blood plotted to replace me with a stronger cousin. Betrayed by my mother and hunted by killers, I must fight to survive, or be buried as the royal child who never lived. Who is the shadow in the palace saving me, and what secret does my bloodline truly hold?

Morayo, the chief’s forgotten daughter, battles betrayal, family disgrace, and spiritual torment after being cast out from her home. Haunted by a vengeful ghost pinned under a Soul Suppressing Bead, Morayo must choose between life and death, while the spirit seeks revenge on those who wronged them both. In a house where love is for sale and loyalty can kill, only blood and justice can settle old scores.

Musa Sani dreams of fast money, but the Okirika Star's voyage turns into a nightmare of betrayal and violence at sea. As hunger and broken promises push the crew past their limits, brotherhood shatters and murder becomes the only way home. The truth that surfaces will leave an entire community shattered—who will pay for blood spilled on the ocean?