Eight years ago, Emily Parker walked away from a life of servitude at the prestigious Westwood Estate, leaving behind a family dripping in wealth—and one unforgettable pair of eyes.Back then, she was twenty-three, trying to build a quiet life. He was fourteen, impossibly bold for his age, and already looking at her like she was the only woman in the world.Now, Emily is in a long-term relationship with Daniel Carter—a man who’s stable, kind, and everything she thought she wanted. That is, until Logan Westwood, the once-boy heir to a billion-dollar empire, walks into her restaurant—taller, older, devastatingly handsome... and still burning with the same desire.What begins as a chance encounter spirals into a dangerously intoxicating affair. Logan wants her—completely. Daniel still loves her deeply. And Emily? She’s caught in a storm of passion, guilt, and impossible choices.As temptation turns into obsession, Emily must choose between a love that feels safe and a passion that feels like destiny.But in the game of desire, someone always gets hurt.

"Before the chaos, there was order. Not perfection, just enough to believe in tomorrow."In a place where the sun rises with the scent of kerosene and the sound of transistor radios, a boy grows up believing in dreams—football, engineering, love, and the power of Sunday rice. His world is built on routines, humble joys, and parents who know how to stretch little into enough.But everything changes. Slowly at first—like harmattan creeping in—then all at once.School becomes a battlefield of strikes and survival. The streets that raised him begin to shrink under fear. Jobs vanish. Protests rise. Friends disappear into visa queues or silence. And by twenty-six, he’s left holding the pieces of a life that once promised more.Told with wit, warmth, and quiet heartbreak, Before the Chaos is a deeply personal journey through memory, manhood, and the disorienting rhythm of a country constantly shifting under your feet.It's not just a story about what was lost—it's a love letter to the life that came before it.