Children of Virtue and Vengeance
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The floor rocks and I lift my head to the thin rays of light spilling through the cell. I strain to free my body from its fog. I have to know where he’s taking us.
Amari stirs as I step over her leg. I perch myself on her side and use her unconscious body to climb upward. My neck strains as I lift my eyes to the windowpane, but the sight makes the world fall away.
There are no dirt roads to Lagos’s gallows. No charred jackalberry trees.
There’s no Orïsha at all.
All that surrounds us is open sea.
As I stare at the never-ending waves in every direction, a coldness like I’ve never known freezes me from my core.
Someone has stolen us from our land.
And I have no idea where we’re going.
ABOUT THE AUTHOR
Tomi Adeyemi is a Nigerian American writer and creative writing coach based in San Diego, California. After graduating Harvard University with an honors degree in English literature, she studied West African mythology, religion, and culture in Salvador, Brazil. When she’s not working on her novels or watching BTS music videos, she can be found blogging about creative writing at tomiadeyemi.com, or sign up for email updates here.
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CONTENTS
Title Page
Copyright Notice
Dedication
Map
The Maji Clans
Chapter One. Zélie
Chapter Two. Amari
Chapter Three. Zélie
Chapter Four. Amari
Chapter Five. Zélie
Chapter Six. Amari
Chapter Seven. Zélie
Chapter Eight. Zélie
Chapter Nine. Zélie
Chapter Ten. Amari
Chapter Eleven. Amari
Chapter Twelve. Zélie
Chapter Thirteen. Zélie
Chapter Fourteen. Inan
Chapter Fifteen. Zélie
Chapter Sixteen. Amari
Chapter Seventeen. Inan
Chapter Eighteen. Zélie
Chapter Nineteen. Zélie
Chapter Twenty. Amari
Chapter Twenty-One. Inan
Chapter Twenty-Two. Amari
Chapter Twenty-Three. Inan
Chapter Twenty-Four. Amari
Chapter Twenty-Five. Zélie
Chapter Twenty-Six. Inan
Chapter Twenty-Seven. Inan
Chapter Twenty-Eight. Amari
Chapter Twenty-Nine. Amari
Chapter Thirty. Zélie
Chapter Thirty-One. Amari
Chapter Thirty-Two. Inan
Chapter Thirty-Three. Amari
Chapter Thirty-Four. Zélie
Chapter Thirty-Five. Amari
Chapter Thirty-Six. Zélie
Chapter Thirty-Seven. Inan
Chapter Thirty-Eight. Zélie
Chapter Thirty-Nine. Amari
Chapter Forty. Inan
Chapter Forty-One. Zélie
Chapter Forty-Two. Inan
Chapter Forty-Three. Amari
Chapter Forty-Four. Zélie
Chapter Forty-Five. Amari
Chapter Forty-Six. Inan
Chapter Forty-Seven. Amari
Chapter Forty-Eight. Zélie
Chapter Forty-Nine. Zélie
Chapter Fifty. Amari
Chapter Fifty-One. Zélie
Chapter Fifty-Two. Inan
Chapter Fifty-Three. Zélie
Chapter Fifty-Four. Zélie
Chapter Fifty-Five. Zélie
Chapter Fifty-Six. Amari
Chapter Fifty-Seven. Inan
Chapter Fifty-Eight. Zélie
Chapter Fifty-Nine. Amari
Chapter Sixty. Zélie
Chapter Sixty-One. Amari
Chapter Sixty-Two. Amari
Chapter Sixty-Three. Zélie
Chapter Sixty-Four. Inan
Chapter Sixty-Five. Zélie
Chapter Sixty-Six. Amari
Chapter Sixty-Seven. Amari
Chapter Sixty-Eight. Inan
Chapter Sixty-Nine. Zélie
Chapter Seventy. Zélie
Chapter Seventy-One. Inan
Chapter Seventy-Two. Zélie
Chapter Seventy-Three. Zélie
Chapter Seventy-Four. Amari
Chapter Seventy-Five. Zélie
Chapter Seventy-Six. Amari
Chapter Seventy-Seven. Zélie
Chapter Seventy-Eight. Inan
Chapter Seventy-Nine. Amari
Chapter Eighty. Zélie
Chapter Eighty-One. Zélie
Chapter Eighty-Two. Zélie
Chapter Eighty-Three. Amari
Chapter Eighty-Four. Zélie
Chapter Eighty-Five. Inan
Chapter Eighty-Six. Zélie
Chapter Eighty-Seven. Zélie
Chapter Eighty-Eight. Inan
Chapter Eighty-Nine. Amari
Chapter Ninety. Zélie
Epilogue
About the Author
Copyright
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