Abike rolled her eyes at Toriola, wondering if the words that were coming out of her mouth were just a string of bad jokes.   “I am not in the mood for this kind of nonsense talk, so if you don’t have anything better to say to me, please leave.”   Toriola sighed sadly, attempting […]

Two Weeks Later If Toriola wasn’t certain about her pregnancy when she had told Oluawo a fortnight ago, she was sure now. There was definitely a baby growing in her, and it wore her out so much that the smell of everything nauseated her, and everything she ate before noon made her vomit. Keeping it […]

Tade stared at Adeyeri for a few minutes, waiting for an explanation to the drama she just witnessed, but he was quiet, looking confused. She had a thousand words about how shocked she felt, but it didn’t feel wise to say them now. He might be her husband, but he was also King, and tradition […]

A Fortnight Later (Two Weeks)   Many days had passed since the twins were miraculously born, but it still felt like yesterday to Adeyeri. The royal babies had defied the prophecy of Oluawo, and despite arriving one month earlier, showed no sign of prematurity. Yahweh had proven Himself again, and it had become Adeyeri’s main […]

King Adeyeri got to the throne room and peeped in to see the Chiefs in deep conversation, but they did not see him, so they continued to speak freely. Eavesdropping wasn’t something the King felt comfortable doing, but he couldn’t help pausing because they were arguing about an issue that sounded familiar.   “I told […]

Adeyeri had never considered it a possibility that one day, he would be given news that could be worse than the one that confronted him on the day he lost his father, but as he walked with Atoyebi to his chambers, and listened to him describe the state he met Tade, he felt like his […]

Toriola scowled deeply. She had counted on the Chief Priest’s son, Yemi, for inside information about Adeyeri, but he hadn’t said anything of value all evening. She had even missed the folklore night, following him back to his family house to give him her body as a bribe in exchange for information about how Adeyeri […]

The dance floor was full of women shaking their bodies rhythmically to the sound of the drums, doing their best to outshine the person next to them. It was as though they were competing for an ultimate prize. Except for a few married couples that were dancing with their spouses, there was no man on […]

Every woman in the palace was dressed like they were going for a beauty pageant. For the past two hours, they had all been in a frenzy, testing new outfits, jewellery, and fixing hairstyles to complete their looks.   Jealousy was not an emotion that one would associate with Tade, but today, she couldn’t help […]

Episode One – The King’s Wife The cock had not yet crowed to sound the alarm that would wake up the farmers, traders, fishermen, builders, and weavers of Iludoyin Kingdom to start their day, in the newly found peaceful village that they had all fought to rebuild, on the back of the blood of their […]