Children of Virtue and Vengeance (Legacy of Orïsha, #2)

by Tomi Adeyemi

“We may need the tîtáns to put those maggots in the dirt, but magic is still a curse.”

“They’ll never trust me.” I stare at the stool where Ramaya sat. I can still feel the heat of her disdain; her hatred for what I am. “But maybe they can respect me…

“I was just a child. But now…” My voice trails off and I close my eyes, not knowing what to say. “Too much has passed?” he asks. “Too much has been taken away.”

do. But you should know that there are weapons so great, they shouldn’t be used.”

“I think life is more complicated than right and wrong,” Mama Agba answers. “I think you will never obtain peace trying to prove either one.”

“Because I had nothing!” he yells at me. “I had no one. You’re going to win and you still have so many of the people you love! I don’t feel sorry for you. Stop feeling sorry for yourself!”

Finally someone said. So over her bro