Indigo: The Beginning (The Time and Ash Duology Book 1) by Rosemary Okafor

Some promises are forbidden. Some are forgotten. But the greatest ones refuse to die.As a boy in a small village, Umendiego vowed to become a doctor and return to make Chiagozie his wife. But dreams are fragile, so he is forced to grow into a man feared and hated by many, a king forged from chaos, and a survivor shaped by greed and ruthlessness.By the time he comes back for her, Chiagozie is no longer the girl who once believed in fairy tales. She is a woman suffocating in a marriage built on fear, silence and endurance.When fate reunites them, the spark reignites into a forbidden inferno. But loving her could cost him everything. Yet, walking away could cost him his soul.As corruption threatens Nigeria’s future and the darkest men fight for the nation’s crown, Umendiego must decide how far he will go to protect the power he has bled for. And Chiagozie must make the most radical choice a woman like her can to live, and to love, on her own terms.From first love to last chances, Indigo is a sweeping story of ambition, sacrifice, and a romance powerful enough to defy a society determined to crush it.Some hearts break. Others burn. But the fiercest ones fight until the.