THE SILENCE OF A HUNTER'S WIFE

By M.M MUODEKE

A prayer answered. A life instantly shattered.
In the sun-baked village of Ngoma, Kena clung to the hope of motherhood, her life a steady rhythm of patience and prayer. Her husband, Jomo, a hunter of legendary skill and strength, had provided everything-except the one thing they truly desired: a child. After seven agonizing years, Kena's belly finally swells, carrying the weight of all their dreams.

On the day her labor begins, Jomo kisses her forehead, promising to return from the savanna before the new moon shines on their new son. His spear glints in the morning sun, a symbol of their future.
But as the sun climbs to its blistering peak, the silence of the delivery hut is broken by a ragged, panicked cry. A messenger arrives with two terrible words that need not be spoken: Jomo is gone. Lion.

Trapped in a fever dream of agonizing labor and overwhelming grief, Kena's world collapses. The shock is a physical blow, a final, brutal effort that forces a child into a world already consumed by darkness. Kena is left on the mat, not with a son to mourn his lost father, but with a limp, silent body.

In a single, devastating day, the hunter and his heir are taken, leaving Kena alone with a towering, insurmountable sorrow.Experience this raw, powerful story of love, catastrophic loss, and the silent fortitude of a woman who must face the crushing reality of a future that holds only the echoes of what might have been.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: B0FVR6SBNP
• ISBN13: 9798268597776
• Release Date: October 2025
• Publisher: Independently published
• Length: 47 Pages
• Weight: 0.23 lbs.
• Dimensions: 9.0" x 0.1" x 6.0"