CHAPTER TWO
It was not long before Ebube got to the large compound that housed the shrine. He dropped the leopard where the other dead leopard lay.
Dozens of young girls filed in and out of the compound, as if the shrine were the site of a dance rehearsal. Ebube knew the reason for their presence, though they claimed to be visiting his cousin Uloma. They were always hanging around to feast their eyes on him, and they did all sorts to get him to notice them.
Uloma was the daughter of Azuka’s sister Egoamaka, who was at that time heavy with child. She was about the same age as Ebube and lived with her uncle Azuka because Azuka needed someone to assist with the chores, having refused to take a second wife.
Though Azuka had slaves who worked in his compound and farmland, it was still neces
