Never Make Me Feel Safe Inside Lies is not a book about villains. Every character in these pages who withholds something is, in their own way, trying to protect someone — themselves, the people they love, or the fragile peace they've built out of years of practice. I wanted to write a story that took that impulse seriously, instead of flattening it into simple betrayal, because I think most real heartbreak is more complicated than that, and more human. This book is set in a Lagos and an Enugu that are, I hope, recognizable and specific — the markets, the traffic, the particular texture of a Sunday afternoon — because the story felt like it could only happen here, among people shaped by exactly this mix of warmth, dignity, and inherited caution. I hope you find, somewhere in these pages, permission to ask for the truth — even when it costs something. Especially then.
Never Make Me Feel Safe Inside Lies is not a book about villains. Every character in these pages who withholds something is, in their own way, trying to protect someone — themselves, the people they love, or the fragile peace they've built out of years of practice. I wanted to write a story that took that impulse seriously, instead of flattening it into simple betrayal, because I think most real heartbreak is more complicated than that, and more human. This book is set in a Lagos and an Enugu that are, I hope, recognizable and specific — the markets, the traffic, the particular texture of a Sunday afternoon — because the story felt like it could only happen here, among people shaped by exactly this mix of warmth, dignity, and inherited caution. I hope you find, somewhere in these pages, permission to ask for the truth — even when it costs something. Especially then.
Never Make Me Feel Safe Inside Lies is not a book about villains. Every character in these pages who withholds something is, in their own way, trying to protect someone — themselves, the people they love, or the fragile peace they've built out of years of practice. I wanted to write a story that took that impulse seriously, instead of flattening it into simple betrayal, because I think most real heartbreak is more complicated than that, and more human. This book is set in a Lagos and an Enugu that are, I hope, recognizable and specific — the markets, the traffic, the particular texture of a Sunday afternoon — because the story felt like it could only happen here, among people shaped by exactly this mix of warmth, dignity, and inherited caution. I hope you find, somewhere in these pages, permission to ask for the truth — even when it costs something. Especially then.
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Hi, I’m Ayobami A., and I write real, raw stories full of flawed, funny characters and twists you won’t see coming. Inspired by Lagos streets and village tales, my chapters will make you laugh and break your heart. New chapters drop [daily/weekly], so drop a comment if a scene moves you. Thanks for reading, and welcome to the story. ❤️
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