Bahiti

Centuries ago, a small village between Nubia and Egypt was destroyed in a brutal raid. As the invaders slaughtered the men and elders, a dying priestess called upon an ancient goddess. Answering the plea, the goddess transported ten women, six children, and five infants to a hidden island beyond the reach of men—somewhere in the southern arabian sea There, the survivors were blessed. The island was bountiful and safe, but time ceased to pass. No woman aged beyond twenty-five. They lived in peace, untouched by disease or war, bound by the goddess’s enchantment and a prophecy: one day, a man would come, and with him, time would begin again. Bahiti, the youngest of the immortal sisterhood, is twenty-one—spirited, curious, and born long after the elders faded into memory. With dark, radiant skin and sharp, intelligent eyes, she spends her days exploring the island, haunted by stories of a world she has never seen. Unlike the others, Bahiti questions. She is intelligent , curious, ooen minded and dreams of change, of something beyond the eternal calm. When a storm tears the sky and a strange flying vessel crashes into the jungle, she is the first to find it. Inside lies a wounded man—something she has never seen, only heard of in whispers and warnings.