Ungrateful: The Matyr's Cut(fiction Novel)

Book Description

In the dusty heat of Nsukka, Emeka Okafor makes a quiet, devastating promise: he will fund his younger sister Ifeoma’s entire university education—no matter what it costs him.

When their father’s business collapses, Emeka steps into the role of first son with ruthless devotion. He starves in silence, sells the only suit that made him feel like a man, walks for hours to save bus fare, and turns every kobo of his entry-level salary into Ifeoma’s textbooks, hostel fees, field trips, and graduation lace. For four years he becomes the unseen engine behind her brilliance—her ghostwriter, her oil money, her invisible wall.

On the day Ifeoma stands on the convocation stage as valedictorian, the world watches her shine. She thanks God, her parents, her lecturers, her friends—everyone except the brother who bled for her future.

One speech. One omission. And the martyr finally sees the blood on his own hands.

Raw, unflinching, and deeply Nigerian, *UNGRATEFUL (The Martyr’s Cut)* is the story of a man who gave everything and the woman who never noticed—until the day he stopped giving. A piercing exploration of sacrifice, silence, and the moment a family’s unspoken debt comes due.

By Cee Vee  

DchoiceTV | 2026