Dear Reader,

The ocean does not remember the names of those it swallows, but stories do. Stories carry voices across time, across water, across silence. SALT AND BONE is one such story—a tale of survival, memory, and the unseen forces that shape us.

Thank you for stepping into these pages, for allowing my words to pull you into a world where salt stings, chains clink, and history breathes through the tides. Your time is a gift, and I do not take it lightly. Whether you found this story by chance or by intention, I hope it stays with you in the way only the best stories do—in the quiet moments, in the spaces between sentences, in the echoes of the past that still shape the present.

This is a work of fiction, written from history but not bound by it. The characters, places, and events exist in the realm between truth and imagination, inspired by real horrors yet carrying their own spirits. Any resemblance to real people, living or dead, is purely coincidental.

Copyright © 2025 Jesse Chinedu
All rights reserved. No part of this work may be reproduced, distributed, or transmitted in any form without the author's permission. If you are reading this anywhere other than my official Wattpad account, you may be engaging with an unauthorized copy. Honor the craft. Respect the storyteller.

Always,
Jesse ヅ

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