The Waterman's Daughter

One day you feel healed. The next day you’re triggered. And on the third, the gun is pointed at you.

CC has rebuilt her life from the unthinkable.

In the uneasy years after a second American Civil War fractures the United States, Delmarva has become a self-determined refuge for Black people. Once a survivor of human trafficking, CC now stands on the front lines as a fierce victims’ rights advocate, helping others find safety, justice, and hope. She has learned how to fight for everyone… except the terrified young girl she used to be.

When her goddaughter suddenly vanishes, the past comes roaring back. Rumors of a trafficking ring ignite a desperate search, pulling CC into a world she fought to escape and into memories she has spent years trying to bury.

With time running out and authorities hitting dead ends, CC must rely on her instincts, her community, and the resilience that once kept her alive. But bringing her goddaughter home will require facing the past she never truly left behind.

In a fractured nation struggling to rebuild, one woman’s fight for justice becomes a journey toward healing, reconciliation, and hope.

Survival was only the beginning.