Family, on the stage of American life riddled with cracks of social class and hidden racial prejudice beneath fake smiles and empty promises, often becomes the bloodiest battlefield. Blood ties that should be a source of strength and support can instead become chains that bind and torture. Michael Bennett, whose past is intricately entangled with the Davis family through a shattered marriage, must now face an unexpected confrontation with one of them—a meeting that threatens to unravel dark secrets and completely alter the map of his war.
The blurry photo of Rachel inside the anonymous package felt cold in Michael’s fingers, like the touch of death. Her terrified eyes and the brief, threatening note sent waves of panic through his body. Rachel was in their hands. Time was running out.
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