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Web of Deception

Chapter 5 Born into Shadows

Word Count: 1127    |    Released on: 03/07/2024

bleeding out on the street in her mind. The noise around them made it hard to hear her gasp, "Please." I need a hospital. As for the babies, "Martinez's

training as a police officer helped her even though it hurt. Take deep breaths, focus, and look. Sarah could feel the windows of the van moving around the city streets,

led Sarah out into the chilly night air as the entrance burst open. Their abandoned bui

shadows on the flashing light. Sarah was sent to a spot free of clutter where a dirty cot lay. Martinez snorted, "Make yourself at home." "Being a drawn out night is going is going." S

deep in thought. She was looking for a way of saving her kids. Still, the chance of escape dropped with every tightening. Over the hours, a cloud of anguish and worry descended. Julio did h

any more, a noise came out of the stockroom. Shots went off, followed by screaming and the sound of glass breaking. Martinez swore then pulled his weapon. "Watch out! he screamed at Julio before sprinting towards the

gardless of her nervousness. "You definitely ought to open it. Quietly. Is it possible?" Julio nodded, shook his hands while working. Long seconds passed, each one an unbounded duration of time. At that moment, as amazingly, another wail whirled around. a woman. Sarah cri

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d before either could talk. He snared and said, "How touching." "The resurrection of family." Alex moved forward, positioned between Martinez and Sarah. "Martinez, it's done." Officers are

"Alex." "The young ones..." He softened his face turning to see his newborn children. Still, his legs gave out as he headed toward them. Alex sank to his knees as fresh blood poured across his chest. The bullet that missed him at the hospital

oward the floor, motionless. Once more the distribution center entryway burst open, showing a bunch of cops passing by Sarah's accomplice, Mike. Hurrying to her side, he yelled, "Sara

ect them without regard to cost. Sarah couldn't get rid of the feeling, though, that this was only the beginning as she was raised onto a cot and her kids stayed close by. The metropolis was consuming, privileged insights wer

e. She would reveal reality independent of her driving direction. related to her childre

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“In the glitzy world of high-stakes politics, billionaire James Harding's Senate bid seems to be inexchangeable. But under the polished campaign, a network of secrets waits and might destroy everything. James's secret weapon is Alex, his charming, bright, totally committed son. So then is he? James is distant from the two-fold life his child leads as he rises in the polls offering to eradicate the drug epidemic afflicting the city. Now enter Sarah, Alex's girlfriend and the best drug expert in the city, hot on the route of a wily head honcho often known as "The Apparition." What she finds will completely change her world. As election day comes, the borders separating family from obligation from survival are erasing. An amazing attempt at murder... a pregnancy that might kill... An astounding double-crossing... As rival gangs approach and long-buried facts surface, the Hardings discover they are in a dangerous game in which none is who they seem. Will James's political ambitions be realised? Could Alex at any time transcend his past? And to protect the people Sarah loves, how far will she travel?”
1 Chapter 1 Masks of Ambition2 Chapter 2 The Tightrope Walker3 Chapter 3 Smoke and Mirrors4 Chapter 4 The Truth Unravels5 Chapter 5 Born into Shadows6 Chapter 6 House of Cards7 Chapter 7 The Emperor's New Clothes8 Chapter 8 The Ghost in the Machine9 Chapter 9 The Thin Blue Line10 Chapter 10 The Viper's Dance11 Chapter 11 Gotham's Reckoning12 Chapter 12 The Fourth Estate's Fury13 Chapter 13 The Patriarch's Gambit14 Chapter 14 Broken Lullabies15 Chapter 15 The King's Gambit16 Chapter 16 Echoes of Absence17 Chapter 17 Shadows of Truth18 Chapter 18 The Phantom's Revenge19 Chapter 19 Wolves in Sheep's Clothing20 Chapter 20 The Devil's Bargain21 Chapter 21 The Price of Power22 Chapter 22 Empire in Freefall23 Chapter 23 Shadows and Secrets24 Chapter 24 Iron and Blood25 Chapter 25 Candles in the Storm26 Chapter 26 Shadows of Betrayal27 Chapter 27 The Price of Forgiveness28 Chapter 28 Bars of Change29 Chapter 29 Shadows and Whispers30 Chapter 30 Whispers Behind Bars31 Chapter 31 The Spider's Web32 Chapter 32 Sins of the Father33 Chapter 33 Chains of Change34 Chapter 34 Shadows of Loyalty35 Chapter 35 Gifted and Hunted36 Chapter 36 Breakout Betrayal37 Chapter 37 Pandemonium's Dawn