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The unrelenting power of love

The unrelenting power of love

Author: A A Joshua
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Chapter 1 A Single Mom's Struggle

Word Count: 1712    |    Released on: 03/07/2024

wn streets. She ran one palm over her face in an attempt to release the anvil-like weight of tiredness. Her rent was due in three days, hence she couldn even afford a

e! Elizabeth watched them go with light hearts, a certifiable smile wrinkling the edges of her eyes, the liberal tip they had left nestled snugly in the duvet cover folded over her waist. Many victories, regardless of their small scale. Eight great hours later, Elizabeth emerged from the dirty side hallway of the coffee shop into the ghostly pre-sunrise glist. She inhaled the crisp morning air, letting it fill her lungs and release the lingering scent of tobacco smoke and burned food from her exhausted body. Once more almost free for a priceless day. She snuck into a corner seat, covertly counting her money pull for the evening, while the passenger train was only starting to fill with disorganised office drones. If she spent $73.26 sensibly, it would be enough to fill their little cupboards for another week and cover the late shift. Elizabeth sighed, knowing that she would be stretched thin as usual, robbing Peter to pay Paul, and she sketched the bills that had built up once more in her head: electric, the student loan garnishment, and so on. She voluntarily agreed to work triple shifts for the foreseeable future, even though it meant sacrificing her own life for providing her baby with the life he was due. Elizabeth's tired brain drifted to her small blond child standing by silently in their limited studio loft as the rusting rail vehicle rocked through the metropolitan gulches. She would give anything to spend more of her waking hours savoring his contagious joy and unlimited vitality! But other from the few occasions she picked him up on her way out the door to the newest menial job, Jeremy hardly saw her these days. Then she would sweep back in as he sank off to sleep. Elizabeth let out long sighs from her small shoulders as the train banged into her station. Clearly, their tense situation was definitely her own flaw. She alone had let herself believe in fantasy emotions and whirlwind blissfully ever-afters with a constantly seen her as a brief male toy. By the time Elizabeth had the guts to discover that deliriously gorgeous billionaire stranger had completely charmed her, mind, body, and heart, and impart the life-altering news that was coursed through her veins, he had disappeared into the ether. Along with her personality, her dreams of a great career...and her capacity for trust. Elizabeth felt fresh remorse as she struggled her tired body up the seven flights of steps to their run-down tenement. Not this relentless pattern of hand-to--mouth struggle; how she wished to bless her spotless child with a steady, loving two-parent family! She knew Jeremy was worth any price and deserved more than simply the safe but repressive four walls she could offer him. Elizabeth slumped to the floor and gently kissed the fleece top of her fantasies and recuperation as she silently toed off her shoes and crept into the weak fundamental room, sleeping peacefully in their threadbare chair. "Hey there, sweetheart," she said softly as the young lad momentarily woke up and blinked slowly oceanically blue eyes. "M'a?" Before nestling further into the cosy comfort of his mother's arms, Jeremy whispered around his cherished toy puppy. Shhh, child; it's good. I'm at home. Elizabeth tucked the small bl

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1 Chapter 1 A Single Mom's Struggle2 Chapter 2 Guilt and Longing3 Chapter 3 A Glimmer of Hope4 Chapter 4 One Night of Passion5 Chapter 5 Ghosts of the Past6 Chapter 6 A Shocking Reunion7 Chapter 7 Undeniable Love8 Chapter 8 Unleashing the Pain9 Chapter 9 Vows of Redemption10 Chapter 10 Melting the Ice11 Chapter 11 High Society Seduction12 Chapter 12 Building Trust13 Chapter 13 Shattered Sanctuary14 Chapter 14 Gilded Cage15 Chapter 15 Chains of Gold16 Chapter 16 Tightrope of Trust17 Chapter 17 A Parent's Nightmare18 Chapter 18 Race Against Time19 Chapter 19 Headlines and Heartache20 Chapter 20 Shadows of Doubt21 Chapter 21 Skeletons in the Closet22 Chapter 22 Echoes of Hope23 Chapter 23 The Devil's Bargain24 Chapter 24 Hidden Hope25 Chapter 25 Shadows of the Past26 Chapter 26 Healing Wounds27 Chapter 27 Fortress of Love28 Chapter 28 Healing Hearts29 Chapter 29 Shadows in the Boardroom30 Chapter 30 Canvas of Healing31 Chapter 31 Retroactive Shadows of the Past32 Chapter 32 Unravelling Threads33 Chapter 33 Broken peace34 Chapter 34 Hearts and Headlines35 Chapter 35 Wounds and Whispers36 Chapter 36 Palaces of Resilience37 Chapter 37 Hue of Resilience38 Chapter 38 Stolen Moments39 Chapter 39 Temple in the Storm40 Chapter 40 Snatching Threads41 Chapter 41 Whispers in the Dark42 Chapter 42 Shadows and Spotlights43 Chapter 43 Tremors of Doubt44 Chapter 44 Threads Unraveled45 Chapter 45 Shadows in the Boardroom46 Chapter 46 Echoes of Fear47 Chapter 47 Sharks in the Boardroom48 Chapter 48 Canvas of Deception49 Chapter 49 Shadows of the Past50 Chapter 50 Turning Tables51 Chapter 51 The War Room52 Chapter 52 The Innocent's Eyes53 Chapter 53 The Weight of Innocence54 Chapter 54 Shadows of Corruption55 Chapter 55 Midnight Guardian56 Chapter 56 Shadows of Betrayal57 Chapter 57 Smell of Truth58 Chapter 58 Whispers in the Wound59 Chapter 59 Heartbeats and Stocks60 Chapter 60 The Price of Love61 Chapter 61 Smoke and Mirrors62 Chapter 62 Glance of Innocence63 Chapter 63 Darkness in front64 Chapter 64 Inferno's Edge65 Chapter 65 From Ashes to Indictment66 Chapter 66 Betrayal's Bargain67 Chapter 67 The Witness's Dilemma68 Chapter 68 The Price of Truth69 Chapter 69 Poisoned Secrets70 Chapter 70 Poison and Pacts71 Chapter 71 Shadows of Deception72 Chapter 72 Whispers in the Dark73 Chapter 73 Whispers of Treachery74 Chapter 74 Betrayal75 Chapter 75 Shadows of Doubt76 Chapter 76 Desperate Measures77 Chapter 77 Leap of Faith78 Chapter 78 Into the Abyss79 Chapter 79 Wilderness Accord80 Chapter 80 Humanity81 Chapter 81 Echoes of Conscience82 Chapter 82 Heartbeats in the Balance83 Chapter 83 Veins of Truth84 Chapter 84 Smoke and Mirrors85 Chapter 85 Shattered Reflections86 Chapter 86 Shadows of the Past87 Chapter 87 Shattered Trust88 Chapter 88 Heartbeat89 Chapter 89 Shattered Reflections90 Chapter 90 Fractured Reality91 Chapter 91 Deception92 Chapter 92 Whispers in the Dark93 Chapter 93 Shattered Reflections94 Chapter 94 Truth95 Chapter 95 Shadows of Truth96 Chapter 96 Deception97 Chapter 97 In the Mirror98 Chapter 98 Fractured Reflections99 Chapter 99 Echoes of Eternity100 Chapter 100 Echoes of the Forgotten