Scars Of A Broken Bond

The feeble moonlight trickled into the room, casting eerie shadows on the walls.

Suddenly, a stout man with cropped hair appeared at the door. His eyes scanned Sabrina from head to toe as if she were a piece of merchandise. He then turned to the tall man behind him and remarked, “She’s a catch. She could be sold at a fair price.”

Sabrina was petrified.

Had she stumbled upon a human trafficker?

Sabrina knew all too well the horrors that awaited those unfortunate women who fell into the clutches of these ruthless criminals. If she was indeed their target, she feared that her fate would be far worse than death.

The man looming behind was gaunt and disheveled, his unkempt hair and beard suggesting he hadn’t seen a razor in ages. He barked impatiently, “Hand over the cash.”

Sabrina’s mind raced as she tried to place the face.

bricks. She stared at

It was Zeke!

police had been hot on Zeke’s trail, deploying officers at every bus and train station to apprehend him. Cornered in Mathias, Zeke had resorted to blending in with the

to the task and brought the human trafficker here. The mastermind behind the scene intended

to

Had it not been for Sabrina, those misdeeds he had done years

condemning Sabrina to stay in a remote place where she would be forced to work hard and bear

witnessing Sabrina’s desperate struggle when sold to the ruthless human trafficker and suffered, he knew better than to

go missing, the authorities would intensify their efforts to locate her, rendering it impossible for him to

sold her off to the human trafficker for money. He intended to use