"Vanessa, we don't know what's happening with the others or what they know. If we run this story right now, we might put them in more danger," Naomi insists.
"We have to stop this. If the President doubled the budget in the U.S., they've moved the timeline up."
Naomi sighs. "How long do you think we have until their plan is complete?"
"At this rate, maybe a year or less. But in the meantime, more and more power will fall into their hands. Damage will be done."
"We can't risk putting the others in more jeopardy. And they may know pieces of information we don't that are vital. I say we give it a few weeks and reassess. Give them more time to get to safety and reach out to us," Andre says.
"I agree," I blurt out.
Vanessa wrinkles her forehead.
I kiss her head. "It's what's best for the time being."
She takes a deep breath and slowly nods. "Okay."
We say our goodbyes and hang up.
Vanessa walks to the window and stares out at the sea. "My dream makes sense now."
"What dream?"
"The one I had last night."
"You had a night terror?"
"No. Just a dream."
"What did it tell you?"
She spins, and her face has no color. "This is the beginning of the end."
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She’s Mesmerized Me For Decades From Afar...
My mission is to rescue the Zoe Diego, a famous Latino pop star who went missing fourteen months ago.
I already know about her. She’s my favorite entertainer and her voice hypnotized me since my early twenties.
I underrated her beauty from afar. Stunning doesn’t come close.
But she’s sassy. I give it back to her as good as she gives it to me. And the angst between us only creates a deeper craving to make her mine.
The Global Leaders have forced themselves upon her, stealing her choices, and making her their slave in more ways than one.
They will do anything to get her back. So I’ll risk everything I’ve worked for and my life, to navigate the jungle and save her.
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DIRK
HAZE OF OBEDIENCE PROLOGUE
Dirk
Slavery requires the highest form of obedience. Anything your master demands, you comply to without hesitation or question, or there are consequences to bear.
The mere threat of those ramifications can be enough to sway you to obey. But often, submission is created by the hardest lessons learned. And they leave scars and break you, piece by piece, until you don't think there is any fight left in you. Mix in addiction, corruption, and greed, and you have a potent wheel of toxic power so strong that the average person wouldn't have a chance to survive it, much less escape it.
But my girl isn't average. They didn't snap her into pieces the way they thought. She won't live the rest of her days as the compliant workhorse they planned for her to be.
There are one hundred events scheduled for her to perform in one hundred days, including embassy parties in Mexico, Venezuela, Panama, Costa Rica, Colombia, Guatemala, and Belize.
The boiling of my blood only gets hotter each night that passes, and she's not in my arms. I know what will happen every night she leaves the stage. Vengeance I've never felt before swirls in my veins, fighting the patience I've acquired over the years.
The hunter in me knows how to scout, stalk, and trap my prey. And the sniper knows how to assess each situation then calmly wait to annihilate my enemy. But the killer in me reacts fast and without hesitation. That is the beast who’s dying to rip every man who has ever touched her shred by shred. It's the demon I need to control. One wrong move on my part and she's dead.
Sometimes, I hear her voice in my dreams and see her singing on stage or sobbing into a pillow. It's those visions that tear at my heart and test my restraint.
Her reality is a mirage to the world, which only sees the fame she's acquired. No one on the outside would ever question her freedom or call her a slave.
The global leaders have stolen her rights and claimed her as theirs. They believe they own her. Now, they have a bigger problem and aren’t even aware of it—they underestimated me.
They may have captured my little diva and thought they eliminated me, but I'm coming for her.
That means I'm coming after them.
One thing you should never mess with is a man's woman. And especially a country boy's.
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