Scars Of A Broken Bond by Calv Momose

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.

it hit her like a ton of bricks. She stared at the

It was Zeke!

Zeke’s trail, deploying officers at every bus and train station to apprehend him. Cornered in Mathias, Zeke had resorted to

behind the scene intended to transport Sabrina to a secluded spot, strategically preventing

N G E L A ‘s L

that Sabrina was the one who had unearthed enough evidence to justify reopening the case. Her actions led him

misdeeds he had done years ago

traveling here to bring Sabrina to the human trafficker, condemning Sabrina to stay in a remote place where she would be forced

struggle when sold to the ruthless human trafficker and suffered, he knew better than to take the risk. After all, the police

Sabrina were to go missing, the authorities would intensify their efforts to locate her, rendering

her off to the human trafficker for money. He intended to use the money to facilitate his escape abroad later

twenty thousand dollars from his pocket and offered it