In a near-future United States where slavery is alive and controlled by an organization known as the Circle, Avery Tulano is up for sale yet again--and it might very well be his last time on the auction block. As a young man, he signed his life away in a contract willingly, driven by the desire to e
Break the Chains
β Scribed by Reis Asher
- Book ID
- 110536478
- Publisher
- Less Than Three Press, LLC
- Year
- 2019
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 96 KB
- Category
- Fiction
- ISBN-13
- 9781684314836
No coin nor oath required. For personal study only.
β¦ Synopsis
In a near-future United States where slavery is alive and controlled by an organization known as the Circle, Avery Tulano is up for sale yet again--and it might very well be his last time on the auction block. As a young man, he signed his life away in a contract willingly, driven by the desire to escape his life. Now, eight years later, he's broken, battered, and sick from a life of unspeakable horrors. When the bidding starts as low as $200, it may as well be a death warrant.Enter Conrad Fisher, a corrupt ex-cop discharged from the force who runs a failing private detective business. His wife died chasing one final high and he's been in a state of isolated depression ever since. He's only at the auction to help his journalist daughter Christina get a scoop on the Circle. When he sees Avery up for bid at such a low price, however, it's an offer he can't refuse and before he knows it, he's walking out of the auction house as Avery's new owner.It's a mistake. Slavery is...
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