The Dreadful Bonds

The Dreadful Bonds: The Ultimate Ransom

The terror is no longer distant; it is hammering at the door. Ali’s reckless foolishness and devastating five-million-rupiah gambling debt have brought Maya Azizah and her seven children to the edge of ruin. The penalty for failure is unthinkable: losing their miserable home, or worse, having their children sold to pay the debt. With her family’s survival hanging by a single, fraying thread, Maya resorts to the last, most dangerous currency she possesses.

In a desperate gamble, she turns to Jaka, the notorious gang leader who is already a rough patron. Jaka agrees to wipe the slate clean, but his protection comes with a monstrous, horrifying price: Maya must offer herself as a peace offering to his ruthless, bitter rival, Manu.

Maya agrees, willingly walking toward a fate more terrifying than any alley raid. She enters a terrifying pact that binds her in dreadful bonds to the most violent men in the city. Her body becomes the battlefield, the transaction, and the ultimate sacrifice, paid in full to ensure her children’s safety. But in this new contract, she risks losing more than her dignity; she risks losing her very soul to the powerful, predatory men who now own the price of her silence.

To whom does your life belong when survival is the only option? Enter the cruel contract in The Dreadful Bonds.

*+21 Content | For mature audiences only | Readers discretion advised

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