Chapter 1.

Breaking the two simple village rules would get anyone crucified. Rachael a naïve village girl broke them both out of love.
She was pregnant out of wedlock, worse from a traitor's family. Jack had ghosted. She was yet to discover he wasn't evil. He was worse.
Her thirst to keep him in their baby Israel's life only led her to a trap, and Israel was condemned to live as a hostage.
In a dramatic twist of events, what started as a demand for a hefty ransom for her baby's release threw Rachael into a world of threats at gunpoint, custody battle in court and finally, a battle with depression.
Would Rachael's baby finally be released? Would she ever find true love?