Blurb:
**Trigger Warning: This story contains themes of violence, abuse, torture, betrayal, and captivity that may be distressing for some readers. Reader discretion is advised.**Title: "Papa's Little Soldier"
In a world obsessed with creating the "perfect soldier," an organization weaves a sinister web of manipulation and control. Zaya, an assassin however not by choice, and her Arvin are thrust into a haunting journey, navigating a treacherous path where betrayal, captivity, and torture lie in wait. Fighting for their freedom, defying the shadows that seek to consume them.
Trained from a young age by their captors, Zaya and Arvin are transformed into lethal killers. Bound by their shared experiences, they find peace amidst the darkness that surrounds them. However, their fragile reality is shattered when they uncover a web of secrets that threaten their very existence.
In a realm where trust is scarce and danger lurks at every turn, Zaya and Arvin embark on a perilous journey to break free from their captors' grasp. Their forbidden connection empowers them as they confront the shadows of their past and navigate a world of deceit and hidden agendas.
As they strive to escape, Zaya and Arvin endure unimaginable torture and suffering, their spirits tested by the relentless cruelty of their captors. Yet, their friendship remains unbroken.
"Papa's Little Soldier" is a gripping tale of passion and sacrifice, where Zaya and Arvin confront their identities as assassins and question the choices that define them. With each step they take towards freedom, they must grapple with the consequences of their actions and decide if they are mere pawns in a sinister game or agents of their own destiny.
Within the pages of "Papa's Little Soldier," a battle for freedom unfolds, revealing the indomitable strength of the human heart in the face of unimaginable cruelty.
A ragtag gang of teens teams up with a neighboring girl gang when a major cartel moves into town, threatening their families, their turf, and the community they've worked so hard to protect.
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Cash West formed the Seven 20s - a gang of six overzealous teens with guns - to keep his tiny, crime-infested town in nowhere California safe. His methods are unorthodox and frankly illegal, but the town loves his Robin Hood heroics. However, the gang gets more than they bargained for when the Mendoza cartel rolls into town, determined to knock them off the map. As the threat hits closer to home, Cash has no choice but to team up with his ex-girlfriend Tiana's neighboring girl gang, the Hearts of Spades. Soon allies become enemies, families get trapped in the crossfire, and romance brews as Cash fights to unravel a massive conspiracy that puts everyone that matters to him at risk. When the stakes are life and death, will the gangs be able to overcome an enemy more powerful than any of them could have predicted?
Book One of The Seven Twenties Series
Content and Trigger Warning: contains violence, drug use, mentions of domestic abuse, and mature themes.