True Blue By David Baldacci Novels & Stories

But I swiftly restrained her and locked her in a cage. Soon, the police arrived at my house and took her for questioning. It didn't take long for us to confirm that the wine had been laced with a sedative. The mastermind behind everything was soon apprehended and taken into custody. With that, everything came to an end. As for me, I decided to pursue a career in law enforcement. In this seemingly peaceful world, crime lurks just beneath the surface. Franklin's polite exterior had masked the evil within, treating women as objects and trampling on their dignity.

Announce to the public that Beatrice Zorias, Sheldon Jackson's wife, is dead. Meanwhile, Sheldon had carefully carried Madison back home. Her face was filled with happiness as she leaned against his chest, thankful that she had survived the abduction. Sheldon also breathed a sigh of relief at the fact that he had managed to protect the last of Scott's bloodline. But his heart leaped into his throat again when he recalled that I had yet to come home safely. He was about to call Harry when his phone rang first. The screen displayed an unknown number. He swiftly picked it up, only to hear the abductor's smug voice on the other end of the line. "The bitch is dead, Mr. Jackson! We've done you a h

And David knew, the real war had only just begun. The revelation about 'The Architect' detonated David's carefully constructed peace in Bali. The serene beauty of the island, which had only moments ago felt like a sanctuary, now felt like a cage. The weight of his father's death, an old, raw wound he had thought was caused by fate or petty crime, was now revealed to be the deliberate act of a master manipulator. David understood, with chilling clarity, that his entire life, his career, his descent into the underworld, and even his eventual quest for peace, had been orchestrated as part of this man’s grand design.

“Yes, but . . . I wasn’t ready for what she had to tell me. I thought I was, but I wasn’t. But now I am ready for the truth. I need to get down to the bottom of all this. I won’t be able to go on with my life until I do.” Alec studied her for a moment. “Twelve years had gone by after we broke up. I had moved up the ranks at headquarters during that time. One day, I got an IM on F******k . . . from you. You had written that you understood why I might not want anything to do with you, but you really needed my help. You see, I always had aspirations to join the FBI, and I told you that when we were dating. So, I guess you thought I had followed through with my career goals. After some thought,

It was also the reason that the packhouse screamed of old money. Sapphira simply nodded through the entire exchange. Luckily, no one else seemed to have been listening to their conversation. But that didn't mean that the Alpha hadn't told anyone else of his suspicions, like his Beta. Sapphira glanced towards Beta Declan and Kate, but they were busy feeding each other much to their son's apparent disgust.

Compassion flittered in his eyes, but again, I refused his comfort and I looked away. "Don't you guys think it's interesting that Tru's uncle is a terrorist. Sorry, Tru, suspected terrorist," corrected Conrad. "And her aunt is a super healer usemi/idimmu who murdered her sister? And, that they are both on the run from the Nasaru? Don't you think we should start looking into Tru's parents?" "Oh, come on, guys," scoffed Ruthie. "I've met her uncle and he's so not a bad guy. Besides, he's not even her real uncle."