Chainmark Bonds of Slavery, Book 1, (Paperback)

<p><strong>Ryan's Story Begins</strong></p><p><strong>OBEDIENCE IS SURVIVAL</strong></p><p><strong>RESISTANCE IS PAIN</strong></p><p></p><p>In a future where freedom has a price, how far would you go to survive?</p><p></p><p>The year is 2045. America's war on drugs has become a war on its own people. Overcrowded prisons and a ruthless administration give rise to the Chainmark Act: a dystopian solution to mass incarceration, cloaked as justice.</p><p></p><p>Ryan Murphy, sixteen and already hardened by life on the streets of New York, becomes one of the first minors "offered" into the system. Sentenced for a crime he didn't fully understand, he's sold to Brad Wilkins-a sadistic Texas rancher who sees obedience as the only law.</p><p></p><p>As Ryan grapples with trauma, isolation, and control, he must learn the rules of survival inside a world designed to erase him. But even in the darkest corners of captivity, hope flickers-because Ryan knows that surviving isn't enough.</p><p></p><p><strong>He wants to live.</strong></p><p><strong>And he wants to be free.</strong></p><p></p><p>A brutal, unflinching coming-of-age story for fans of dark fiction, dystopian drama, and psychological survival.</p><p>Book One in the Chainmark Series.</p>

• Chainmark Bonds of Slavery, Book 1, (Paperback)
• Author: Charley Mayne
• ISBN: 9781067609801
• Format: Paperback
• Publication Date: 2025-04-29
• Page Count: 654