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The Cord That Holds
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ISBN13: 9798172110177
Publisher: Independently Published
Published: Sep 17 2026
Pages: 182
Weight: 0.55
Height: 0.42 Width: 6.00 Depth: 9.00
Language: English
Publisher: Independently Published
Published: Sep 17 2026
Pages: 182
Weight: 0.55
Height: 0.42 Width: 6.00 Depth: 9.00
Language: English
Sometimes, horror hides in attractive environments.
At thirteen, Eli ran away from a cruel home into a dark, unknown world, only to discover that the outside world possessed a much deeper malice. For two brutal years, he lived as a ghost halfway to his hometown of Paradys-a place whose name meant Paradise, but felt like a lifetime away.
At thirteen, Eli ran away from a cruel home into a dark, unknown world, only to discover that the outside world possessed a much deeper malice. For two brutal years, he lived as a ghost halfway to his hometown of Paradys-a place whose name meant Paradise, but felt like a lifetime away.
Escaping the nightmare of his youth through academic brilliance and corporate success, Eli rebuilt his life from the ground up, becoming a successful civil engineer and a respected church pastor. To the outside world, he had built a perfect castle. But castles built on frozen ground remain cold. Behind closed doors lay a decade of suffocating secrets, a systemic domestic scam, and a marriage that petrified into a silent warzone of mutual betrayal.
Just as the unhealed trauma of his past threatens to entirely drown his sanity, an unexpected, pure bond with his niece, Iris, and a sudden, devastating medical diagnosis strip away all the societal masks.
Stripped of his corporate crown and his pastoral armour, Eli is forced to face his ultimate crucible. This is the raw, unforgettable story of an errand boy who had his childhood stolen, an adult who survived a labyrinth of deception, and a man who finally found the absolute courage to fight for his life-because he finally found a reason to live.
Just as the unhealed trauma of his past threatens to entirely drown his sanity, an unexpected, pure bond with his niece, Iris, and a sudden, devastating medical diagnosis strip away all the societal masks.
Stripped of his corporate crown and his pastoral armour, Eli is forced to face his ultimate crucible. This is the raw, unforgettable story of an errand boy who had his childhood stolen, an adult who survived a labyrinth of deception, and a man who finally found the absolute courage to fight for his life-because he finally found a reason to live.
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