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The Tyrant's Cage: Escaping My Cruel Husband

Chapter 5 

Word Count: 765    |    Released on: Today at 11:06

atons and concealed firearms. They advance rapidly to

eople dive under their tables, shatterin

fingers, whimpers loudly. He struggles to pull his hand fr

at his wrist to disarm him. As her fingers brush the cold metal of his drawn pistol, her thumb grazes a raised emblem on the grip. In

'C'. It is the private insignia of th

mach drops. If she is caught fighting Julian's own private army, the polit

She shouts a sharp, urgent comman

dining table forward with massive force. The table s

rd. They curse loudly as they crash into a waiter's

eather booth with surprising agility

rom a nearby table. She hurls it at the head of a guard aiming his weapo

's nose. He drops his aim,

winging double doors of the kitchen. Th

o the burner. It creates a massive flare-up of thick, grea

shes past stainless steel prep stations, heading st

open. They burst out into a damp, tras

f tactical boots echoes right behind them as

g south! Call all off-duty personnel in the vicinity! I want an immedi

realizes they have just triggered a full-scale sec

side street. Cold rain begins to fall, m

delivery trucks. She grabs Ashanti's arm and

beams of their flashlights cut through the

inst the cold metal of the truck. She waits u

Anissa whispers to Ashanti. "Before

y move quickly and silently through the la

of the Sinclair property line, Anissa co

the wet pavement. A strong, gloved hand sh

ely into her stomach. She meets the co

in his dark trench coat. The rain beads off his sh

e glances at Ashanti's tense combat stance

r," Erick says. His voice i

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The Tyrant's Cage: Escaping My Cruel Husband
The Tyrant's Cage: Escaping My Cruel Husband
“Anissa is the perfect, lifeless wife of powerful D.C. politician Julian Sinclair. She endures this suffocating marriage solely to protect the vital funding for her Navajo tribe. But after sneaking out for a brief moment of freedom, she returns to find herself viciously framed. Julian's favorite mistress, Cecily, faked a severe allergic reaction and accused Anissa of poisoning her dessert. Julian violently grabs Anissa's arm, his eyes burning with cold fury. "I will trigger the punitive clauses in our prenuptial agreement." That single threat would instantly cut off her people's survival money. To bury the PR scandal, the family matriarch forces Anissa to swallow her pride. Under the mocking eyes of the household staff, Anissa is forced to fall to her knees beside the mistress's lounge, presenting a massive Cartier diamond bracelet to beg for forgiveness. "Please forgive me for the kitchen mix-up. I am so sorry." A camera flash captures her ultimate humiliation, yet Julian still glares at her defeated posture with inexplicable disgust. Anissa's heart burns with deep, suffocating rage. Why must she be a prisoner to this cruel family? And who was the deadly man she met in the alley tonight? The stranger who effortlessly overpowered her bodyguard and spoke of Arizona sandstorms, triggering blinding flashes of a past she can't remember. Grinding her teeth as she walks away from the suite, Anissa makes a silent vow. She will call that mysterious man, uncover her stolen memories, and tear this gilded cage apart.”