Two trucks, modified with heavy machinery and filled with men in scarves, swerved to flank them. Thomas stepped on the gas, but the jeep was no match for the desert-tuned engines of the militia. A single shot rang out, shattering the side mirror.
"I know. But if I can document this, the Western world can't look away anymore. You’ve always said that was the goal, right? To make them see?"
Back in Africa, Thomas had not given up. Left for dead in the desert, he had been found by a group of nomadic Tuaregs. Driven by a guilt that burned hotter than the sun, he sold everything he owned to hire a guide—a man who knew the "Shadow Paths" of the slave trade.
The next morning, the landscape shifted from the green fringes of the south to the harsh, orange expanse of the desert. Their jeep kicked up a trail of sand that could be seen for miles. They were only hours from the border when the sound of an engine—high-pitched and frantic—echoed behind them.
"We leave for the northern border at dawn," Thomas said, his voice tight. He was a journalist by trade, and despite Elena’s protests, he couldn't resist chasing a lead about a clandestine trade route moving through the desert.
"Stop!" Elena screamed, reaching for Thomas's arm. "They’ll kill us both!"
Two trucks, modified with heavy machinery and filled with men in scarves, swerved to flank them. Thomas stepped on the gas, but the jeep was no match for the desert-tuned engines of the militia. A single shot rang out, shattering the side mirror.
"I know. But if I can document this, the Western world can't look away anymore. You’ve always said that was the goal, right? To make them see?" Ebano.epub
Back in Africa, Thomas had not given up. Left for dead in the desert, he had been found by a group of nomadic Tuaregs. Driven by a guilt that burned hotter than the sun, he sold everything he owned to hire a guide—a man who knew the "Shadow Paths" of the slave trade. Two trucks, modified with heavy machinery and filled
The next morning, the landscape shifted from the green fringes of the south to the harsh, orange expanse of the desert. Their jeep kicked up a trail of sand that could be seen for miles. They were only hours from the border when the sound of an engine—high-pitched and frantic—echoed behind them. "I know
"We leave for the northern border at dawn," Thomas said, his voice tight. He was a journalist by trade, and despite Elena’s protests, he couldn't resist chasing a lead about a clandestine trade route moving through the desert.
"Stop!" Elena screamed, reaching for Thomas's arm. "They’ll kill us both!"