Stan's child is gone. The voice on the other end is calm, methodical, terrifying. They have demands. They have a timeline. And they have one simple rule: No police. Or your child dies.

Racing against the clock, Stan plunges into a nightmare where every decision could be his child's last. The kidnappers' demands grow increasingly bizarre and impossible. Time is running out. Sleep becomes a luxury he can't afford. Paranoia creeps in as he realizes he's being watched, tested, manipulated.

But how far would you go to save the person you love most? And what happens when the game becomes more twisted than you ever imagined?

A heart-pounding psychological thriller that explores the darkest corners of a parent's love and the price of desperation.

Sometimes saving someone means losing yourself.

Brigadier General Marakou, a distinguished American luminary in philosophy and journalism, has devoted decades to actively fighting alongside National Liberation Movements across the globe, wielding his profound intellect-honed in the halls of medical and law schools-in an unrelenting battle against totalitarianism all over the world.With a rare gift for survival, this American freedom fighter has defied multiple assassination attempts, proving time and again that no force of oppression can extinguish the flame of liberty. His unyielding conviction ensures that as long as there are those who stand for justice, freedom will triumph repeatedly. Guided by his resolute motto-"No life insurance for bastards"-Marakou remains an indomitable force in the worldwide struggle for liberation.