Haunted by shame and buried under the weight of survival, Alice returns home with a lie to cover the truth—but her secret is a child. As Cyrus devises a cruel ultimatum, Alice faces a choice no mother should ever have to make. In this devastating chapter, we witness how despair, deception, and depression collide at the cost of one fragile life, and how Maury’s survival becomes nothing short of a miracle.

Before Maury’s pain began, there was Alice—his mother—whose dreams of ministry and a better life were slowly buried under debt, duty, and betrayal. In this chapter, we trace Alice’s tragic descent from a gifted student with a calling to a desperate woman caught in a cycle of survival, making impossible choices that would shape her son’s fate.

The Graphic Novel

The Novel

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In this haunting first chapter, we enter the shadowed world of young Maury—a child unseen, unheard, and hated. From hiding under floor vents to surviving brutal beatings, Maury’s early years unfold like a slow-moving nightmare. But even in the silence, pain, and darkness, the seeds of hope are quietly taking root.

The Graphic Novel

The Novel

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