The Bond

When embezzler Trevor Reynard returns to the United States after years in fugitive exile in Côte d’Ivoire, his reappearance ignites a chain of events that threatens to expose a long-buried crime. What begins as a quiet return quickly unravels into the cover-up of a brutal murder—one that entangles a high-profile attorney, a governor, and a wealthy CEO in a dangerous web of deceit and terror.

At the center of the storm is Gerard Worthington, a self-made electronics tycoon whose carefully constructed life begins to fracture during a reunion at a historic Black college. Old bonds are renewed, including his fraternity connection to the governor of Georgia Emery Grey, while unresolved tensions resurface—most notably with Brenda Johnson, a former lover whose life has been marked by scandal, disbarment, and betrayal. Desperate to reclaim her future, Brenda turns to Gerard for help, setting off consequences neither of them can control.

As secrets surface and loyalties are tested, Gerard finds himself arrested for the murder of a blackmailer who claimed to possess evidence linking him to the decades-old cover-up. With his freedom stripped away, Gerard’s family is left to confront the fallout. His wife and daughter struggle to protect their dignity, their livelihood, and the family business as public scrutiny intensifies.

In this gripping whodunit, reputation is currency, power is protection, and truth is the most dangerous threat of all. The Bond is a suspenseful story of reunion and betrayal that asks how a man will go to preserve his legacies and everything it stand for!