Black Seraphim — John Aubrey

Colombian rebels kidnap Malie from an exclusive girl's academy and send her parents a note guaranteeing her release if a hefty ransom is paid. However, Malie's father, drug lord Manuel Braca, will not comply to the threats.Bowing to the kidnappers' demands would destroy his reputation, one of strength that he has built at the cost of two sons. As the last hour slips away that arrogance threatens to snatch the life from his remaining child and forever alienate him from his beloved wife, whom he calls Mama because she has always been the family's heart.Alone in the dark with all efforts of finding Malie failing, Manuel whispers a prayer. A simple offer made from exhaustion and desperation, to give anything to have his family intact and whole. The angel hears it, along with Mama's pleas, and offers them both a deal.