Valerie Trapped

Download or read book Trapped written by Matthys van Leeuwen and published by Lionshare Publishing. This book was released on 2024-11-27 with total page 174 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Breeanna's life was marked by homelessness, addiction, and survival on the streets of Georgetown. Living in a deteriorating motorhome and caught in a volatile relationship with her boyfriend, Anthony, she faced overwhelming challenges. When she became pregnant, she knew she couldn’t care for her child. Desperate for support, she turned to her father, who entrusted the baby to compassionate family friends—a devoted couple determined to provide the love and stability the infant needed to recover from opioid withdrawal. But their efforts were upended when Anthony emerged from jail, plotting to use the child as leverage against a looming statutory rape charge. As the caregivers uncovered Anthony’s crimes and sought help from Child Protective Services, they collided with a broken, corrupt system that vilified them while protecting him, allowing another vulnerable minor to remain in a dangerous, drug-ridden, abusive environment. Ripped from their care, the couple refused to give up. Their fight to save Breeanna’s second child uncovered even more disturbing truths about a system that repeatedly fails its most vulnerable. Trapped is a gripping tale of love, resilience, and the urgent call to reform a welfare system that too often endangers the very lives it is meant to protect.