The Weight of the Collar
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The Weight of the Collar

This story contains themes of: assault, self-harm

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Summary

Reverend Noah O'Conner is a steady father and husband, a dependable man of God held in high esteem by his community. Noah wears the collar not just as a calling, but as penance for secrets in his past that have been long buried. But when his son Daniel is brought in for questioning over the disappearance of a local girl, the silence Noah has so carefully maintained begins to crack. Haunted by an unspeakable secret from a long-forgotten mission trip, Noah must decide: will he protect his son, or confess the truth that could destroy them both? THE WEIGHT OF THE COLLAR is a story of the secrets we bury and the debts we pass down. Of what happens when the ghosts of a father’s past come knocking on his son’s door. And of the terrible weight of love.

Status
Complete
Chapters
48
Rating
5.0 (2 reviews)
Age Rating
18+

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