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During a casual conversation over coffee, he reveals growing up in a doomsday commune known as a cult, complete with failed end-times prophecies and a founder whose name and joke logic shaped their identities. The chapter introduces the narrator’s discomfort and skepticism as workplace recruitment collides with religious extremism, secrecy, and moral uncertainty.","Shadow King  \nS. Rodman  \nDark Angst Publishing  \n[OceanofPDF.com](OceanofPDF.com)  \nCopyright © 2026 by S. Rodman.  \nAll rights reserved.  \nNo portion of this book may be reproduced in any form without written permission from the publisher or author, except as permitted by U.S. copyright law.  \nCover design by S. Rodman with images licensed from Depositphotos and Canva. No AI knowingly used. Every effort was made to chose images created by humans.  \nALL RIGHTS RESERVED: This literary work may not be reproduced or transmitted in any form or by any means, including electronic or photographic reproduction, in whole or in part, without express written permission.  \nAll characters and events in this book are fictitious. Any resemblance to actual persons living or dead is strictly coincidental.  \nWARNING: The unauthorized reproduction or distribution of this copyrighted work is illegal. Criminal copyright infringement, including infringement without monetary gain, is investigated by the FBI and is punishable by up to 5 years in federal prison and a fine of $250,000 .  \nThis book contains,  \nParental estrangement  \nReference to child abandonment  \nReference to being thrown out of family home Exile and banishment  \nHome invasion Violence  \nPoverty and financial difficulties Captivity  \nIllness  \n[OceanofPDF.com](OceanofPDF.com)  \nContents  \n1. Chapter 1  \nHelp Wanted  \n2. Chapter 2  \nDo You Want Lies With That?  \n3. Chapter 3  \nBe Careful What You Wish For  \n4. Chapter 4  \nActions Have Consequences  \n5. Chapter 5  \nThe Hot Guy Problem  \n6. Chapter 6  \nThe Other Problem  \n7. Chapter 7  \nCuriosity Killed the Cat  \n8. Chapter 8  \nThe Screaming Himbo Incident  \n9. Chapter 9  \nPlan B  \n10. Chapter 10  \nNetflix and Actually Chill  \n11. Chapter 11  \nKill Them with Kindness  \n12. Chapter 12  \nThe Bake Off Alibi  \n13. Chapter 13  \nDTF  \n14. Chapter 14  \nKindness is for Losers  \n15. Chapter 15  \nSecrets and Scrabble  \n16. Chapter 16  \nThe Past Always Bites You in the Ass 17. Chapter 17  \nCaptor and Captive with Benefits  \n18. Chapter 18  \nFeelings Suck  \n19. Chapter 19  \nIn Sickness and in Health  \n20. Chapter 20  \nCaught with my Pants Down  \n21. Chapter 21  \nSome Explaining to Do  \n22. Chapter 22  \nYou Can't Always Get What You Want  \n23. Chapter 23  \nSparks Fly  \n24. Chapter 24  \nIt’s Not What It Looks Like  \n25. Chapter 25  \nDaddy Issues  \n26. Chapter 26  \nShelter  \n27. Chapter 27  \nIf You Love Them Let Them Go  \n28. Chapter 28  \nWhere There Is Tea There Is Hope  \n29. Chapter 29  \nBros before    \n30. Chapter 30  \nThey Like Me, They Really Like Me!  \n31. Chapter 31  \nBest Tuesday Ever  \nThank you!  \nComing Next  \nWant More?  \nBooks By S.Rodman  \n[OceanofPDF.com](OceanofPDF.com)  \nChapter 1  \nHelp Wanted  \n“Y  \nOUR NAME IS BRIAN?”  \nThe young man sitting across from me in Coffeelicious nods enthusiastically. He has big blue eyes, a mop of curly blond hair,  \nand the kind of face that makes you think of Renaissance paintings of cherubs. He looks like an angel, not a Brian.  \n“Yep!” he says, and his smile is so bright I want to put on sunglasses. I glance down at his CV. It’s surprisingly decent for someone who looks  \nlike they’ve never had a negative thought in their entire life. He has coffee shop experience, which immediately puts him ahead of the three other candidates I interviewed this morning, one of whom thought ‘latte art’meant drawing on the cups with a Sharpie.  \n“And you’re studying law at Bristol University?”  \n“That’s right!” More enthusiastic nodding. I’m getting a headache just watching him. “First year. I’m really excited about it. The law is fascinating, don’t you think? All those rules and precedents and the way everything has to fit together just so.”  \nI blink at him. He sounds genuinely excited about law. What kind of person gets excited about law?  \n“Right,” I say slowly.“And it says here you worked at a coffee shop in Somerset for two years?”  \n“Oh yes! The Blessed Bean. 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