Charley Mayne
“Stories born from silence. Voices that refuse to die.”

Files

The Chainmark Files expand the dark world first introduced in Bonds of Slavery. These stories explore the lives, histories, and hidden perspectives surrounding the Chainmark Act, revealing the villains, victims, and survivors who shaped its brutality.

Each one exposes a different part of the system.
This is the world behind Ryan’s story.
This is what made the Act possible.

These are companion novellas to Bonds of Slavery and The Boy.
If you haven’t read them, start there.
They won’t make sense without them.
They’re not meant to.

Wilkins – Book 1

Monsters aren’t born.
They’re Made

Brad Wilkins was raised on discipline, shaped by fear, and taught that obedience is the only currency worth having.

When the Chainmark Act is announced, Brad doesn’t see a problem.

He sees an opportunity.

Before Ryan Murphy ever entered his life, Wilkins was already becoming the man who would destroy it.

The Clients – Book 2

The clients come for an hour.
A name. A color. A transaction.

For Ryan Murphy, survival means learning the rules of a different kind of slavery. One built on silence, obedience, and the steady erosion of identity.

Some clients want comfort.
Some want control.
Some want to see how much of a person can disappear before nothing is left.

And Ryan?

He learns that surviving the clients might be harder than surviving the ranch.

Agnet Dalton – Book 3

How far would you go to protect your family?

Kelly Dalton has spent her career believing in justice. But when the Chainmark Act changes everything, she’s forced to choose between the law she’s sworn to uphold and the people she’s sworn to protect.

Every decision has consequences.

Every compromise comes at a cost.

And sometimes, doing the right thing means breaking the very rules you were taught to follow.


What readers are saying

Bonds of Slavery

★★★★★

“A traumatic, gut-wrenching masterpiece.”

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The Boy

★★★★★

“This story will break your heart and rip it to shreds.”

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The Vanishing

★★★★★

“This story will change you… it will alter your perception.”

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Wilkins

★★★★★

“It explains how a monster is created.”

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Bonds of Slavery

★★★★★

“Dark, claustrophobic, and brutally immersive.”

Reader review

The Boy

★★★★★

“This book is absolutely beautiful and addictive… it keeps pulling you in.”

Amazon reviewer

The Vanishing

★★★★★

“My heart is broken… I just wanted to hold him.”

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Wilkins

★★★★★

“A five-star read that left me shaken and unwilling to forgive.”

Goodreads reviewer

Bonds of Slavery

★★★★★

“One of the most emotionally charged books I’ve ever read.”

Amazon reviewer

The Boy

★★★★★

“It’s intense, raw, and impossible to put down. Must-read.”

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The Vanishing

★★★★★

“This story will break your heart… I literally bawled my eyes out.”

Amazon reviewer

Wilkins

★★★★★

“Wilkins isn’t a redemption story… and that is exactly why it is so powerful.”

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