Wrongfully Accused

Joshua Hill had been sent to prison for crimes that he hadn't committed. He'd had plenty of time to think about what had happened and who might be behind his troubles. With a lot of prayer and letter writing, he'd managed to convince the Innocence Project to review his case. What they found had him walking away from his jail cell a free man. Unsure of his reception, he returned to Rivers Run, where he knew of at least one person who believed in him. Arriving at his grandmother's house, he was disheartened to see how the years that he'd spent behind bars had affected Ruth Hill. But, she wasn't the only one who had suffered. Ruth reluctantly informed him that his girlfriend, Cicily Franklin's, life had spiraled out of control while he was gone. She had been taken away that morning, and her children placed in foster care. Placing the guilt on his own shoulders, Josh vowed that the one who had wrongfully accused him would pay.The residents of Rivers Run knew him as Sheriff Grant Claymore. The criminal factor referred to him as Hawk, the man who hunted down the criminals and manipulated their lives into do his bidding. Sam Lyle, currently serving time behind bars for burglary, had broken into Hawk's home and stolen a piece of priceless artwork. Then, due to his own stupidity, Sam had managed to get himself arrested, and the stolen goods were locked away in Police Chief Ray Sanchez's office. Hawk's plan to get inside and retrieve what rightfully belonged to him was moving along nicely - until he received word that Joshua Hill was being released from prison, and all charges were dropped. Fearing exposure, Hawk threw caution to the wind, taking chances that changed his greed to obsession. Would he get away with his crimes, or would he be pushed to the breaking point?