Betrayed — Sam Morton

It's an election year and Senator Ben "Pitchfork" Stevens from Texas made a campaign promise to stop illegal immigration. He virtually has. Problem is, people trying to cross the border keep disappearing. That's a dilemma for 15-year-old Austin Pierce whose father is a political consultant involved with the senator and whose best friend, Rico Alvarez, happens to be in the United States illegally. After Rico's family voluntarily deports, Austin discovers that Rico's beautiful cousin Veronica helps people cross over illegally. He faces a decision: should he help his friends or help the FBI to stop the senator's evil ways? Either path could lead to danger, even death.