The Reluctant Fundamentalist Novel Novels & Stories

"You two have active imaginations. Trust me, he’s just another CEO—rich and arrogant." In reality, I was furious with myself for letting Vivian Scott intimidate me. In my twenty-one years, I’d never allowed anyone to rattle my confidence. Life taught me to be strong and self-reliant, and I lived by those rules. Men flirting with me wasn’t new, but the way my body reacted to Mr. Scott’s words and proximity was something I couldn’t ignore.

You let the pack down. I shook my head, saying, "No." "I'm working to keep them alive. I'm exerting every effort!" Her visage changed into Damon's, and his eyes grew irate. Melissa, you push us away. When someone doesn't trust us, how can we follow them?" "I have faith in you! With my heart racing, I sobbed. "I have faith in you both!" Dennis's voice followed, but I was unable to see him. Melissa, do you truly have faith in us? Or are we merely instruments in your scheme?"

ELENA I frowned as I saw every one of the De Santis men make thier way out of the house in a hurry, with Hakeem leading the way. I had in my anger, matched downstairs, and stumbled into the biggest library I had ever seen, that looked like something straight out of a fairytale movie. It was so beautiful, and filled with so many books. I had been taking a mental note of how many sections it had, when I heard the muffled sound of footsteps. And I knew I only heard it because I had left the door partially open.

They sat in heavy silence, the steady rhythms of Tessa’s baby on the monitor underscoring the truths laid bare. He nodded. “I’m forever grateful to my boss in sandiego who gave me a fresh start that helped me build a life elsewhere—not because I wanted to leave, but because I was desperate, terrified. I worked for a billionaire—Pedro’s rival—doing anything it took. And here we are, wealthy enough to plan our revenge.” Silence ensued between them. Then he spoke, “There is something you must do” He swallowed heavily. “Because I’m dying from leukemia, and the truth has no time. You deserve honesty. You deserve justice.”

“What kind of delusional bullshit fantasy are you living in?” Murmurs rippled through the hall. Elders pretended not to listen. Guards pretended not to care. Scarlet lifted her chin. “Respect isn’t optional, Zeta" she said flatly. “It’s required.” Zeta laughed again, louder this time. “Oh, fuck off. Little girl, it’s not too late to drop the act. Tell the world what you really are...a typical gold-digging whore. Unbond yourself from this family and crawl back to whatever gutter you came from.”

luckily his father had taken precautions he had known he could be betrayed. The family had fled over the border and into the Ukraine with all their money and valuables intact and the Ukraine government had happily handed them over to the Americans. His father had told the Americans everything he knew switching his allegiance to the Western Allies, it had not prevented the war but it gave the Allies the chance to help the Ukrainians by arming them quickly so they could protect themselves. They had been granted American Citizenship along with new identities and the family had disappeared blending in with their new country starting new lives and prospering Andrei had joined the American Marine

First I thank God for the opportunities he gave me to write this book, my family for being patient with me and you who have read and followed the book so far, I thank the platform for the space and for accepting my book, this is my first novel, I know I don't master it very well, but this book was inspired by a joke when I moved house, Our neighbor had a ferocious sense of humor, but in the end it was just that, well I don't talk about religion in the book, but I'm a Christian so that's why this novel is light in terms of spicy scenes, I know that many like it, but there are also those who don't, so this book is for both, because there's so much tragedy that there's no time left RS. I needed

"Yes, Miss Felton?" "Open the Boli in the fridge and pour me a glass." Hailey blinked. She had encountered this attitude in rich people before. It was such a contrast to how Noah treated people. How did they fit together at all? He was from Tennessee and she was from California. The woman scurried away to do Cassandra's bidding as if she were afraid of the woman. Okay. Wow. That interaction gave Hailey a lot of insight into who she was dealing with. Maybe Noah had been right to stay. This woman might eat her alive.

People who will believe every line of falsehood they read here. They didn't use words like gold diggers but it was implied. My love for money and the finer things of life with a summary of my parents struggling business to explain my desperate need for funds. I scoff at the next paragraph, Brandon dared to love and I broke his heart. Did they read this before publishing? I shake my head, this is utter balderdash. Don't they have people to go through this well-written jargon? They are pretending to be experts where my husband is concerned, throwing theories left, right and centre with pictures.

Elena The city lights were dim outside the car window as I clenched my hands in my lap, sweating despite the air conditioning in the car. My heart pounded, each beat a reminder of the choice I was about to make—a choice that felt more like a death sentence. I have been here before. The towering glass building. The suffocating scent of wealth and power. But tonight was different. Tonight, I was selling my soul. I tried my best to dismiss any second thoughts but I couldn’t help but think that I was making a mistake. Maybe I was. But did I really have a choice? The elevator ride to the top floor crawled at a slow pace. My worn-out dress felt like a second skin of shame among the sleek business