Behind The Veil

Behind The Veil

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Five years ago, Layla Hassan disappeared. Now living under a new name, Aminah Al-Sabrin has spent years hiding behind her niqab, determined to leave the past where it belongs. But when mysterious notes begin appearing and strangers start calling her by a name she buried long ago, Aminah realizes her secrets are no longer safe. Investigative journalist Zayd Bilal has spent years searching for the truth behind a deadly fire that destroyed his family. What he doesn't know is that the quiet woman he's beginning to care about is hiding the very answers he's been looking for. Some secrets refuse to stay buried. And some fires never truly die.
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"I can't go there all alone" "No, you won't" Mom replied "we got you a stuffed animal, just in case you feel lonely" "I'm just a child and since when did you both start having business meetings? I thought mom sits at home all day" "That is very rude" She responded "I'm pregnant, you can't say stuff like that to me" "You're not sick but whatever, I don't care. I have things to do, I'm always busy doing stuff" "Like?" "Well" I paused "I have to eat and drink and blink and sleep and use the toilet, you know what? You won't understand" "Those aren't important stuff, sunshine. You're leaving by six sharp. Oh, and we named your new friend Kevin, it's a stuffed frog" "You don't get to make decisions for me. I'm not going to France and that's it" "Look who's acting all grown up" Mom said, throwing me a silly wink. "I was half your age at your age" "What are you even saying?" "You're just spending two days" He added "Or more, it depends" "Yeah, two days of faking perfection" "You do it right baby. Don't worry, you'll get a boyfriend in no time" Mom, once again, piped in and winked "Just learned to wink with this eye" "Come on dad, I can't do this" "Fine, if you do it, I'll get you a room far from our's_" "Deal!" .... Daughter of famous billionaire Dylan King and Diana King, Christina King was sent to France by her parents after spending all her time indoors since she graduated from High school. Things turned around after her first night in high school where she met Leonardo Aubert which led to jealousy and proceeded to matters she couldn't control. Growing more attached for her chef led to more problems as she couldn't control her feelings for the chef and a multimillion business CEO, Leonardo Aubert. Coupled with problems from the public and hate, she found herself in more drama than she imagined.

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