The Prouds; A Novel

Laith Taher 21 only to find out the door to having children locked and he could not find its key. His sadness over the lack of ...

The Prouds 22 king could talk to about it. Therefore, she was always looking for a solution to that problem. The brother and s ...

Laith Taher 23 “That is what you always say, and we end up failing,” he shouted furiously. The princess smiled. “Wenonah is a ...

The Prouds 24 Wenonah asked, as if she could not believe what she heard, “What did you say?” The slave woman replied, “It seem ...

Laith Taher 25 free her and announce her, his wife and queen of his kingdom. They both prayed to God that the child would be a ...

The Prouds 26 Chapter Four The long-awaited viceroy grew up and started walking and talking. Prince Matthew was dark skinned, ...

Laith Taher 27 him with all her heart only, contrary to his father, she was very good at pampering and playing with him. He al ...

The Prouds 28 characteristics combined, which filled him with fear, turning his gazes into ones of respect directed at the sca ...

Laith Taher 29 assigning a guardianship council, he realized that appointing one guardian only would allow said guardian to de ...

The Prouds 30 alone while he is still too young to do so. I had to appoint guardians for him. You are a woman and women cannot ...

Laith Taher 31 still alive. How lucky they are, he thought. He was only ten and the concept of death was too much for him to g ...

The Prouds 32 The young boy listened to that phrase, which echoed deeply in his mind. A few days later, Matthew was declared t ...

Laith Taher 33 ...

The Prouds 34 Chapter Five After King Matthew’s accession to the throne, it was time for the guardianship council to hold thei ...

Laith Taher 35 The guardians sat on the chairs around the table and started talking immediately as if they had been waiting fo ...

The Prouds 36 As meetings went on, he felt enraged because he was not really ruling. He was nothing more than an image of a ki ...

Laith Taher 37 in the body of Reid, which made him feel secure because a strong man like Commander Reid was loyal to him. “I w ...

The Prouds 38 guardians. That thought was further confirmed when one of the people approached him. “Go away,” said Commander R ...

Laith Taher 39 “What did you say, My Lord?” Albert asked. The king insisted, “I want to abolish the taxes imposed on my popula ...

The Prouds 40 Members of the guardianship council were senior figures in the kingdom and wealthy men, but still sought higher ...