Fallout: The Yacht, #1

By K.C. Hunter

Alexander and Samantha Harrington were very well off, in fact they were billionaires. They were liked by everyone, but unbeknown to them, their wealth was also envied, even by people in their own affluent bracket, (not that there were many at their high level).

 

Theirs was the perfect marriage, at last it seemed so from the outside, and their children were impeccably behaved and caused only enormous pride. Unlike most extremely wealthy people, they always made time for their family, never missing their children's sports or anything else they participated in.

 

That is until the day it happened. Then everything changed in an instant, and the most common feeling towards the Harringtons from then on was pity.

 

All the trite phrases were true from that day forward; nothing was ever the same; it changed them all, and those around them, forever. While these might sound like banal expressions, just how much that single event would change their world is something no one could imagine.

 

They were talked about all over the world and helped by some, hindered by others, but no one was indifferent to the plight of the Harringtons after that day.

• Language: English
• Publisher: Eagle Island LLC
• Release date: Apr 24, 2020
• ISBN: 9781393411147

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Fallout

The Yacht - Book 1

By K.C. Hunter

Table of Contents

Meet the Harringtons...................................................

Chapter 1 Bad News.....................................................

Chapter 2 A Con or Two..............................................

Chapter 3 An End and A Beginning.................................

Chapter 4 A Clue........................................................

More from the Author..................................................

Meet the Harringtons

Alexander and Samantha Harrington were very well off, in fact they were billionaires. They were liked by everyone, but unbeknown to them, their wealth was also envied, even by people in their own affluent bracket, (not that there were many at their high level).

Theirs was the perfect marriage, at last it seemed so from the outside, and their children were impeccably behaved and caused only enormous pride. Unlike most extremely wealthy people, they always made time for their family, never missing their children’s sports or anything else they participated in.

That is until the day it happened. Then everything changed in an instant, and the most common feeling towards the Harringtons from then on was pity.

All the trite phrases were true from that day forward; nothing was ever the same; it changed them all, and those around them, forever. While these might sound like banal expressions, just how much that single event would change their world is something no one could imagine.

They were talked about all over the world and helped by some, hindered by others, but no one was indifferent to the plight of the Harringtons after that day.

Alexander and Samantha had three children; the eldest, Rafferty was nicknamed Rafi or Rafo when he was being mischievous, (which was quite often). He was quite tall, athletic build, good looking and had blond hair. At twenty one he went to a top university where he hoped to graduate in two years’ time as a quantum physicist, or more precisely a ‘quantum mechanic’, as he called himself, because that branch was where his interest lay.

Rafi took his studies very seriously and it was his sharp, analytical brain that had got him into the university, not his father’s money. The same brain allowed Rafi time for fun too. He understood things his teachers said without difficulty and remembered everything with no need to study. That left lots of time for being a playboy, enjoying evenings of alcoholic indulgence and racing cars.

Then he met Netta, a scholarship student from a lower middle-class family. He fell head-over-heels for her, and she for him. Her parents disapproved of the relationship, believing Rafi to be a spoilt rich kid who would probably did drugs.  This was based on no knowledge of him, as the decision was taken before meeting him, and the