Lies He Told Novels & Stories

He’s looking at me, expecting me to tell him that Eli is lying, but I can’t. “Liam, he’s telling the truth.”

“Why are you telling me now?” “Lia said you should know.” The emotions bundled in her chest dropped to her stomach with a hefty thud, at realization that he didn’t tell her because he wanted to give her all the information, or because he trusted her to handle his story with compassion. Hurt marred her features, as her gaze swept away from his.

But she had looked me in the eyes and claimed it was fatigue, it was grief. And I had believed her. I had chosen to believe her because the alternative had been unthinkable. And now she was gone. "She made me promise not to tell you," Lia said from behind me. Her voice was small, like one who felt so guilty. "I should have broken it sooner. I know that. I've known that for days." I didn't respond. Not because there were no words, but because all I felt in that moment was too large and too tangled to reduce to words.

"What did you tell them?" Lily shook her head, tears welling up in her eyes. "I didn't tell them anything, Aiden. I couldn't betray you like that." A surge of pride swelled within me as I listened to her. A surge of pride—and love. "You're incredibly brave, Lily," I murmured, my voice laced with admiration.

“Of course you did, you needed a male child to take over from you—” “But Layla being alive defeats that, doesn’t it?” he cut in. “I lied, Eloise, about a lot of things. If you choose not to believe anything I say, then it’s fine, but believe this one thing. Everything I did, I did for you.” That was it. I burst into laughter, I laughed and laughed, till I was in tears. Without another word, he turned around and walked away.

“Lexie—” “Where. Is. He?” she repeated, each word like a blade. He swallowed hard. “He’s not—he’s not here.” She sat up straighter, ignoring the pain flaring down her spine. “But you told me. You said he was alive.” “I did.” His voice cracked. “But I lied.” Silence. Lexie didn’t breathe. For a moment, she didn’t even blink. “You what?” she said, her voice barely audible, a whisper laced with disbelief.

The nurse clucked at me and tried to push me down but I wasn’t having it. “Fine?” I asked, my voice letting him know I wasn’t buying it. “Yeah, fine,” he said. I glared at him. He sighed. “Listen, Kacela. It’s not my news to tell. Lia wanted to tell you herself.”

Lia said, shocking Tom, Josh, and me. "What? Why would she do something like that?" Josh asked. "Because she is in love with you. She always talks about how she is going to make you hers and take you away from Chelsea," Lia replied "What took you so long to say something?" Josh asked "I thought she was only talking because she was mad until today when she made me stab her. She told me if I didn't stab her, she would hurt me while I slept. Abby is crazy, and I knew she would do something to me if I didn't listen," Lia replied.

I was too stunned by the lie to even open my mouth. "That's a lie," Lior said, loud and clear, before I could. He looked up at his grandfather. "I was playing with my car. She came and told me to tell Dad I like her more than Mommy. She said if he marries her, she'll treat me better than Mommy does, and she'll do whatever I want." Naomi cried harder. "That's a lie! I never said any of that. Someone must have—" "I'm not lying," Lior said again, his voice pitching higher.

" Tell him what you told me now. Believe what you said can hurt more than you think. " " I don't hate you. " Lia blurted out and felt the Husband go tensed against her." I never hated you. I was angry and said mean things to you, but I didn't mean any of it. " Lia said. She has to say it now, or things won't be any better. " I don't regret marrying you. If anything, it is the best thing that happened to me. " Lia said as a lone tear fell from her beautiful eyes.