Life After Lie Novels & Stories

Her final weapon. One video. One lie. One truth twisted enough to shatter everything. “Let’s see how much love survives this.”

CHAPTER FOUR. Alex The previous two weeks have been a haze, but I suddenly feel alive. Alessia Is back. It's as if all of the missing parts of my life have been reunited. Those years without her made me feel like I was living in someone else's skin, a stranger in my own life. With Alessia gone, I basically went through the motions, praying for her return. And now she's back from Paris with her PHD, eager to continue up where we left off. The love of my life has come home, and nothing—no one—will stop us.

I kept it on the center table and then head out of the house. After graduation, I worked for a publishing company which lasted for a few weeks, not that I got fired but the boss kinda wants me to be his sex tool. That’s right he basically told me that he pressed my bobs in his dreams and that he wants to make that dream a reality. I made sure

Everly lowered her head, falling silent. "It's okay. Even the most painful nights will pass, and the sun will rise again. When we have gotten through those days, we'll eventually welcome a new life." "Liv, I feel like you've changed." "I was just like you in the past. I thought that life was difficult. "But later on, I realized that an even tougher life lies ahead. We have no choice but to grit our teeth and endure it. "Compared to the people who have lost their lives, we're quite lucky. What do you plan to do next?"

“I'm sorry…but he is not yours. I have slept with another man since we broke up.” The silence that befell the room after was resounding. My head was lowered so I couldn't see his face but I could feel his gaze pierce a hole in me. Until he suddenly burst into laughter. “You are kidding right now. You are trying to mess with me, Lia, but please…don't…I have been so messed up ever since that day.. you…I thought we'd lost our pup forever…I thought it was my bad omen and I knew it was going to haunt me forever. Only to find out now that he survived…”

We aren’t thinking about that. My phone buzzed. I glanced at the screen — Lily. “Hey,” I muttered, picking up. “Are you okay?” her voice came almost immediately. “You haven’t replied to any messages on the group chat.” I sighed, leaning back against the bed as I thought of how to tell her that my mother had fucked me over. “I am good, just trying to see places I could reapply to,” I muttered. “I think I might have to be a barista for a few months, you know, something to keep me floating.” I tried to joke.

Her remaining days would be full of misery. I was momentarily stunned by the news, but soon I calmed down. The moment I decided to let go, I had already come to terms with everything. My lingering feelings had vanished with their schemes. They were just strangers now. I exhaled, looking at Isaac. "Got the gossip out of your system? Let's talk about work." Isaac let out a dramatic groan. I laughed, determined to fight for a good life for myself. The time ahead would be mine and mine alone.

he said quietly, then retreated into shadow. When the grave was filled, Ophelia pressed a palm to the mound. “Your brief light will guide me,” she whispered. Snowflakes melted on her hand. Thorn spoke, rough with emotion. “War steals too much. I swear no blow will touch you again while I draw breath.” Ophelia met his gaze—friend, guard, unlikely brother in grief. “We endure,” she whispered. “Not for victory. For memory.” --- #### Ashes of Tomorrow Back in Cell Nine—straw replaced by blankets—Ophelia lay awake, pain ebbing to a hollow throb. Through the slit window stars burned, merciless and clear.

With that, I switched off my phone and fell asleep, oblivious to the chaos unfolding in the comments. [What's going on, Jilian? Going through a phase?] [Wait… Are you getting divorced?] That comment received a reply that said, [Shut up. Give her some space.] In a group chat with Harvey's friends, someone wrote what no one dared say aloud. [I told you Harvey went out of line by turning a whole celebration into a funeral. Whatever happened, he should've waited until after the event. Jilian looked completely broken that day.] Someone stepped in and spoke up on Harvey's behalf. [Come on, a life was lost. We'd all pause for a stranger, let alone a first love. Everyone has a crush they never actua

Tears kept flowing in her eyes. After all he did, my heart still breaks when I see him like this. I am in his position. I used to be a woman who relied on love. I love you, you choose. And by the time I know I'm a loser, I'm willing to tolerate because that's really the essence of love, isn't it? "But it’s not love, Adeena. What you feel is hatred not love," Auden added. Auden and I left the precinct. I knew we felt relieved because we were already facing the person who was trying to cause trouble and destroy our lives and relationships. And finally our lives will be peaceful. I just hope this continues.