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Chapter Two: The Truth Hurts I sat in the dim living room, my body trembling, my chest so heavy it felt like I couldn’t breathe. Tears kept falling, no matter how hard I tried to stop them. I thought I was strong. I thought I could handle anything. But nothing had ever hurt like this. Adrian. The man I loved. The man I trusted. The man I had built my life around. Had been lying to me all along. I went to his office today to surprise him, to remind him that we were still a team. That after everything, we were still us.

"Can I help you?" "Ari, don't be mad. Hear me out," he rushed out. "What happened with Iris was an accident. I've already thought it through on the way here—I'll send both of them abroad immediately. They'll never come back for the rest of their lives. You won't have to worry about anything else. This is my fault. I shouldn't have lied to you, and I shouldn't have gone behind your back with her… but I know how wrong I am now. There's really nothing between us. You're my one and only. Please don't misunderstand!" What a ridiculous excuse. What cheap love.

I said with confidence. He smiled and said, “you didn’t steal the car—you stole something else,” Then, he leaned in, his breath against my skin. Hot. He whispered, “my heart,” My lips parted, but no words came out. His heart? He moved back and saw my cold, irritated expression. “That was supposed to be a joke,” he said and he faked a cough. I kept my face still, refusing to give him the reaction he wanted. “I didn’t know even the devil made jokes,” I said and he didn’t seem to appreciate it. Before he could respond, Alex—his bodyguard—appeared.

“That’s Lyra. They say it’s named after a lyre that could charm even the gods.” “It’s beautiful,” I whisper. “You always look at things like that,” he says suddenly, voice low. “Like you want to believe in the stories. Even the sad ones.” I turn to look at him. He’s already watching me. “It’s easier than believing in silence,” I reply, just as quietly. His hand is still in mine. And I don’t let go. But just as I begin to breathe in that fragile sense of calm, it hits me—this is wrong.

What made that lie believable is because it wasn’t exactly a lie. I don’t know any fraction of sign language and Kian can’t communicate verbally so… I’m hoping that would convince her that we are in love but can’t express it enough because we can’t communicate it. I was feeling very proud of myself at that moment for coming up with the perfect lie.

A fucking lie. "Don't worry, I've got it all planned," he said, kissing her neck. "Once the dust settles, we're off to Europe. With the money I'm pulling from the family vault, we'll live like kings." "And Seraphina?" "Let her keep playing the widow. All she knows is how to paint. Without me, she's nothing." My fists clenched, my nails digging so deep into my palms I could feel blood. The pain kept me sharp. I slipped out of the club and got back in my car.

I didn’t even know what was going on. “I thought Riley left?” Kalil asked. So did I. I didn’t want to talk yet because he had questions that I knew I couldn’t answer. I connected my phone to the car radio and scrolled through my music. “I have a song for you.” The first notes of “Beautiful Surprise” by India Arie flowed through the truck and he went quiet as he listened. As the words registered a grin spread across his face. His smiles always made me feel better. “Thank you. I loved it,” he confessed as the final notes rang out.

“Leave.. Now. I can’t believe I ever let you in here. You came with a plan.. A trap.” “You’re making a mistake ,” she snapped, stepping closer. “If you stick with me , everything gets easier. All those accusations against you? Gone. My father is powerful. He’ll clean your slate.” “You’re pregnant with Killian’s child , and you’re standing here seducing me?” I shouted. A pause. And then.. “I’m not pregnant,” she said. My blood ran cold.. “What?”. “I lied , okay? I lied . Everyone fell for it.. Alpha Mendez. Luna Zahra. Killian. It worked.”.

He was on the edge of killing Zian and telling about all of this to Damien but Kaya stopped him and forced him to give her a promise that he would never tell the truth to anyone and he would helped her in shielding Zian's name from coming out in front of anyone, especially Damien and for that purpose, she came up with that lie and told Leo to tell about this to everyone. Zian looked at Leo, startled whereas Damien confused. "How do you know about all of this?" Damien inquired. "I had talked to Kaya regarding her accident and there she told me about all of this. In fact, that day of her accident, I had talked to Kaya that morning and she told me she was not feeling well," that was another lie

He’s so nice and kind that when he found out that I lied to him, I was slowly tormented by my conscience. His kiss is feathery and soft and there is nothing better in this world than to just stay in his arms. “I hate that you lied to me, Kelly. But I admit I can’t get mad at you for long. I just never thought that you didn’t even trust me with your real name at least,”