The Liar's Crown Novels & Stories

The Third Crown responded. Immediately. A vision flashed through his mind. Red skies. Infinite armies. Countless worlds. Countless wars. Then the vision vanished. Then: "Too many." Silence followed. Then Lily nodded. Then: "Then we get stronger." Simple. Direct. Very Lily. Honestly? Fair. Very fair. Reasonable honestly. Then suddenly— the Third Crown activated. Again. Green light flashed across Thomas's eyes. Then he saw something. A lie. Nearby. Immediately.

"Two weeks ago, a case was brought before us, whereby Crinka, formerly introduced as Stormie, allegedly accused our Crown Prince of rape. Now we know better than to blindly believe the words of a werewolf, so we decided to investigate the matter, and I stand here today to tell you that this woman here is nothing but a liar and a cheat!" The crowd hurrayed. Izal shook his head. Sia's jaw clenched. Ruarc smiled and my blood chilled. I was a fool for thinking that they would paint a bad image of their Crown Prince. I'm not going to make it out of here alive, but if I do, I'd be goddamned lucky.

Tara smiled in her head “ Did you just become arrogant after hearing you are getting married? Let me disappoint you Tara, the prince you are marrying is a nobody like you. Do you know what they call him? The cursed prince, the nobody prince of Vampiria. And when the battle of the throne starts, you and your prince will be the first to die because he's not powerful. Don't be so proud because you are just being used as bait for the peace agreement between our Kingdoms, and it's also the easiest way to discard you out of our royal family ” Flora spoke with mockery “ Is that all? Are you done blabbing? ” Tara asked again and this time the two women gasped loudly as they couldn't believe Tara was

She stopped, breath hitching, and Roman shifted—close, not touching, his presence steady—and she hated how much she wanted to collapse into him, let him catch her, because she was breaking, and he was there. Lila’s face crumpled—tears mixing with rain, streaking dirt—as she dropped to her knees, hands twisting in her lap. “I know,” she whispered, voice splintering, “I know what he said—what I let him say—but I didn’t die, Sienna. I couldn’t stay. I was… I was a wreck, hooked bad—pills, then needles—and Dorian, he said I’d drag you down, said you’d never make it with me around.” She choked on a sob, head bowing, and Sienna’s chest burned—anger, hurt, a betrayal too deep to name—because Dorian

For a moment, I hesitated. Then, with shaking resolve, I placed the crown upon my head. The metal settled against my hair, cold and unyielding. I stood there crowned but utterly alone. Luna in title. Broken in truth.

Violet bit down on her lower lip so hard that it nearly broke the skin, but she still tried to hold her ground. "It's just a cheap ornament," she said stiffly. "I already looked it up. The online price is about five bucks. I'll give you ten. That's more than enough." I let out a quiet laugh. "Are you sure you searched for the right thing?" I said. "Try this. Look up the news. 'Neel Corporation's Chairman Wins Bidding War for Rare Antique, Gives It to Daughter.'" Someone in the crowd gasped. "It's real! It's the same piece I found online earlier. It's worth three million dollars!"

" Anastasia ignored Davis's calls and walked to the laundry room. She groaned at the amount of dirty clothes she has to wash. "Seriously!" |•THE COUNCIL ROOM•| "Spies have seen invaders trying to break through the borderlands." Columbus, the Grand Duke said, staring deep at Prince Kai as he played with the gold bar in his hands. "When is this?" Prince Kai asked, leaning back on his royal seat. "This very morning and speaking of borderlands, My prince, the Killians are trying claim it." Grand Duke answered. "Claim it?"

“No. Because I’m tired. Because the people in that book would kill us both to keep their secrets. And because, believe it or not, I’m not interested in dying in a gutter while someone like Rowen keeps his pension.” I held his gaze, trying to find the lie. There wasn’t one. “You think this is enough to bring them down?” “With you? Yes,” he said simply. “You’re the only one who doesn’t flinch when the truth gets ugly.” I looked down at the ledger again. The names in it were rot disguised as law, corruption dressed up in uniforms and robes. This wasn’t just evidence. It was a warhead. “If I take this,” I said, voice low, “you and I—”

The past few weeks have been more diabolical than even I can comprehend. “You know the Alpha king is coming here soon, visiting every pack in the regions, and you will be on Jimmy’s side as his Luna, not me. That position belongs to me, but lying to the Alpha king is a felony. I can’t pretend to be you, and I also can’t kill you outright because that would mean the Alpha king would have me killed. So let’s see how far your body can go before it breaks down, and being fair, I have been enjoying this even more.” She announced as she examined her body in the mirror.

"You've broken the family's code. For abusing kin and stealing funds, you'll face our family council's justice." Jane shrieked, "She agreed to it! Her father gave his consent!" "The head of the family approved of your theft?" one guard asked, his voice like ice. "You're coming with us. The council will want your side of the story." "And," I added, my voice small, "she also rifled through my bag and ripped up my scholarship application, claiming a girl's education is worthless." I showed them the shredded application: Angela's handiwork, which I tried not to stop.