Truth Be Told Review Novels & Stories

He tilted his head, looking at me with new respect. “Very well. I accept your terms. You ask. I answer. I will not lie. But be warned… the truth is often darker, sharper, harder to bear than the pretty lies I tell to protect you. Once you know it… you cannot un-know it. And it will change how you see everything. Including me.” “I can handle it,” I replied instantly, confidently. “I am a Hartwell, remember? We do not run from the truth.” “Good. Then let us begin.”

"Bianca, do you honestly think I'd believe a word you say? The medical team ran a full panel on you just last week. The charts showed you were in perfect health. You're so desperate to bury the truth that you're actually faking a pregnancy?" My eyes widened in sheer terror. I had only found out myself this morning from a pregnancy test kit. I had no idea that last week's routine checkup had actually been a setup to clear me for today's extraction. "I'm not lying to you." I looked up at him, my heart breaking. "Damiano, I'm really pregnant." For a split second, something in his eyes seemed to waver. But before it could take root, Teresa clamped a hand onto his arm. "Damiano, have you forgotte

I watched Gabriella apologize and saw my name displayed on the screen. It had been five years since I was bound to Gabriella's side. I watched myself being branded as a traitor, while the real culprit thrived. The truth had been buried for far too long. And now, the truth had finally come to light. A month later, Christopher and the remaining members of Oliver's drug cartel faced a public trial before the Supreme Court in Gakoli. The gallery was packed to the brim. Families of fallen narcotics officers filled the front row, while the back row and side aisles were crowded with reporters.

I said, voice sharpening just slightly, “then I suggest you reconsider your expectations.” That got their attention as silence feel. “This is not entertainment,” I continued. “This is not a scandal to be consumed and discarded by tomorrow’s headlines.” My gaze hardened. “This is a matter of truth. And truth does not operate on your schedule.” That caught their attentions now… “You want answers?” I said. “You will have them.” There was a pause. “But you will have them properly.” I had them back. For now. I glanced back at the rook behind me as a cold unease settled deeper in my chest.

A thing that was simply true about you. She had promised this. She looked at the territory and felt the promise keeping itself. "Tell me what you're thinking," Cain said. "The stories," she said. "What are we going to tell them?" He was quiet for a moment. "The truth," he said. "That we were afraid for a long time and we stopped being afraid and then we were afraid again and we kept going anyway." "That's not a very heroic story," she said. "No," he said. "It's a true one."

And when she finally spoke, her steadiness was a bit discomforting. “Jane… sometimes the truth doesn’t break us. It only shows that we’ve been living broken all along, and it gives us the opportunity to shape ourselves into something whole.” I wanted to believe her. I wanted to believe that uncovering the truth about my mother, about HAB, about Nathan, about Julia, about all of it, would give me wholeness instead of dragging me down to my knees. But the fear inside me whispered otherwise. Back to the Present I opened my eyes at my desk and drew in a deep breath.

"How can you be sure that she is okay? How did you know that she can handle it? Everything you've said were all lies. Explain properly. The truth... I don't care whether it's confidential or not. Explain it." The hunters, the people from the Monitoring Department, Mr. Ambrose, and President Carlton were all silent for a minute. The Organization President closed his eyes for a brief moment before opening them again and he sighed. He knew that he had no choice, but to tell them the truth, especially when Hunter Max was in this state. President Carlton knew that things would be bad if he continued to lie, he saw Hunter Max in this state in the past. It was when he lost the woman he loved.

I could hear him walking into the bathroom and he closes the door and locks it. José: “Okay what is going on? Didn’t you promise me that day you would be honest to me? So why are you lying to me right now?” Esrath: “It's hard to say because I fear you won't want me if you know what you just got yourself into and I fear that you might kick us out of your life once you find out.” José: “And what is it that you think I am so afraid of little one? No one and nothing can scare me away from you.”

She faces me with an expectant smile on her face . "What's the matter ?"she asks clasping my hands gently . " I want you to tell me the truth ,"I answer. "What truth ?"she asks confused. "The truth about my mate . Someone told me he treated me like shit ," " Ooh,"Megan drops her eyes on the ground while nibbling her pinky finger. " I want to know the truth ," I demand my tone becomes firmer now . " Well ,are you sure about this ? The doctor said it might cause alot of damage .You need to remember these memories yourself, "

, I begged her. She let out a big sigh. "Alright. Now, listen carefully. The truth I'm going to reveal won't be easy at all for you to believe. So, promise me, no matter what I say you'd believe me as I believe you, ok?", She asked. "I promise.”, I replied. "Alright, so listen to me. All the things you said are correct. They aren't normal but if you knew till now it is impossible for a clever student like you to not know the correct answer, right? Of course, you know that you're a vampire.