Novel & Cerita Truths I Never Told You

“About everything I never told you.” Ariana turned her head slightly toward me, the weak shaft of light tracing her profile. “You mean… the truth?” I exhaled. The word hung between us, heavy as the air we were trapped in. “The truth,” I echoed. For a long moment, neither of us spoke. Then I took a deep breath, feeling the cold settle in my bones, and forced a small, tired smile. “Where do I even start?”

I cut in, “If I’m doing this, if I am to stay with you, then I need the truth at all times, all of it. I don’t want the story in pieces, and I don’t want a doctored version. I want to know everything.” He was silent for a moment as he mused over my words. The silence lasted long enough that I felt my stomach begin to tighten. Then, finally, just when I was about to speak up again, he nodded. “You’re right. I should have told you sooner. And I promise to never ever lie to you again. Not now, not ever.” I folded my arms, suddenly more aware of how exhausted I was. “So tell me.” I whispered, “Everything,”

“You’re quite the selfish man sometimes. Even though you make it seem like you’re being considerate of everyone, you’re really only doing something for yourself. In order to make me give up on you, your act with Yelena got to the point where you got her pregnant. Now, in order to make me come back, you’re saying that you never loved her. To you, we’re just your tools. “You’re the one who said I would always be the most important person to you, and you’d never hurt me. “Samuel, you’re the one who broke your promise first. Why should I forgive you?”

, 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.

, I reiterated in disbelief. "And when were you going to make this known to me?" He sighed, his eyes sharp as they came up to meet mine again. The fire crackled in the background, yet there was so much cold. Emanating from him. We were back to square one again. "Never", he stated with finality and something in me shattered, the truth dawning on me. "You never planned on telling me, did you?", I asked, my voice surprisingly calm. "I didn't", he stood, avoiding my eyes.

"Just like you. Just like everyone. We were all pieces in his game. We were all being manipulated. We were all being used. We were all being destroyed. We were all being played. We were all being controlled. We were all being sacrificed." "Why are you telling me this? Why now?" "Because you deserve to know the truth. All of it. No more secrets. No more lies. No more hidden truths. No more pretending. No more covering up. No more protecting the guilty. No more silence. No more shame." I set down the file. My hands are shaking. My heart is racing. My world is spinning. My soul is aching. My spirit is breaking. My hope is fading. My trust is shattered.

"I understand exactly what I'm asking. I'm asking you to give me the truth you've been carrying for five years, because I am done being the only person in every room who doesn't know what actually happened to my own life." "It's not that simple." "Stop saying that." Her voice cracked, frustration and grief tangled too tightly to separate. "Everyone keeps telling me it's not that simple. Nikolia said it. You're saying it. I am so tired of being told the truth is too complicated for me to be trusted with it." Julian glanced toward the door, where Nikolia's silhouette was visible through the glass, pacing, still on the phone, his back to them for the moment.

So, did every gift he gave me have an ulterior motive behind it? "Daddy, I want a new Lego set. Can you buy it for me?" Sean hugged my leg and swayed back and forth. I looked at him calmly. How had I never noticed that my son was such a good liar? I then said, "Sean, not now. We're out of money. You also saw what happened today. Mom owes a lot of money." [The supporting male lead's son is about to send him to work at the male lead's shop.] That comment sent a chill down my spine.

Darien paused, as if anticipating her question, his gaze falling to the floor. He dropped his legs, smiled at her, and nodded, preparing to answer her question. “I… I am not who you think I am,” he explained, his voice barely above a whisper as he scratched his scalp awkwardly. “ There is something I have not been truthful about, but I will not tell you what it is until the time comes. We have only just met, so I do not think it is a good idea to start spilling such personal information. It is up to you to decide whether you should trust me in the meantime."

All of them unspoken. In the weeks I had known him, Truth had never lied to me. As far as I was aware anyway but there had been a lot he hadn’t said. I had thought our relationship was just two people letting off steam, hell I had lied about us being casual to myself from the very beginning but looking into his whiskey coloured eyes, I realised he had never lied to himself. “I didn’t want to leave.” It came out a whisper. Tears pricked my eyes. And I wiped them away angrily. I had told myself I wouldn’t cry. Yet here I was, crying like a baby with tears rolling down my cheeks.