Eli Holt swallows the lies I feed him and exhales them as twisted truths.

He believes in our future; he believes in us.

At least he did until I force him to hate me.

Witnessing Eli retreat into himself, erecting walls too high for me to scale cuts me to my core.

I lie to protect his future but I never anticipate Eli discovering my secret, learning my truth.

The moment he does, he embraces my anguish, his love healing all the dark parts of my soul.

Relentless. Determined. Desperate.

I couldn't push Eli away again if I tried, even if keeping him destroys us both.

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Twisted Truths is book 2 in Second Chance Chicago series and should be read prior to Broken Lies as they are written as a duet in a larger series of interconnected standalones.