The Lies We Tell (Lies & Redemption #1)

Elle Estes
 
Lies are everywhere.
 
Every little lie changes the course of someone's life. Whether our own or those around us. We may never know who we have impacted with our lies. Six years ago, the biggest lie flipped my world upside down. My sister asked me to watch Dylan for an hour so she could run an errand.  Six years later she still has not returned. Now I am the only mother figure my nephew knows. Every day I lie to him. I tell him everything will be alright. I tell him that our life is full of happiness. What I lie to hide, is that our lives are slowly being ripped apart. When the truth comes out, my life will never be the same.
 
Beckett Shaw
 
Lies are everywhere.
 
Every day for the past five years, I have shown Lilah that I love her. Every day, she has lied to me. I did not expect the truth to hurt so much. I never expected the truth to turn my world upside down. I jumped on a plane just hours after the end came. I met a woman that was going to change my life, I didn't realize it then, and I'm not sure I want to believe it now. I lie to protect them. I don't want to hurt him if he finds out the truth. I don’t want her to feel the betrayal. I lost the woman I thought was my future, only to be thrust into someone else's world. If Elle or Dylan find out the truth, I will lose everything. So I lie to save myself the pain.