Secrets and Lies — Ashlyn Mathews

I grew up a social outcast. Girls avoided me, afraid my father's sin would tarnish them. Guys kept their distance, fearing my grandfather's shotgun.But one guy took a chance on me.Reed Six Haider made me his. Made me happy. We met in secret, like Romeo and Juliet. He's the light to my darkness. Rich to my poor. Important to my insignificant. He was mine, and I was his. Nothing in the world could separate us.Until one night shattered EVERYTHING, including US.I told my lies. I held onto my secrets from that night. I can't change the past no matter how much I long to. I can never take back Reed's mom's death.When I return home again and come face-to-face with Reed, old wounds open and long-buried attraction flares between us. Do I tell him the truth from that night, hoping he'll give us a second chance at happiness? Or should I walk away from our chance, taking with me his mom's shameful secrets and lies?