All the ways we learned to lie

"Some secrets protect the ones we love, others destroy them. " Elena Bennett has always been the good girl with her whole life planned out. Adrian Cole is the last person she should fall for, but somehow, the boy she can't stand becomes the one she can't stay away from. Between secrets, betrayal, and feelings neither of them planned for, Elena must decide how much she's willing to risk for love. Because sometimes, the people who hurt us the most are the ones we never expected to love.

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