Heartbeats Don't Lie
Language: en
I can hear the countdown of a heartbeat whenever someone lies to me. One tick represents a white lie—the kind told to spare feelings. Ten ticks represent a secret so dark it could tear a life apart. In the three years I’d been with Bennett, I had never heard a single tick. Everyone in our circle said we were the perfect match: he was the disciplined, stoic architect, and I was the adventurous, reliable partner who could handle anything. We were the "power couple" who didn’t need the drama of high-maintenance romance. Until Daisy moved into our guest room. Daisy was my best friend—or so I…