THE LIES I BELIEVED Some love stories are built on passion. Others are built on lies. After a brutal breakup, Sienna swears she'll never fall for the wrong man again. Her future is mapped out and flawless — living with her best friend, buried in her thesis, guided by a mentor she trusts. For the first time, everything feels safe. Predictable. Perfect. Love isn't part of the plan. Until she meets Sebastian. A date she never meant to say yes to. Magnetic, brilliant, impossible to resist, he's everything she didn't know she deserved. And when he chooses her, Sienna can't help but surrender. Until he vanishes. Then returns. Then disappears again. Each time, she forgives him. But a startling discovery about his past shatters everything she thought she knew. By the time she questions it, her life is in danger — and she sees the other side of him.