Possessed by Lies (Truth or Lies Book 5)

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by Ella Miles


  “No. Felix is still alive. You are still in danger. Your child is still in danger,” my father stares at the stomach I can no longer hide.

  I frown and lean back. I’m still not safe.

  Felix is alive.

  “But even if Felix were dead, I still wouldn’t tell Enzo you are alive.”

  “Why not?”

  “Because the only way you get to live is to pretend you are dead.”

  “I don’t understand.”

  My father takes a deep breath, with pain I’ve never seen on his face before. He sets his cup of coffee down on the table next to him. He stands and walks to the edge of the deck and leans on the banister.

  I stand and walk over next to my father. I lean on the railing next to him. We both stare out at the wilderness behind his house. It’s breathtaking, but the view isn’t what is taking my breath away. My father is. I’m patient. I know whatever he is about to say is important. But it’s still hard waiting.

  Finally, my father looks me in the eyes with tears streaming down his face.

  “I’m not your father, Kai.”

  “What? Yes, you are. You raised me since I was little. We look exactly alike.”

  He puts a hand on my shoulder, and I stop talking.

  “I’m your uncle.”

  “I don’t understand.”

  “Your father died, fighting to become Mr. Black.”

  My heart stops. “What? How?”

  “The final game…”

  I hold my breath, but I already know what my father, or my uncle, is about to say. I think I’ve always known.

  Enzo has my heart. He’s always possessed it. The truth is the one thing I’ve always wanted, but knew deep down would take away everything I love.

  “The final game is always the same. It’s why you have to have heirs before the game starts. Because only one will survive the final game. The final game only ends when one of you dies, and one of you lives.”

  I squeeze my eyes shut, trying to keep the pain in.

  “Your father died at Enzo’s father’s hands. I was named your guardian. I raised you and did what I could to protect you. I sold you to give you strength and hoped it was enough for you to survive the final game.”

  More tears.

  “Because I can’t watch another family member die at the hand of a Rinaldi.”

  “Enzo won’t kill me.”

  My father pulls me into a hug as I continue to sob. “If you go back, he won’t have a choice. If Felix doesn’t kill you, then you will have to fight to the death to win the empire. The men won’t settle for anything less. Either one of you dies, or they will kill you both.”

  I nod, understanding what this means. I finally have a way to save both Enzo and my baby. Enzo will kill Felix. It may take some time, but it will eventually happen. He will rebuild the Black organization with the men and women who survived and were loyal to him. He will be named Mr. Black.

  But if I go back, they will force us to continue the game.

  And then one or both of us will die. But I can protect them both—Enzo and my child.

  “Then, I’ll stay dead.” Because if I’m dead, Enzo lives. Then my child is safe. But my heart, my heart will never recover. Because dying means never seeing Enzo again.

  The End

  Thank you so much for reading! Enzo and Kai’s story continues in Consumed by Truths #6!

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  TRUTH OR LIES SERIES:

  Lured by Lies #0.5

  Taken by Lies #1

  Betrayed by Truths #2

  Trapped by Lies #3

  Stolen by Truths #4

  Possessed by Lies #5

  Consumed by Truths #6

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  ALSO BY ELLA MILES

  TRUTH OR LIES (Coming 2019):

  Lured by Lies #0.5

  Taken by Lies #1

  Betrayed by Truths #2

  Trapped by Lies #3

  Stolen by Truths #4

  Possessed by Lies #5

  Consumed by Truths #6

  DIRTY SERIES:

  Dirty Beginning

  Dirty Obsession

  Dirty Addiction

  Dirty Revenge

  Dirty: The Complete Series

  ALIGNED SERIES:

  Aligned: Volume 1 (Free Series Starter)

  Aligned: Volume 2

  Aligned: Volume 3

  Aligned: Volume 4

  Aligned: The Complete Series Boxset

  UNFORGIVABLE SERIES:

  Heart of a Thief

  Heart of a Liar

  Heart of a Prick

  Unforgivable: The Complete Series Boxset

  MAYBE, DEFINITELY SERIES:

  Maybe Yes

  Maybe Never

  Maybe Always

  Definitely Yes

  Definitely No

  Definitely Forever

  STANDALONES:

  Pretend I’m Yours

  Finding Perfect

  Savage Love

  Too Much

  Not Sorry

  ABOUT THE AUTHOR

  Ella Miles writes steamy romance, including everything from dark suspense romance that will leave you on the edge of your seat to contemporary romance that will leave you laughing out loud or crying. Most importantly, she wants you to feel everything her characters feel as you read.

  Ella is currently living her own happily ever after near the Rocky Mountains with her high school sweetheart husband. Her heart is also taken by her goofy five year old black lab who is scared of everything, including her own shadow.

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  Table of Contents

  Title Page

  Copyright

  Contents

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  Truth or Lies Series

  Prologue

  1. Enzo

  2. Kai

  3. Enzo

  4. Kai

  5. Enzo

  6. Kai

  7. Enzo

  8. Kai

  9. Enzo

  10. Kai

  11. Enzo

  12. Kai

  13. Enzo

  14. Kai

  15. Enzo

  16. Kai

  17. Enzo

  18. Kai

  19. Enzo

  20. Kai

  21. Enzo

  22. Kai

  23. Enzo

  24. Kai

  25. Enzo

  26. Kai

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