Horizon Ridge cast away in time

from an early age sobeille learned to obscure the presence of lies with a little truth; don’t lie outright. state the truth first. and ever so gently weave the misinformation in, nestling against the heart of your truth like a tumor.

but she was still only just beginning to learn how to read people — and people were far more complicated than lies.

vermouth’s answer drew skepticism. not for its lie, but for sobeille’s inability to reconcile her perception of men with what he’d shared. corny was an understatement — this was the disallusioned dream of little girls before they had their first bitter taste of how the world really works.

you be a man. sobeille countered, lifting her chin to measure the honesty in his gaze. dats bullshit.