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"You've been there for me through the best and the worst, shared my happiness and my sadness, you're the person I want to argue with and wake up next to every day of my life. I can go on for hours about how much you mean to me and how much I love you, but I always believed that actions speak louder than words, so I'll knee before you and ask; Will you marry me, will you give me a lifetime to show you how much I love you?"
Aria's body was covered in goosebumps, her whole body felt like it had frozen over. She heard every word he uttered like a siren in the night, but her brain wouldn't function.
This wasn't supposed to happen.
"I can't..." She didn't realise that the words were out of her mouth till she saw his face fall and the crowd gasped.
"What do you mean you can't?" Deagan stood up and took a step towards her, but she stepped back before he could touch her.
"I- I just can't, I'm sorry." Tears welled in her eyes and her heart burned with pain, she knew she was hurting him and that made her heart break even more.
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Aria and Deagan face the test of time as two people from opposing social standings trying to navigate a relationship, standing strong when their families try to tear them apart until the secrets they keep from each other are revealed. Will Deagan win back his girl or is his past too heavy a burden to face?
There's a fine line between secrets and lies, until keeping a secret means having to tell a lie...