Live Your Lies (The Butterfly Effect #1)
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Allison Hawthorne is dead - murdered in cold blood. Six lives remain at stake. The best part? I'm only getting started.
Sacredmore High has been a gateway to the world of the elite for over two decades, but when newcomer April Park steps into its hallways, things don't remain as they were before. Secrets get out, hearts are broken and people wind up dead. The clock starts ticking when she makes friends with Allison's former frenemies.
The geek with deceitful eyes.
The perfectionist with damaged morals.
The princess with a loveless life.
The visionary with a tainted view.
The loner with a shattered past.
Each of these six have secrets they want to hide, but when I control their lives, their secrets become my ammunition and their futures, mine. And who am I? That's a question for another time.
-Butterfly
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