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The Lies We Learn to Tell
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Ongoing, First published Dec 27, 2021
Sloane Baldwin, a lonely teenager living under the shadow of her extremely successful father and professional athlete sister, has a dark secret that she's never told anyone. When she's not attending galas or social parties, she's mastering her power of electrokinesis. One day, she's stopped on the street by a woman named Astrid Blythe, who informs her that there's a secret association known as Trucide that wishes to rid the world of all supernaturals; and they're willing to destroy the whole world to accomplish their goal. Kairo Ekkage, the leader of the organization, is dead set on taking down the realm of the supernatural along with his second-in-command, the venomously seductive River Enix. Known to be ruthless and having never taken prisoners before, Sloane knows that she has to rid the world of him before he gets there first. 
As she tracks down the names given to her by Astrid, she meets Avery, a boy with an invisibility problem, Celeste, who controlled her abusive father's mind, leading him to take his own life, Jameson, an aspiring athlete with a psychokinetic issue, Clancy, a promising boy with social status and the gift of clairvoyance, and Wren, a book-smart girl with the ability to manipulate water. As this group merges into one team, they realize that they have almost nothing in common and are going to have to put everything they are into the team. As their story grows and they develop relationships beyond teammates, they're forced to decide where their loyalties lie and how much they're willing to sacrifice to save the good left in the world. 
The tension grows stronger as they all realize that none of them have shared their powers with the rest of the world. They're entirely alone and the lies they spin may threaten to take them down before Kairo gets his shot. The lies they tell will determine the fate of the world, and reality itself lies in the hands of six teenagers with a death wish and a hunger to save the world.
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The fairy tale part one

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. In a world where magic lurks beneath the surface of society, Bella has always believed her life was ordinary-until the man she trusted most, Arian, reveals a shocking truth. The man she loved, her husband, the father of her son, has been hiding a dangerous secret: he is not who he seems. And now, their lives are unraveling faster than they can keep up. Arian, a man of mystery and darkness, has been living a double life, bound to an ancient and dangerous order known only as *The Covenant*. When Bella's son begins to display extraordinary powers, Bella realizes that her family is at the heart of a centuries-old battle for control over an ancient magic that could tip the balance between light and dark. As secrets unfold, Bella discovers that her son is the key to unlocking a magical source-one so powerful that it could change the world. With Arian's true allegiance now clear, Bella finds herself torn between love and survival, trust and betrayal. She must fight not only for her son's safety but for her own sanity as she learns that her family is part of a much darker plot than she could ever have imagined. The stakes are higher than ever, and every choice Bella makes leads her deeper into a world of lies, deception, and ancient forces she doesn't fully understand. With the weight of the world on her shoulders, Bella and Arian must navigate treacherous alliances, escape deadly enemies, and uncover the truth behind her son's powers before it's too late. As the forces of magic converge and the battle for control of the world intensifies, Bella faces the hardest decision of her life: will she let her son keep the power that could destroy them all, or sever the connection that links him to a force older than time itself The truth is more dangerous than she ever feared. The clock is ticking, and Bella's world is about to change forever.