HER PASTEL LIES
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Aurelia Hart has a perfect pastel life-but Nate Cross knows the darkness she hides. He wants the truth... and she can't let him in. Secrets, lies, and forbidden attraction collide in a dangerous game neither can escape.
"Why didn't you tell me?"
"I wanted to. God, Aurelia, I wanted to. I just-"
"I thought keeping it from you would keep you safe."
"Safe?"
"Do I look safe to you, Detective?"
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