Secrets & Lies | Dave East

Secrets & Lies | Dave East

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MatureComplete Tue, Jul 14, 20261h 42m

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Promise and Sincere grew up together. They were best friends, first loves, and had plans for a future that never happened. Then Promise disappeared. Years later, she's back-and so are the unanswered questions. As they reconnect, they discover the story they each believed about why they were separated was never the whole truth. Someone manipulated events years ago, and uncovering those lies forces them to decide whether love is enough to survive the past.

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