The art of lying through your teeth
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"Lexie Hampton doesn't exist. It's a lie. Everything is a lie. My birthday isn't the 28th of March. My mother doesn't drive a nondescript Honda and I do not come from Canada."
Felicity Stevens and her mother have been under witness protection since she was 11 years old. After her mother testified against the notorious gang Acid in New York City and after surviving countless threats and attempted shootings, they were hidden.They moved from bustling New York City to deep within Alberta, Canada where they became the Hamptons.
But not before Hester Roe and his closest gang members were put behind bars, scattering the remaining members of Acid.
Except Lexie Hampton remembers being Felicity Stevens. And she wants nothing more than for the lies to end and for her life to return to the way it was before. But are you ever really safe when you've had a target on you're back since before you've even had your first kiss?
A story of identity, fear and first love.
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