[After Hours 04] • LaClaire Groom

The moment is perfect, the ring as breathtaking as the proposal. Lance LaClaire couldn’t have offered himself to me in a more perfect way.

My lips want to say yes. My hand itches to wear his diamond ring. My heart aches to be his forever. But how could I let him marry someone he doesn't know?

My name is Jia Summers, and I am a lie.

It took me years to perfect the art of lying, to hide my dark past behind a smile, to create an untainted version of myself, to fool my mind into believing I'm someone else.

Lance has no idea that I've lied about who I am. The only thing that's true about me are my feelings for him. The only time I'm honest is when he's inside me. He doesn't taste the lies on my tongue when our lips meet.

But how can I keep the truth from coming out when someone from the past threatens to blow my cover?

**WARNING: Due to sexual situations and adult content, this book is not intended for readers under the age of 18. **