Beneath The Lies

Tori 8 stories

Summary

Zeke Archerwood has always been the cousin who hides his scars beneath sharp jokes and a reckless smile. But behind closed doors, his father’s shadow still claws at him—demanding, cruel, impossible to escape. When his father offers him a choice—obedience or exile—Zeke finds himself chained to a deal he never asked for. The price of his inheritance? Marriage. The bride? Nyah, the quiet girl raised in the Archerwood estate, the daughter of servants who once was his friend. Now she’s a nurse working under Luca Dane’s protection. Gentle, soft-spoken, and untouchable. Everything Zeke doesn’t want… and everything he can’t stop wanting. He swore he’d never let his father control his life. He swore he’d never need anyone. But Nyah is more than a secret he can hide—she’s a choice that could burn down the world he thought he hated… or finally set him free.