First Lie

In the empire of Elyndor, every law, crown, prayer, and punishment rests upon seven sacred truths.Arielle Thorn was born with a forbidden gift: she can hear lies when they are spoken aloud. For years, she has hidden that ability, knowing the Church would rather silence her than let her question the world it controls. But when a holy ceremony forces her to hear the empire's most sacred truth, Ariel...