Fist Full of Lies: Two Sides of a Smile

BOOK THREE

 Fist Full of Lies: Two Sides of a Smile

Xavier Baillou and Silas have been friends for as long as either can remember.

More than friends.

Brothers in every way that mattered.

They grew up together. Built lives alongside one another. Watched their families become intertwined until even their children were joined by marriage.

Xavier trusted Silas with the kind of loyalty that never required questions.

But Silas has been keeping a secret.

And it is tied to Marion—Xavier's deceptive sister, whose murder opened the door to a history of lies the Baillou family has yet to fully understand.

Silas knew something Xavier did not.

Something about the past.

Something about blood.

Something that could have changed everything.

And he chose to remain silent.

Now, as Alexandre and Agnes begin questioning the motives of those who have entered their father's life, Xavier is forced to confront a far more painful possibility: perhaps betrayal does not always come from an enemy.

Sometimes it comes from the person standing beside you.

The person who knows your history.

The person you trusted with your family.

The person you once called brother.

As old alliances fracture and buried truths continue to surface, Xavier must decide whether a lifetime of friendship can survive the weight of one unforgivable secret.

Because every smile has two sides.

The one you show the world.

And the one hiding what you never intended anyone to see.

Fist Full of Lies: Two Sides of a Smile is Book Three of the Fist Full of Lies series—a story of brotherhood, loyalty, betrayal, and the devastating cost of a truth withheld for far too long.

The deepest betrayals rarely come from strangers.