No matter how long it takes, you always want to know the truth…

Synopsis

Secrets can’t stay hidden forever…

After six years in prison for a crime he did not commit, Sebastian Carter is out and determined to get answers about who set him up. He knows it’s someone close to him and Sebastian will make sure they pay.

Ava Harper is living a lie. Although she loves her job caring for young Lily Carter, her real reason for being in the Carter household is to get answers of her own – from none other than convicted murderer Sebastian.

Sebastian hates liars, but he’s intrigued by Ava. As he gets to know more about her, he wonders if the answers she’s looking for could solve his mystery too.

Or will getting too close to Ava risk them both getting killed…?

My review

Sebastian Carter has been in prison for six years, convicted for a crime he didn’t commit. And now that he is out, he wants to know who set him up and make them pay…
But what he didn’t foresee is to find an ally in Ava Harper, caretaker of Lily Cater, Sebastian’s little sister.
However, Ava has an agenda of her own, as she also needs some answers. Answers that hopefully Sebastian can provide.
Together they try to find all the answers they need, only by quickly realizing that both mysteries are entwined somehow… 

Most of the times, the endgame in thrillers don’t come to me as a total shock, as I have figured out while reading the who/what/why/when’s. But with this author, I also know that it will be a guessing game from start to finish. 

Initially I had my doubts about Sebastian’s character. His father and his brothers for aren’t the perfect example of law abiding people. So I found it a bit difficult to believe his innocence completely. Yet the more I got to know Sebastian, the more I realized that he is the complete opposite of his family, and is following the rules and laws like everyone should.
And also the way he looks after Lily, made my heart melt, even if it sounds strange to feel like that while reading a thriller! 

The same can be said of Ava… she started her job to look after Lily with her own secret agenda. So how genuine and honest can someone like that be? Yet again, I was contradicted by Ava’s actions. We see very clearly that she understands Lily and knows how to act towards poor, young Lily. And while Ava wants to figure out the truth, she also wants to protect Lily from any more harm, just like Sebastian. 

While reading, I kept seeing schemes and betrayals everywhere I looked, I didn’t trust anyone except our main characters.
Especially Sebastian’s family and their gang were the kind of people I kept being wary of, never truly letting go of my doubt.
And I was a bit shocked to see how much Ava’s story was linked to Sebastian’s.
Just like Sebastian and Ava I was eager to discover the truth, while hoping that they would make it out safely. 

To take the pressure of the story, I liked how these two haunted characters not only found an ally with each other, but despite their backgrounds they felt how they could trust each other. A trust purely based on a feeling. And as at heart I am a real romantic soul, seeing their bond strengthening was just the icing on a different cake that I needed. 

The story was a very gripping one, and with it being fast – paced with many twists, kept me sitting on the edge of my seat. And while one mystery and resolution didn’t leave me completely satisfied, I truly enjoyed reading this thriller.
The resolution may not have been completely how I would have liked it, but the ending completely did, as it gave the perfect closure of an amazing story.