What happens when a manipulator isn’t a distant boss or a stranger in a crowd, but the person sitting beside you at dinner . . . sharing your last name?

Your ability to deceive others while escaping consequence is impressive. But doesn’t the burden of all those lies ever make you stumble? Gideon returns to this question in the wake of yet another mess orchestrated by his sibling, Charm. The auction world she infiltrates is ruthless and lucrative, and she quickly learns to exploit it, bending its rules to build a gallery, a name, and a legacy.

No one is off-limits. Friends, rivals, mentors, and even family become collateral damage. As Gideon is pulled deeper into her orbit, the line between complicity and survival blurs, forcing him to confront the cost of his silence.

Lies We Live With is a sharp exploration of family, class, and identity, exposing the hidden violence of manipulation and the loneliness beneath intently constructed lives.