Episode 1: Whats inevitable isnt always simple

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Haunted by grief, caught between secrecy and desire, and standing at the edge of a life-altering truth, Elle wakes to a morning that refuses to let her hide. 

As old wounds resurface and forbidden love collides with an unexpected future, she must confront what can no longer be postponed. 

Some things, no matter how hard you resist them, arrive anyway. 

  As doubt presses in and old fears resurface, Elle is forced to confront the fragile balance between trust and self-protection. 

Just when secrecy threatens to pull everything apart, a promise is offered, one that could change everything or expose just how much is still at risk. Trust is easy to ask for. Living with it is something else entirely. 

 A single phone call shatters the illusion of control. As power, loyalty, and old allegiances collide, Elle is forced to confront what Gray is still willing to allow, and what that silence may cost her. 

In Lakeside, nothing stays contained for long, and every choice sets something dangerous in motion.