The Cost of Secrets

Bryce’s POV

Mom and Dad were already having a hard time dealing with Mallory’s treachery and her trial. I didn’t want to tell them about Valerie, but I knew I had to. They would be even more upset to learn about it later and realize that I had kept it from them.

I was already keeping too many secrets that could hurt someone I cared about. I didn’t want to keep even more.

Now, we were in a fast mov