The Town That Died for My Lies

Emily was the pride of her dying Midwest town—until she slaughtered everyone who ever loved her. Now, shackled and smeared in shame, she stuns the nation with one final confession: her 'little brother' was never her brother at all, but the secret son she hid from everyone. As her true motives unravel under the glare of Deputy Chief Reed, the world must ask—how far will guilt, desperation, and a monstrous lie drive a girl who once carried all their hopes?