Thirty Pieces

Celeste Monroe has spent her life making the right choices. Hard work, loyalty, and faith have built her success—a thriving career, a beautiful home, and a future she controls. But when she steps up to help a friend in need, one decision changes everything. A crime. A witness. A lawsuit that threatens to destroy everything she’s built. Celeste has always trusted her instincts, but now, with over three hundred thousand dollars lost and her reputation hanging in the balance, she’s forced to question everything—including the people closest to her. Someone has been lying. Someone has been manipulating her from the very beginning. And by the time she uncovers the truth, it may already be too late. Lies. Deception. The weight of misplaced faith. Some betrayals cut deep. Some leave scars you never recover from. And some, like thirty pieces of silver, come at the highest cost.