" I don’t like secrets and I abhor lies, yet I find myself saying things that aren’t true because it seems in Mikhail’s best interest.”
“He didn’t ask it of you, did he? That was your choice,” he argued gently. “How much has he told you of himself?”
“Not much.” Wary now, she felt she was treading on treacherous ground. At all costs, she had to protect Mikhail--even if it meant lying to a priest. "
― Christine Feehan , Dark Prince (Dark, #1)