Too much trust drowns.Too little trust burns.When Kasha Densella uncovers the truth buried beneath her carefully constructed life, betrayal becomes inevitable and grief opens a door that was never meant to be unlocked. What waits beyond it is a hidden kingdom shaped by blood, war, and promises that refuse to stay buried.As secrets unravel and loyalties fracture, Kasha is forced to confront not only the truth about her mother, but the devastating cost of believing in someone who was never meant to be trusted.Dark, emotionally intense, and unforgiving, Like a Secret Must Be explores love as silence, trust as a weapon, and the kind of truth that does not save you.It stays.It scars.And once known, it cannot be undone.First book in the Must Be series.