"The worst thing about being lied to is knowing you weren't worth the truth'".  Gabriella felt that she wasn't worth the truth when Liam from the short story "Bluffing" by Gail Helgason lied to her about running away from the bear. Gabriella being a biology teacher knew how to react if an animal came in sight. The first time Gabriella and Liam encountered wildlife Gabriella knew that the moose "sens[ed] danger" and instructed Liam on what to do. But when the bear came towards Gabriella "she yearned to turn... but some inner force held her" a force that Liam did not have and his first instinct was to run. Gabriella was also worried about Liam making a commitment to her. Liam told Clive "to go to hell" but then ended up making plans to spend the next three months with him, maybe realizing that Gabriella wanted to sign the lease with him and he wasn't ready to make the commitment. Liam may have thought that if the bear had attacked her instead of him that he would never have to make an excuse on why he didn't want to sign the lease. Also planning on going to the lake himself, Liam told some young men "in their late teens or early twenties" that it wasn't "a good idea" and that some grizzly's were out to kill. If Liam could lie to complete strangers he could lie to her as well. Therefore, the coward Liam is, he lied to Gabriella about trying to save her life when really he was trying to escape a long term commitment.