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Chapter 1

A Warm Welcome

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[The day of the murder; Friday]

2:54 am
She ran without looking back, running out of breath with each step, what was going through her mind you ask?

I'll make it out of here tonight.

Little did she know, that luck had left her side and only hell awaited.

She could hear psychotic laugher as footsteps approached her.

Help me! Please, I don't wanna die!

Oh darling, it's just the two of us tonight. I made sure that nobody will ruin our little reunion.

Stay away from me! You're a monster!

That's a bit harsh coming from an angel like you,don't you think?

Ahh shit.

Jiah cursed as she came to a dead end. She glanced around and ran into a classroom. Jiah gasped for air as she hid behind a cupboard.

But wait... wasn't the classroom supposed to be locked...? Wasn't she the only person with access to the school security system...?

Jiah peeked through a gap but didn't sense any movement.

3...2...1!

She made her way to the window of the class and found it unlocked. She was thin enough to fit through the narrow exit and made her way outside.

She exhaled as tears of joy left her eyes.

I made it..I didn't die.

As soon as she turned around to leave, the figure with the black hoodie stood infront of her. Before Jiah could process anything, she felt intense pain on her head and collapsed on the ground.

The attacker dragged her across the alley all the way to Class-R, whistling a peculiar tone. The bloody rod used to knock Jiah out held in one hand and her hair in the other.

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[Present Day; Monday]

7:30 am
Jihu was heading to class, his eyes filled with drowsiness. After all the weekend just ended, who would want to head back to classes?

His eyes suddenly glimmered when he saw a familiar face walking at a short distance from him.

Yuta!

He waved at the the tall, good-looking young man who turned around in response to his call. Yuta smiled as he waved back.

His charms were undeniable. Although Yuta was only half Korean, he was easily one of the hottest guys on campus. He was the type girls would simp for, even if it weren't for his crazily rich family.
The boy had everything anyone else could dream of, but his life wasn't all that perfect.

The perks of his legacy came with its own pressure... pressure which could drive a perfectly stable person to be a psychopath.

Jihu caught up with Yuta and began yapping about his social life. Jihu was absolutely carefree and loved to see the world revolve around him.

His first impression to anyone would be of a cute guy, but to anyone who didn't fit his standards, he was the embodiment of a nightmare.

Yuta decided to just let Jihu go on as they walked towards their classroom, he had a lot more to worry about than dealing with the nosy scholarship students. After all, that was the job Jiah had assigned to Jihu.

Jihu took a brief pause as he stopped to look at someone; his next target.

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The boys were taken aback by the crowd of students as they arrived to Class-R. Jihu made his way ahead, leaving Yuta outside. He clearly cared more about gossip than people. But not even a bastard like him could've been prepared for what he saw.

Ew! What's with the rotten smell, it stin-

Jihu shivered as he saw the decaying corpse in front of him.

What the-

He gulped in disbelief, the Lee Jiah that gave him the status he had here, who trusted him and only him with her errands, the one he looked up to.... it couldn't have been the same person as the one who's corpse now laid before Jihu's eyes.

The principal made his way to the classroom, he was trembling, his color faded as he tried to process what he had just heard from students. As soon as he reached the classroom, he saw his nightmares come to life....

The lifeless body of Lee Jiah was lying on the floor. Blood had been drained out of the girl who presumably died the previous night. Her once beautiful face was now covered with cuts and scratches. She was almost unrecognizable if it weren't for her limited edition outfit and her expensively styled hair.
Her chest was cut open and her heart was placed on the teacher's desk.
There was a folded piece of paper sticking out of the heart,the note had this text printed on it:

"Find me,before I find you"

Who could've killed the queen of Elite High? The sole heir of Jongsun Entertainment, the girl who everyone feared. This was a declaration of war against the richest family of Korea. Everybody would've had a grudge against Lee Jiah,after all she was the one who unleashed hell on anyone she was displeased by. But the question is; who would have had the guts to go against her.

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Meejin was trying to avoid attention as usual, when she saw police cars arriving. She looked at the scene with confusion from where she stood.

Meejin saw their classmate heading out of the room.

Did something happen?

The girl who seemed unbothered by any of this asked

Do you know Lee Jiah?

Yeah, what about her?

She's dead.

D-dead?

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Chapter by Selen