What if Jake's meeting wasn't via text? What if it was face to face? Macie Connors's life was like any other: Work, take care of Henry; her rabbit, having disastrous dates, arguing with her co-worker, talking with her friend about her future baby, nights at home watching series and movies, eating sweets non-stop... her life was a continuous 'Day of the groundhog'. One day, after her journalism investigation has been rejected, she receives a message from a man named Thomas, saying that he had received a message from her girlfriend, Hannah Donfort, kidnapped three days ago, with her phone number. Although her curiosity increases when a mysterious man appears before her, putting all her confidence that he is the key to finding Hannah. Can they manage to control their emotions while cooperating together? ------------------------------------------------------------------ ⚠️ Attention: The story has been mistakenly classified by Wattpad as mature. It only has one extra chapter without too many explicit details and it is not mandatory to read it. The rest of the story is free to read without problems.⚠️

[𝐏𝐚𝐫𝐭 𝐅𝐨𝐮𝐫]: Join Elena and Jake on journey around Los Angeles no one has seen so far, where they battle personal demons and emerge as a reunited cooperators. In a reunion marked by unraveling truths, they confront memories and face a mystery orchestrated by an elusive villain, X. As they plunge into new crime investigation, marked by the blood of someone from their surroundings, a thrilling dance of rivalry ensues amidst the pursuit of truth. In the meantime, a ticking clock, Elena grapples with a crucial decision about her life's journey, torn between divergent paths shaped by Jake and a man from her past... ••• This book explores mature themes, including sexuality, murder, brutality, violence, strong language, and psychological trauma or disorders. Reader discretion is advised, and it is recommended for audiences aged 18 and above. ••• ©𝟐𝟎𝟐𝟑; @𝐱𝐨𝐱𝐨_𝐚𝐬𝐠𝐯; 𝐌𝐨𝐬𝐭 𝐑𝐢𝐠𝐡𝐭𝐬 𝐑𝐞𝐬𝐞𝐫𝐯𝐞𝐝; The rights pertaining to the names and locales associated with "Duskwood" (which may be referenced herein) are the exclusive property of Everbyte Studio. Nevertheless, I wish to assert my entitlement to the entirety of all other narrative threads, which represent my exclusive intellectual property. I anticipate and request a commensurate recognition of these rights. ••• My original works are exclusively accessible on Wattpad. Any presence of my work on other book-platforms constitutes plagiarism.

MC and Jake have been offered a deal: Infiltrate a dangerous cyber terrorist and gather cruical evidence against him in return for their freedom. But nothing is ever that simple, is it? This story based on the mobile game Duskwood by Everbyte. It is written as a cooperation between fourteen amazing authors (check them out here or on Tumblr): @renneiscent, @03patrickstar (@patrickkkstarrrr03), @fun-sarcasm-and-writing, @red-writes-stuff, @al-aa-g (@AlaaGml), @pennyl4ne, @layanasstories, @eclecticpatrolroadlawyer, @inertflouride, @a-glimpse-of-fantasy (@silentkiller1247), @paigenoelchas-blog, @x3kristax3 and @geocait0815 (@geocait) A special thanks goes to @justubi for creating our wonderful cover art.

How devastating would it be for our beloved hacker - Jake to find out that our beloved MC is dead! Is she really dead? or if she is not dead then where is she? and will Jake ever be able to be free from the government? what is that secret about MC that she didn't tell Jake about? read the story to find that out :) The plot of this story is completely different from that of the game... Hope you like it :)

PART2: After finding Jake, Elena decided to move on, but Jake is not going to give up on her that easily. He wants to start a new life, with Elena by his side. That's why he offered Elena a job in his company and making her fall in love with him it's all what matters to him right now. Moreover, he promised her no more lies - will he keep that promise? Meanwhile, Elena has got her first official case. She has to find Maria King - the FBI agent who has been missing for two months. Elena, Jake, Jasmine and Luka have to visit 6 countries - Spain, USA, Greece, Kenya, Australia and Japan - in order to look for clues. Why Maria looks exactly like Elena? Who is the new, mysterious and bad hacker who knows the truth about everyone and pulls everyone's strings? How will his "Game of truth" end? The group of friends will have to find the answers on the other end of the world. In the meantime, they will also have to deal with their own feelings and desires... ___________________________ [THE STORY IS IN THE PROCESS OF CORRECTION] The story contains violent scenes, sexual content, strong language and adult content. This story contains graphics and photos from public resources so I don't have copyright to them. I use them in a creative way - I diversify them and add my personal artistic vision. I have copyright to my personal artwork. The story focuses on the story of Elena and Jake in the DIC which is my created universe, but the story still contains the themes of the game "Duskwood". These threads, of course, belong to Everbyte Studio. English is not my first language. Please, forgive me my mistakes.

How did Jake feel in the this Duskwood situation? What he thought when he got he feels something strange to MC. Did you think about it? I tried to show.

PART 3: Jake Danford saved Elena's life and managed to take her from Liam Williams' hands. Unfortunately, in order to succeed, he was forced to sacrifice himself. When he finally woke up from his coma... The last thing he remembers is the party from 2015. He doesn't remember Elena, Emery and the argument with Jacob Rodrigues. Jake Danford awoke as a womanizer who still suffers after the death of his mother - Mayumi. Will Elena be able to change Jake's womaniser's face, which is constantly partying, flirting and taking drugs with other women? Or maybe will she give up and someone else come into Elena's life and take Jake's place? Will Jake regain the memories of the love of his life before it's too late? In the meantime, Michael Harris, famous director, is asking you for a request. His wife has been missing for a month and he's sure that it's her whole plan and manipulation to destroy him and his career. Will this case bring Elena and Jake back together? Why Liam Williams and Diana West (Sarah's Sister) were involved in this case? Is Emma Harris's disappearance her plan or is she in huge danger? Will you solve the riddle before it's too late? _________________________________________ [LONG EPISODES STORY]: One episode consists of approximately 12,000-30,000 words (depends on the episode/season). The story contains violent scenes, sexual content, strong language and adult content. This story contains graphics and photos from public resources so I don't have copyright to them. I use them in a creative way - I diversify them and add my personal artistic vision. I have copyright to my personal artwork. The story focuses on the story of Elena and Jake in the DIC which is my created universe, but the story still contains the themes of the game "Duskwood". These threads, of course, belong to Everbyte Studio. English is not my first language. Please, forgive me my mistakes.

PART1: It's been three months since Elena McClain found Hannah and Richy after their disappearance. But hasn't she received even a single message from Jake since that day either. He just... Disappeared. For several weeks she tried to find him, but after a while she thought he just gave up on her and left her. After finishing Hannah's case, Elena McClain decided to move to Duskwood. One night, she receives a strange message from the unknown number... But it isn't from Jake. It turned out that Jake has been found and kept by the government and only she can save him. It's the second time when she has to solve the riddle to save someone's life. Jake has been waiting for her for three months but... What if it's too late? _____________________________________________ [MARCH 2023: THE STORY WAS CORRECTED] This fanfic takes place after episode 9 in the mobile game DUSKWOOD. I was waiting for episode 10 so I decided to create my own story. The story contains violent scenes, sexual content, strong language and adult content. This story contains graphics and photos from public resources so I don't have copyright to them. I use them in a creative way - I diversify them and add my personal artistic vision. I have copyright to my personal artwork. The story focuses on the story of Elena and Jake in the DIC which is my created universe, but the story still contains the themes of the game "Duskwood". These threads, of course, belong to Everbyte Studio. English is not my first language. Please, forgive me my mistakes.

All rights reserved: NO SITES ARE ALLOWED TO POST THIS WORK. This story is only being published on Wattpad. So if you are reading this anywhere else you can be inflicted with malware. "Everything will be okay in the end, if its not okay its not the end" The words I repeatedly tell myself after losing contact with Jake as I repeatedly recall the words I've been longing to hear... "I love you" This is a fan fiction story of Everbyte studios game "Duskwood". I do not own the image, credits to the rightful owner (slow.hazel) for the cover A/N: TYPOS AND GRAMMATICAL ERRORS MAY OCCUR. UN-EDITED

Hannah was found and the Man Without a Face was finally unmasked. After the first shock of the past events, MC decided to go to Duskwood to support her friends and get closer to the man she loved. It didn't take long before Jake and MC met for the fisrt time, and they promised to see each other again. But they didn't know that life had decided otherwise. ----- Short story first posted on Tumblr. Spoiler episode 10. English isn't my first language, sorry if there are any mistakes.