Haerin, a journalist at Nova Press, never imagined that her final encounter with her best friend would be an argument. Now, he's dead. Murdered. Haerin, desperate to bring justice to her friend, joins forces with Detective Jeon Jungkook to uncover the truth. Digging deeper only reveals complicated and tangled webs. Trusted friends suddenly act suspicious and strangers reveal unclear intentions. Each clue leads them closer to the the truth, while not really leading to any conclusion. "𝙔𝙤𝙤𝙣𝙜𝙞... 𝙬𝙝𝙮 𝙙𝙤 𝙄 𝙛𝙚𝙚𝙡 𝙡𝙞𝙠𝙚 𝙮𝙤𝙪'𝙧𝙚 𝙝𝙞𝙙𝙞𝙣𝙜 𝙨𝙤𝙢𝙚𝙩𝙝𝙞𝙣𝙜?" "𝘿𝙤 𝙮𝙤𝙪 𝙙𝙤𝙪𝙗𝙩 𝙢𝙚, 𝙃𝙖𝙚𝙧𝙞𝙣? 𝙏𝙝𝙖𝙩 𝙄 𝙠𝙞𝙡𝙡𝙚𝙙 𝙝𝙞𝙢? 𝘽𝙧𝙪𝙩𝙖𝙡𝙡𝙮? 𝙎𝙤𝙢𝙚𝙤𝙣𝙚 𝙄 𝙘𝙖𝙡𝙡𝙚𝙙 𝙖 𝙗𝙧𝙤𝙩𝙝𝙚𝙧 𝙖𝙡𝙡 𝙩𝙝𝙚𝙨𝙚 𝙮𝙚𝙖𝙧𝙨?" Jungkook's assigned an additional investigation: a missing teenager assumed by Jungkook to have run away from home. But as the two cases unfold together, they realize parallel connections between the cases. In the chaos, Haerin's grief slowly turns into something unexplainable -- a dangerous attraction towards Jungkook that leaves her trapped between guilt and longing. The case comes to an end, but then, a new, unplanned clue emerges from the shadows. The nightmare comes back, revealing that Haerin and Jungkook have been fooled and manipulated all along. Manipulated by people they trusted. Some secrets are meant to stay buried - and some secrets kill. Will Haerin and Jungkook risk it all to uncover that buried secret? Or will they end up being one of the victims? -- COVER AND BANNER CREDITS- @stxrrdrexm Spotify Playlist 👇 https://open.spotify.com/playlist/57EYDMXkLfUGxaPPkPWBpb?si=4begZSDSQbG7phMJS_7AlA

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Ang Open Novella Contest ay naririto na ngayong 2026! Sumali kasama ang mga kapwa manunulat at magsimulang magtanim ng binhing kwento na palalaguin hanggang maging isang novella na may higit 20,000 salita sa loob ng labindalawang linggo! Magsisimula ang inyong pagsubok sa ika-1 ng Pebrero, 2026 kaya siguraduhing nakamarka ang petsang ito sa inyong kalendaryo.