Philhawkings Stories

The mine collapsed. The flames rose. The screen went black. For the world, the Hannah Donford case was closed the moment she walked out of that cave alive. But for Raven Cross, the Moonvale detective who led the investigation from the shadows, the "Game Over" brought only a deafening silence. Jake promised everything would be okay. There was a confession, a digitized "I love you," and a promise to meet that was abruptly cut short by the disconnection. Now, he is just an offline ghost, and Raven refuses to accept that their story ends in ashes. Driven by a passion that transcended the screen and a police instinct screaming that there are loose ends - where is Richy's body? - Raven grabs her badge, her gun, and drives to Duskwood. She isn't just going to meet the friends she saved. She is going to collect on a promise. This time, there are no avatars, no minigames, and no digital barriers. Just a real woman, in a town full of secrets, willing to burn the world down to find the hacker who stole her heart.