A murder. An eyewitness. A disgraced assassin.
Xander Black is on the run from everyone. Wrongly accused of a murder he did not commit, he needs to find the killers before they find him. Even with his connections, he still needs help.
Scarlet Gold has hit rock bottom. Disgraced and thrown out of her families circle, she finds herself more alone and cold than ever before.
A chance encounter brings these two together, and Xander enlists Scarlet's help. Help him prove he is innocent in exchange for a clean slate. Scarlet agrees, only to find that the real murderer is closer to home than either of them expected.
They traverse a deep web of lies, truths and twisted, dark pasts. The truths become lies, and the lies, truths, and a new mystery surfaces, one that is moons old...
One of them needs to die, but who?
When Jane Madarang's neighbor Natalie kills herself and leaves behind cryptic instructions, it's up to Jane and her classmates to unearth deadly secrets.
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Natalie Driscoll is dead.
She threw herself out a window and left her neighbor Jane to unravel their town's darkest secrets. Following Natalie's instructions leads Jane to three other high school students who all have something to hide. The four of them must carry out Natalie's final errand while solving the mysteries written in her diary. But the secrets they unearth may be far more dangerous than what they ever imagined.
Content and/or trigger warning: This story contains scenes of suicide, violence and murder that may be triggering for some readers.
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