Remnants before dusk || kairosteele

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The lives of two opposing teenagers collide in a tornado of danger, secrets, and unconventional attraction.

Joules Kastrati: a beautiful girl with a rigid mind and a life damming secret.
The Emissary is a ruthless killer. For the larger part of a year, they have continued to embed fear and chaos into the hearts of those living amongst their wrath as the police remain ignorant to the killers identity. Ignorant to the fact the murderer walks amongst the upcoming most respectable members of society. Joules Kastrati navigates the halls of her new school as any other regular student would. A girl with a snuffed alter-ego and diminished secret.

Elijah Thorne: a charismatic boy with a habit of knowing things he shouldn't.
Elijah Thorne is someone with a reputation. He's known for his sharp intellect and remarkable problem solving skills. He's the one who solved the murder of Betty Stanford at twelve-years-old despite it's risk of going cold. Stupidity isn't a valued trait to him, but it's one held by even the best investigators working on the unsolved case of The Emissary haunting their country. An unsolved case that he will uncover, he's sure of it.

During the unlikely meeting of the two fated rivals, an unreliable bond forms between the two. Their alliance, fuelled by shared secrets and gold bound promises, the two teenagers are forced to collaborate while keeping each others discovery's a secret. Until it's not.

In a reality where hunter and huntress are unlikely to coincide, who will dominate the food chain?