The King is Dead
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At Homecoming one year, the star quaterback and student body president Marcus Thorne fails to show up to make his speech.
Liam "The Legend" Sterling, wide-reciever on the football team and Marcus's best friend is forced to work with edgy Elara "The Enigma" Vance, a not-so-popular girl who openly hated Marcus to find out what happened.
When Marcus is found dead, the stakes are high. They don't even have 12 hours to solve the mystery. It has to be done right away or the killer will get away. But who's the killer?
Not everything is as it seems.
Short story - romance and mystery
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