Case No. 17

Science beats a lawyer's talking points every single time, Counselor. See you in court.

Fresh out of law school and armed with a spotless degree, Avery Collins thought she was ready for the brutal corporate world of Seattle. Dressed in a sharp blazer and fueled by pure ambition, she lands her first major case at a prestigious firm: defending a high-profile client tied to a gruesome billionaire murder. Avery has a strategy and a rule for everything.

Until Adeline Cross walks through the door.

Sarcastic, brilliant, and completely unimpressed by corporate titles or expensive suits, Adeline is the lead forensics investigator on the case. She doesn't care about legal jargon-she only believes in what the blood splatters, DNA, and encrypted files say. And she has an immediate, one-sided beef with the "perfect, golden-girl lawyer."

But when both women discover that crucial files and digital evidence were permanently erased from both the firm's servers and the police vault on the night of the crime, they realize the prime suspect is being framed.

Forced into tight spaces, late-night stakeouts, and a dangerous conspiracy, they have to work together to catch a brilliant killer. But the deeper they dig, the more they realize that the most volatile, uncontrollable element in this case isn't the crime scene... it's the undeniable chemistry sparking between them.

In a courtroom, emotions are a liability. But in the dark, rain-slicked streets of Seattle, some chain reactions just can't be stopped.

✨ WHAT TO EXPECT:
• Slow-Burn Romance
• Enemies to Lovers / Reluctant Partners
• Corporate Legal Drama x Forensics Mystery
• Forced Proximity (2:00 AM coffee runs!)
• Rainy Seattle Aesthetics