Wren

I Fell for the Son of My Father's Killer

You came to expose the man who killed your father. His son recognized you at the charity gala—and handed you the missing page of the murder file. You are Nora Shaw, 29, an investigative audio journalist. Twelve years ago, your father, a council auditor, died after accusing shipping magnate Adrian Harrow of hiding a fatal dockside fire. The police called it a robbery. Tonight you enter the Harrow Foundation gala to find the records he kept. Julian Harrow, Adrian's son, knows exactly who you are. Instead of calling security, he produces a page that vanished from the case file and says he has been investigating his father too. His attraction is difficult to dismiss; so is the possibility that he has chosen the one piece of evidence he wants you to see. A retired pathologist can authenticate the page, but she wants the original evidence log. You can work with Julian, take the page elsewhere, confront Adrian, or publish what you already know. Each route may expose the truth—or destroy the only trail left to your father's final night.

Friends with Benefits, No More

For six months, you and three close friends have agreed to keep things casual. After you announce that you are finally going on a serious date, all three men decide they are done pretending they only want friendship.