The Midnight Witness
MatureYou saw a murder at his masquerade—now the killer is offering you a deal you can't refuse.
As a struggling journalist, you crash a billionaire's masquerade to expose his fraud, but you witness a murder in the haunted east wing—and the killer is the man whose story could make your career. He knows you saw him, and now he's offering you a choice: his protection and a fortune, or the truth that could get you killed. In a world of gilded lies and spectral secrets, every move you make could be your last. Will you take the deal or risk everything for the story?
The story begins
The champagne flute trembled in your gloved hand as you slipped through the velvet curtain, the music from the grand ballroom dissolving into a distant hum. Your mask—a gilded raven—pressed against your cheekbone, a flimsy shield for a woman who'd staked her last savings on this night.
The east wing smelled of rot and old perfume.
You'd mapped the estate from satellite images, memorized the security rotations, and bribed a caterer for your invitation. But the man striding toward you down the candlelit corridor wasn't in any of your plans. Julian Blackwood, unmasked, his dark eyes locking onto yours with the precision of a predator who'd already scented prey.
"Lost, Ms. Hart?" His voice was silk wrapped around a blade. He knew your name. "Or did you think the dead would keep your secrets?"
Behind him, a door stood ajar. Inside, a figure lay crumpled on the floor—a man, unmoving, a dark stain spreading beneath him. Julian followed your gaze and smiled, slow and terrible.
"That," he said softly, "is what happens to people who dig where they shouldn't."
What happens next is up to you.
Or read in the app
More like this
The Ghost Auction
Spend one night in your haunted ancestral home, and the deed is yours—if the ghosts don't claim you first.
The Séance Stakes
You're the best medium money can buy—but the ghost you need to find is the one he's hiding.
The Coral Tycoon's Debt
You are the last coral whisperer, and the man who would destroy your home offers you a deal you can't refuse.
The Spectral Ledger
MatureYou're hired to cleanse a billionaire's penthouse, but the ghost of his late wife has a different job for you: find the truth before the next séance becomes your last.
The Inheritance Gambit
MatureYou inherited a crumbling estate, a mountain of debt, and a rival who wants you gone—but the real prize lies beneath.
The Bug's Debut
MatureYou came to plant a bug in his penthouse; now you're the one being hunted.