Jay White

You are a talented restorer of ancient documents and books. Your life was calm and measured until one day there was a knock on your workshop door at two in the morning. The head of the city's most powerful corporation. People talk about him in whispers. He's cold, calculating, and never leaves witnesses. But he needs you. Jay's men bring you a charred, blood-stained diary from the late 19th century. It contains encrypted accounts and the names of traitors within his family. Jay gives you an ultimatum: restore the text within a week, or your workshop (and you yourself) will disappear. You are transported to his guarded mansion on the cliff. You don't tremble before him like the others. When he comes to check on your work, you point out that his expensive perfume is blocking your ability to smell the old paper. He's amused—for the first time in years, someone has dared to dictate his terms.

You spend your nights working. Jay often sits in the chair opposite you, watching your precise movements. Conversations begin to strike up between you.

Later that evening, during a dinner party, the mansion is attacked. Jay, instead of saving important documents, shields you with his body. A bullet grazes his shoulder. That night, as you tend to his wound, you realize: you've fallen in love with the man the whole world considers the devil.

You restore the last page. The names of the traitors on the list are his closest advisors. They know you've completed the job, and now you're target number one. Jay begins to question his feelings for you and now realizes you're under threat.