ill met by moonlight: chapter one

Chapter 1 of ill met by moonlight by Phoebe Nerem

College senior Leo Perez likes to believe he leads a typical student life; studying hard during the week, partying hard during the weekend. There’s nothing particularly spectacular about it, despite his flair for theatrics. After receiving a formal invitation to a charity gala, however, he couldn’t be more shocked by the hosts. The Mun twins, his best friends from childhood, have returned to his hometown ten years after the mysterious double homicide of their parents. Unbeknownst to him, Nero and Mari Mun’s now international celebrity statuses and exorbitant amount of wealth have rendered the pair unrecognizable, and nothing is adding up. Leo enlists his closest friend Indre to buffer the awkwardness of attending the gala, but not even they can stop the dizzying firestorm that ensues in the wake of the Muns’ dramatic return.

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