The Archivist and the ArsonistUpdated at Aug 3, 2026, 15:08
Adanna is a digital archivist who needs money and justice. She takes a job restoring old documents at a crumbling archive and immediately hates Kemi Reed on sight. He is cold, arrogant, and the great grandson of the man who burned down her family's market a hundred years ago. He blocks her access at every turn. He hides documents. He lies about what the archive really contains.But the archive is old and full of secrets. The first document they find is a shipping manifest that does not match the official records. Then a letter appears. Then a witness statement. Every piece they restore paints a darker picture of what Thomas Reed did to the people of that market.Adanna wants revenge. Kemi wants to protect what is left of his family name. But the more they dig, the more they realize that the biggest secret is not in the files. A hundred years ago, Adanna's great grandmother did not die in the fire. She vanished. And Kemi knows exactly where she went.Now they are trapped in the archive together after hours, surrounded by dust and lies and a history that refuses to stay buried. Their hatred is electric. Their attraction is inevitable. But the truth could destroy them both, or set them free. The only question is: are they willing to lose everything to find out what really happened?