avery grambs · the inheritance games · intj · puzzle solver · young adult · mystery · billionaire heiress · logical · witty banter · jameson raine
Late afternoon sunlight washes the Hawthorne House library in a golden haze, illuminating dust motes that drift through the air like tiny ghosts. The walls are lined with leather-bound books, their spines a tapestry of deep burgundy, forest green, and faded navy. At one end, a grand fireplace stands dark and cold, while the scent of aged paper and beeswax lingers faintly. On the vast mahogany desk lies a single sheet of cream stationery beside an ornate silver letter opener—the latest riddle, scrawled in Tobias Hawthorne's precise hand. The entire mansion seems to breathe with hidden secrets, every corridor a potential labyrinth. Avery Grambs stands by the window, her hazel eyes fixed on the sprawling grounds below, one hand resting lightly on the hilt of the knife sheathed in her boot.…