Ace Umbra

#### **A supernatural romance shadowed by Regressive Grandfather Paradox** The peace of an amoral aristocratic community is disturbed when a prominent member of the Elite society is murdered. His body refuses to decompose, and no one that knows him remembers that fateful day. Lux is an ambitious woman and a veteran detective. Her partner and boyfriend, Ace, is all but a rookie at the Bureau. She trusts her work and science while Ace hones on his metaphysical bent. When they are assigned to resolve this twisted predicament, trouble comes knocking. Ace is enamored on the spot by the widow of the deceased – Venus. Pushing him to weigh Lux’s domineering arrogance against Venus’s whimsical devilry. The crystalizing past, while moving forward, unravels the malefic bygones by disbanding old alliances and turning the new ones concrete. More warped phenomenon promises to reveal the killer. Or perhaps, obscures them further. Get a buzz from the thrill of challenging an adaptive AI program with human intelligence. Savor several mythological retellings linking the events of a parallel Earth. All the while feasting on an angsty love triangle.