The Heirs
by Faridah Abike-Iyimide· 2026
The father of five uniquely gifted children is murdered at the annual Prodigy Ball.
Meet the heirs. Octavius the Maestro. Fola the Brain. Bilal the Olympian. Perdita the Artist. Romeo the Failure.
Five prodigies. Everyone has heard of the Button heirs: the five genius children of infamous billionaire Leontes Button. Adopted and trained under the “Button Method”, they’ve had no choice but to be brilliant.
One dead father. But brilliance comes at a deadly price. Because at their father’s tenth annual Prodigy Ball, Leontes Button is murdered.
A mansion full of suspects. As long-buried secrets come to light, one thing is clear: everyone at the ball had reason to want him dead. After all, their father was especially good at making enemies.
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The father of five uniquely gifted children is murdered at the annual Prodigy Ball. Meet the heirs. Octavius the Maestro. Fola the Brain. Bilal the Olympian. Perdita the Artist. Romeo the Failure. Five prodigies. Everyone has heard of the Button heirs: the five genius children of infamous billionaire Leontes Button. Adopted and trained under the “Button Method”, they’ve had no choice but to be brilliant. One dead father. But brilliance comes at a deadly price. Because at their father’s tenth annual Prodigy Ball, Leontes Button is murdered. A mansion full of suspects. As long-buried secrets come to light, one thing is clear: everyone at the ball had reason to want him dead. After all, their father was especially good at making enemies.