After the war, the survivors created a government they believed would prevent the rapid growth of the world's population. The leaders made a law for which each individual in the country must be given expiration dates. The higher ones got have longer years to spend while the poor ones learns to live in a very short period of time. Mary is a fifteen-year-old girl who received only seventeen years. Her parents are already dead before she even has a memory of them. She is living with her friends who are very hungry for love and sex. Then there is Kevin, her crush. She later on meets Bryan Weige, the son of the mayor. When a love story grows, tough problems appear next. It is up to them and their friends to find the solutions that will either strengthen them or break them. What will happen when suddenly one of Mary's friends gets taken by the guards? What will happen when one of Bryan's loved ones die because of a very stupid accusation? What will happen when Bryan finally reveals his true self? What will happen when they find out the real reason why people are given expiration? Time is counted. Death is known. And odds are not in Mary's favor.

A tale in which a thief with a double life grudgingly becomes a hero. ➳ Liana Mason has a life anyone would envy. Nobody suspects that the once orphaned girl grew up to be the city's notorious vigilante. She has been fine walking on the edge of morality for much of her life, but when an assassin arrives in her city she's forced to play a role she never imagined she'd choose: hero. A Robin Hood retelling. Trigger Warning: This contains themes that may be triggering for some readers (violence, sexual assault, etc). Cover designed by Ray Gardener