In the world of sin, injustice, sex, and greed, the world is divided into two groups.
The first group are the people who have the red string of fate and the second are those who don't.
Those who have the red string of fate consider themselves lucky, for everyone knows what this little red string can do.
Confused? Well, let me explain.
According to the Chinese legend, the red string of fate is a red string that is attached to your hand or finger. This red string gradually gets shorter and shorter the nearer you are to the love of your life.
Pretty romantic, eh?
But we're missing one little detail here. The red string of fate can either lead you to your soulmate. Or the person who will end you life.
The worst part is: you don't know which.
That's why the red string of fate in here is considered a curse. I mean, who would want to live their life knowing that the other person attached to the red string in your hand can either be your murderer or your lover?
Unfortunately, I'm one of those cursed individuals who have the red string of fate. No, you can't cut them with scissors. Believe me, I tried.
Well, now that I said everything I have to say to you. Sit back, relax, and eat a bowl of popcorn while you're at it.
Let's watch the madness begin.
The Red String of Fate is a well-known concept, the idea that a red string connects you to your soulmate. But what if instead of a string, it was a clock? What if you had a countdown to the exact moment that you would meet your soulmate? In the city of Valmont, everyone has a Counter, a countdown that can only be seen by you and your soulmate. They are not able to be changed or tampered with, a rule set when the Counters were first introduced.
Lily has always known this and has excepted it. She has waited 18 years and still has a long way to go before she can meet her match. But when Lily's Counter starts to do the impossible, she can't just sit and wait. She will do anything she can to figure out what is happening to her, or maybe something is happening to her soulmate? She is willing to leave everything she knows behind to find them, to hold on to hope. But then again, if you knew what the loss of hope can do, wouldn't you?