OUT OF TIME
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Last published Fri, Jul 11, 2025
A dystopian dark romance by Knyfie
They gave her two hours.
She took a future.
In a city ruled by time, Zera knows the rules: the rich live forever, the poor die counting seconds. Her mother's job as a cleaner grants her a glitchy, borrowed wristband
Two hours in the elite zone. That's all. No mistakes. No overstays.
But Zera makes one.
And it changes everything.
She meets Rowan, the perfect son of the cruelest man alive, heir to a system that drains the poor to keep the rich breathing. He's cold. Untouchable. Dangerous. And yet... when he looks at her, she feels seen. Wanted.
But their kiss wasn't supposed to happen.
Neither was the rebellion.
Now Zera's caught between a boy who could destroy her and a city that already has.
As secrets unravel and her time band ticks down, she'll have to choose:
Love or freedom.
Survival or revenge.
Obedience... or war.
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