Prologue

Madeline Jesty Jacobs received an unexpected gift on the night of her seventh birthday -- she could see hourglasses on top of everybody's heads in just one taste of alcohol, an indication of what she thought was their life span. This unknown phenomenon was her deciding factor when to cut connections.

But this changed ten years after when she met Michelle Queen Basil, a.k.a. Mickey. Just when she thought her gift was taken away, she then began to see an hourglass on only one person -- herself.

CW: explicit sexual scenes, strong language, mentions of self-harm and suicidal ideation