Prologue: The Beginning of the End

What do you do when you know you'll die young? Move to your dead mother's hometown of course! At least, Maribel Velasco does at the age of 16, when she realizes her number might be up soon.

The wannabe writer is in search of inspiration and likes sticking her nose where it doesn't belong; which is why she finds herself investigating Laurence King, son of one of the riches family in town. In her investigation, something grows between them, but she can't help but feel like he's hiding something...