Marking Time

Seventeen-year-old Saira Elian navigates personal challenges, including her mother's disappearance and a stalker, but her life takes a dramatic turn when an old graffiti tag transports her to 19th Century London. There, she encounters Jack the Ripper and meets Archer, a student who introduces her to the world of the Immortals, revealing her lineage as a Descendant of Time. As Saira adjusts to her new reality, she forms friendships and a complicated romance, all while facing a ticking clock to save her mother and grappling with a secret that could change everything.