Lily learns as a young child that she possesses a unique ability that she cannot control; she can stop time, but is emotionally stuck in the moment. When her boyfriend dies, and she is stuck for what seems to be an eternity in the grief after his death, she slips into a world of depression and self-loathing. Only when Duollon enters her life, does she feel a glimmer of hope. But will he help her to learn and control her abilities? Wil he stand with her, against those who mean to destroy her?