A Young Adult Sci-Fi Mystery!

In the silence of his late grandfather’s study, Leo discovers a gunmetal clock that defies logic. It has no hands, no battery, and no cord – only a crimson pulse that feels like a heartbeat. When Leo touches it, the walls of the present dissolve, pulling him into the vibrant, living memories of a man he thought he knew. But the clock is not just a keepsake; it is a confession. As Leo navigates the golden days of his grandfather’s youth, the nostalgia shatters. He uncovers a locked silver locket, a boy erased from family history, and a tragic promise broken by death. Leo realizes his grandfather didn’t just die with a secret; he lived with a lie. Now, Leo must navigate the shadows of the past to heal a wound that has festered for fifty years – before the silence claims him, too.