Some sins refuse to stay buried.
Some memories refuse to belong to the past.

Lucian never wanted happiness. He feared it.
Because the last time he let himself feel joy, something ancient woke up.

From a quiet Romanian wedding to the ruins of a forgotten institution known as The Journal of Sins, a chain of memories resurfaces that should not exist, memories written in his own handwriting… yet never written by him.

As buried rituals, broken friendships, and forbidden time-bending secrets unravel, Lucian and those bound to him are forced to confront a truth darker than death:
sometimes evil doesn’t possess you — it grooms you.

Moving between love and loss, loyalty and betrayal, the past and the present collide in a story of cursed happiness, corrupted innocence, and a question no one wants to answer:

What if the monster was never summoned — but patiently raised?

It's a matter of time is a chilling psychological horror about memory, manipulation, and the terrifying cost of rewriting fate.

Content Warning:
This novel contains mature themes including psychological horror, ritualistic violence, abuse, murder, manipulation, cult-like institutions, and disturbing moral dilemmas. Some scenes may be emotionally intense or unsettling. Reader discretion is advised.