Summary
After her kingdom’s fall wipes out the royal bloodline, young Clarisse—the only surviving, illegitimate heir—is spared due to a law forbidding the execution of minors. Sentenced to die at eighteen, she is placed under the guardianship of Maximilian, who must keep her alive until that fateful day. Exiled to a remote, frozen fortress, she lives each day knowing her borrowed time is limited. What future can she forge in this icy prison before her destiny arrives?