Summary
In a kingdom shattered by defeat, the royal family meets a brutal end. Yet, an unexpected survivor emerges: Clarisse, the illegitimate princess, spared from execution by a law protecting minors under eighteen. Her reprieve, however, comes with a chilling countdown. Tasked with raising her in the desolate, snow-bound Winter Castle is Maximilian, a man bound by a grim promise: to deliver her head the moment she turns eighteen. For Clarisse, a decade of life is a precious gift, even if it’s merely a delay of her inevitable doom. But in the icy solitude of her prison, will she find a way to defy her predetermined fate, or is she truly just a baby prisoner awaiting her final winter? Read chapter 1 to uncover her fate!