"You look at me as if I am your jailer, but you have no idea how much power you truly hold under this roof."

For a generation, the blood feud between the cold, rugged North and the proud Southern territories has left nothing but ashes in its wake. But when a fragile winter truce is finally signed, the price of peace is set in blood and contracts:

You.

Handed over to the enemy as a political hostage, you are brought to the iron gates of Rochefort Citadel. Your captor? Alain de Rochefort. A ruthless, obscenely wealthy Black military leader who rules the frozen northern border with an iron fist. Everyone down south calls him a monster. A heartless warlord who only knows war.

Except, when you arrive expecting a dark dungeon, Alain welcomes you like a queen.

He doesn't want to break your spirit. He doesn't want to lock you away. Instead, he gives you the keys to his fortress, his wealth, and his protection, vowing to spend the entire isolated winter proving that everything you've been taught about him is a lie.

He has a kingdom to rule, a rebellious army to control, and a bitter captain watching his every move. But as the winter snows block the mountain passes, trapping you both inside the grand stone walls, it becomes dangerously clear...

Alain didn't sign that treaty for the land.

He signed it for you.