Prince Jace of the Sunward Kingdom has spent his life training for war—not for a wedding. But when a fragile truce forces him into a betrothal to Prince Joff of the Frostlands, his most bitter rival, the battlefield shifts from blood-soaked plains to the glittering danger of the royal court. Jace expects a cold, calculating enemy; instead he finds a prince who leaves half-eaten pastries in his chambers, challenges him to ridiculous duels over who gets the last slice of cake, and somehow makes hatred feel like the most thrilling game he’s ever played. The conflict is as absurd as it is lethal: two young princes who despise each other, forced to share a suite, a schedule, and a future neither wants. Their animosity fuels a war of pranks and petty sabotage, but every stolen glance and reluctant laugh blurs the line between loathing and longing. Worse, as their icy kingdom rivals circle like wolves, Jace realizes that his fake enemy might be the only ally he can trust—and the only person whose death his father has secretly ordered to seal the peace. At stake is more than their hearts. If Jace and Joff fail to navigate this maddening, dangerous dance, the truce collapses into all-out war, consuming both kingdoms in fire and frost. But if they surrender to the impossible spark crackling between them, they’ll have to defy their families, their thrones, and every lesson they’ve ever learned about hate. The ultimate prize? A love born from chaos—or a betrayal that will destroy everything they were raised to become.