In the eternal winter of the Ice Fae Court, Prince Kaelen is cursed to be as cold and unfeeling as the rune carved into his frozen heart. For centuries, he has ruled with merciless logic, believing emotion to be a fatal weakness. Elara, a human botanist accidentally pulled into his world, sees not a monster, but the profound loneliness beneath the ice. Her warmth and empathy begin to fracture his glacial exterior, a dangerous thaw that could either save his soul or unleash a power meant to stay dormant. As an ancient war threatens both their worlds, Elara must decide if love is strong enough to melt a curse written in magic older than time, and Kaelen must choose between the safety of ice and the perilous vulnerability of a beating heart.