What if stepping through a portal reading a book meant choosing between devotion, obsession, and a love that defies destiny?

Mina has always longed for the magic of fairytales, but when she’s thrust into the icy world of the Snow King, it’s not the storybook adventure she imagined. Waking up in the body of Kai—a snarky, rebellious young man in a small, judgmental village that hates him—Mina finds herself grappling with Kai’s rough edges, a simmering attraction to the devoted Gerhard, and the daunting task of hiding her true identity.

But the village is in crisis. The second year of a relentless winter has frozen the land, and desperation drives them to resurrect an ancient ritual: offering a virgin to the enigmatic Snow King, whose wrath they believe is to blame. Only, with Kai’s inexperience, notorious disdain for authority, and failure to conform—he’s the obvious sacrificial choice.

Thrown into the Snow King’s palace of ice and shadows, Mina and Kai must contend with a creature of ancient magic who stirs something dark and intoxicating within them, even as they try to unravel the mystery of their predicament. Complicating their captivity is Fenrir, the Snow King’s massive, sentient wolf, who seems to see through their pretense and watches them with both disdain and curiosity.

Caught between Gerhard’s devotion, the Snow King’s icy obsession, and Fenrir’s fierce protectiveness, Mina must navigate Kai’s tumultuous life, fight for their freedom, and confront the desires awakening in a body that is not hers but is in her safekeeping. As the line between captor and savior blurs, Mina begins to wonder: is this truly a curse—or a destiny she was always meant to claim?