To the Witch Who Forgot Her Bird

Prince Alec has long been regarded as the royal family’s most notorious troublemaker, but his reckless reputation finally catches up with him when he becomes the target of a deadly assassination plot. This is no ordinary conspiracy; dark magic fuels the scheme against his life, leaving the young prince with few options for survival. His only hope lies in an unlikely alliance with Victoria, the fearsome Witch of Bitter Cold, who agrees to shield him from his hunters—but only in exchange for a seemingly modest favor. Yet Victoria’s chilling title is no mere formality. Stripped of human emotion and driven by cold calculation, she is a woman who will stop at nothing to claim what she is owed. Prince Alec quickly realizes that the protector he desperately needs may be just as dangerous as the assassins hunting him down. Determined to survive without losing himself entirely, Alec attempts to keep a safe distance from his enigmatic guardian. However, the longer he remains bound to her icy presence, the harder it becomes to maintain that fragile boundary. As magic, danger, and reluctant proximity intertwine, the troubled prince finds his resolve tested in ways he never anticipated.