He has twenty-nine days to live. Just enough time to save a kingdom—or burn one down.



Rafa, prince by blood and smuggler by trade, has always known the clock on his life is ticking. A prophecy sealed his fate twenty years ago, and now, with only twenty-nine days left, he's ready to meet the end on his own terms. But first . . . he has a promise to keep.



His twin sister should be queen, if not for the tyrant wearing their father's crown. To secure her rebellion, she sends Rafa on an impossible mission: smuggle a masked stranger across enemy lines and recover the stolen magic that could turn the tide of war.



Simple, right? Except the country they're infiltrating is barricaded by stone walls, guarded by the world's only magic users, and filled with the kinds of monsters Rafa thought only existed in bedtime warnings.



As corpses pile up and secrets unravel—including some from his sister—Rafa finds himself torn between duty and desire. Especially when the silent, mysterious man he's meant to escort proves far more captivating than he expected.



With death looming and fate sharpening its blade, Rafa must decide if helping his sister steal a throne is worth dooming the world he'll never live to see.



Contains mature themes.