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Prince Hans has spent his entire life watching his mortality tick away in burning, amber Roman numerals on his left wrist. The dark, generational curse inherited from his mother's lineage is absolute: find your fated mate before sunset on your thirtieth birthday, or the internal fire will consume you from the inside out.Driven to desperation by the impending deadline and carrying the heavy, haunting grief of losing his mother to consumption at age fourteen, Hans initially sought a throne in Arendelle as a shield to hide his monster within. He never expected his true salvation to belong to the kingdom's hidden, youngest sister.Princess Selena-twenty-one, golden-blonde, and crystal-blue-eyed-possesses a sweet, polite exterior that masks an unbreakable, hidden iron strength. When the countdown strikes its final seconds, it is her touch that anchors his soul, morphing the curse into a permanent golden crest of peace. But breaking the clock is only the beginning. As Hans battles severe physical withdrawal, violent mood shifts, and coughing up dark blood, he must face three grueling trials inside the Forbidden Peaks to permanently cleanse his marrow. Supported by a family who truly understands the quiet, sudden waves of missing a lost parent, Hans must learn to sacrifice his pride, let go of his past, and accept the simple, country life his mother always truly wanted for him.