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β They trained you to serve the empire.
But you didn't come to serve.
You came to survive. β
When your father is conscripted to a war he won't survive, you do the unthinkable-cut your hair, bind your chest, and take his place under a false name. Thrust into the brutal world of military life, you quickly learn that surviving the camp is just as deadly as the battlefield.
Then he arrives: Kwon Soonyoung, known as The Tiger of the East-a battle-hardened general with a sharp tongue, sharper blades, and eyes that see far too much. He takes an interest in you. Not quite trust. Not quite suspicion. But enough to make your secret burn hotter than any wound.
As war drums echo and empires fall, your path crosses with warriors, spies, and kings disguised as men. Among them, SEVENTEEN-each with blood on their hands and ghosts at their heels-fight beside you, bleed beside you, and remind you what it means to feel in a world that no longer allows it.
But how long can you fight with a lie wrapped around your neck before someone pulls the thread?
And when Hoshi finally sees you for what you are-not a boy, not a soldier, but you-
Will it be mercy he gives?
Or a sword?