"S/(tr=\e\_+et, t*)
hief Irm:a #is_! one executi.on swing fro^m d!ea^?th +]when Crown
Prince L
uk?$ian, dying from a curse only bl(:ack ,*blood ] can ease, buys+
her life as his blood s,[_ource. His t.ou,;\`^ch h
=eals him withou?;t pain or
blade, which: is=; a reson ance ,no one can explain. Her] trust^ ;* :sh* atters
when sh:e le(*arns he let. h?e #r best f_ ri:$en;d di?e fe.+eding the same` ritual,
th-en shatter^+s, again whe n she u;%]ncove];
rs hi`*s icy fiancé ,e Rina#)'s
secret:_! deca^?des spent +killing black-blo,oded w:omen, in`cluding*
\
Irma's mother= , to fue =l stol* en immo_?rtality. When Irma -expo% ses h/\er,
Rina str(ikes fir!st, fr[`aming ]h@er f#[or mur=de=
r a.nd ,se*iz# ing *the c(rown."