Once upon a time, humankind ruled the world while lycans and vampires lived in secret. This is no longer that time. Calina I have thirty-six hours to live. Thirty-six hours to find a solution. Thirty-six hours to kill them all. My friends. My family. My subjects. It's a cruel fate, one my maker subjected me to over a century ago when she placed me in this hell. I learned then that freedom is a falsehood. Escape doesn't exist. I'm a ticking time bomb, slated to erupt. Until he appears from above. A vampire. A walking god with icy blue eyes. He claims to be our salvation, but I see him for who he really is—the devil in disguise. Jace I don't want to be king, but I'll become one if it means I can have her—the gorgeous ice queen I found waiting for me inside Lilith's labs. She feigns indifference, claiming I do nothing for her, but I see the embers stirring in her stunning hazel eyes. Only there's more to her than a pretty little face. She's neither vampire nor lycan. An immortal without a classification. A secret I must now contain in a world collapsing in chaos. Welcome to the new beginning. My name's King Jace. Allow me to be your guide...