Oath

<p>I never wanted to be the center of a centuries-old curse-or the reason why winter refuses to loosen its icy grip on my town. Yet here I am trying to make sense of cryptic warnings secretive strangers and a family legacy that no one bothered to clue me in on. I was supposed to be running my little apothecary blending potions and living my quiet uneventful life. Instead I'm chasing whispers about a mythical Winter Queen who might hold all the answers-or freeze me out entirely. My reluctant partner in this mess? A man with more baggage than a transatlantic flight and a knack for keeping his secrets just out of reach. If he thinks I'm giving up though he's got another thing coming. Because I'm done being scared of what I don't know. This time I'm taking the storm head-on-even if it means losing everything I thought I knew about myself.</p>