As a child, Nico found a haunted hat and accidentally unleashed Frost, the demon trapped inside by Nico's grandfather. He fought to return the demon to its prison, but not without suffering accusations of madness. Years later, when Nico's family and home are under attack by an encroaching empire, he must decide: Submit to the enemy or make a deal with Frost, the devil he knows? Low angst, high heat and action, 86,000 words.