Finn remembers the cold, the betrayal, and his own death. Reborn at the academy on the day students pick their lifelong beast companions, the lowest-ranked tamer Finn should stand no chance. Yet he knows what awaits—and which choice might save his second life. The academy’s top student does something he never saw coming. Suddenly Finn is bonded to a coveted white fox, and his future diverges from his memories. Beneath warm smiles lurks a deadly secret. The lethal winter draws near.
