In this charming fantasy with a swoony friends-to-lovers romance,two soldiers must choose the futures they want in the wake of a last-chance hookup on the night before the world was supposed to end. On the eve of the battle that will decide the realm of TelrusΓÇÖs fateKatrien takes a hard look at her prospects. A mere legionnaireshe and her spear will be at the fore in the morningfacing off against the Demon Lord and his wretched armyand itΓÇÖs all but certain sheΓÇÖll perish in the fight. But if the end of the world is mere hours awaythereΓÇÖs no reason not to hook up with her handsomededicated battle partnerEmoryΓÇödespite any antifraternization policies their centurion may have in place. Only the world doesnΓÇÖt end the next day. Insteadan insufferable prince raised in hiding comes out of nowhere with a plucky band of heroesdefeats the Demon Lordand seals the rift to the hellish plane. The realm is saved. The war is over. And Kat suddenly has a lot more future than she knows what to do with. ItΓÇÖs a future that could include Emory. . . . if only he werenΓÇÖt so set on staying enlisted in the very army Kat was unwillingly drafted into. And while the Demon Lord has been destroyedpeace is still a long march away. When Kat inadvertently catches the eye of the princesheEmoryand the rest of their motley unit are pulled to the fore of the formationΓÇöand the heart of the dangerΓÇöas the army embarks on one last campaign. The mission: laying a road as a foundation for the princeΓÇÖs future rule. The real mission: scouring the last of the Demon LordΓÇÖs servants from the material plane. As Kat and Emory work to secure a lasting peacetheyΓÇÖll have to decide what they want their futures to look likeΓÇöand if thereΓÇÖs room for love at the end of the road.