"In a world where perfection is law, an ordinary girl's scent becomes a prince's ultimate addiction." The Cold Crown: Ana’s Lingering Scent opens by plunging the reader into the high-stakes, hyper-critical court of Oakhaven. Here, we meet Prince Leo, a man whose striking, ethereal handsomeness is matched only by his absolute kedinginan (coldness). He views beauty not as an emotion, but as a flawless standard—ruthlessly turning away noblewomen for the slightest perceived physical imperfections. Standing directly in his shadow is Lydia, his arrogant fiancée who prides herself on a forced political betrothal, blind to the fact that Leo’s heart remains entirely frozen. The true heart of the story begins when we transition to the countryside to meet Ana, a humble village girl working in the laundry department of the General's estate. Her world is simple, grounded, and entirely detached from royal vanity. The catalyst that shatters both of their lives occurs in a dark, forgotten palace corridor during the grand Anniversary Gala. Drugged by a treacherous official and desperate for air, a disoriented Leo collides blindly with Ana in the shadows. As he locks her in a desperate embrace to steady his spinning world, his drug-heightened senses are instantly enslaved. He doesn't smell the expensive, suffocating chemical perfumes of the court—he breathes in the raw, organic scent of Ana’s clean skin and traditional herbal powder. In a semi-conscious frenzy, he claims her neck with frantic kisses. Though a terrified Ana manages to wrench herself free and escape into the night, the trap has already sprung. The frozen prince is left entirely possessed by a lingering fragrance, sparking a ruthless, obsessive manhunt for a girl who has no idea she has just stolen the sanity of the kingdom's future king.