Death Game: Don't Tell Her He's the King

Broke student bonds with secret Shadow King during deadly 2048 game.

Elena enters a lethal 2048 competition to fund her mother's medical care. After a wealthy opponent steals her high-tier contract orb, she is forced to partner with Lucian, an apparent F-rank ghost. Unknown to the game's administrators and monsters now hunting her, Lucian is actually the sovereign of the Shadow Realm. His growing attachment to Elena threatens to upend the competition's very foundation.

• fantasy
• action
• romance
• supernatural

1. Setting is year 2048
2. Elena needs money for mother
3. Lucian hides true royal identity

Audiences who like hidden royalty tropes inside futuristic survival contests.