They were raised to hate each other—Theseus, the perfect Hufflepuff heir, and Makoa, the icy Slytherin princess from the rival Vale line. Childhood distance becomes sharp tension when she returns to Hogwarts, and his self-control unravels fast. With a family feud tightening around them and a winter gala forcing them into the same orbit, the one rule they both grew up with—stay away—becomes impossible to follow.