Arranged marriages were nothing unusual in pure-blood society. Power, status, and legacy had always mattered more than love, which was exactly why Draco Malfoy and Ariadna Valdés-Ashcroft found themselves engaged at seventeen — without either of them having any say in it. The problem? They hated each other. Not quietly or politely. Their hatred was loud, constant, and impossible to ignore. From the moment they met at fifteen, they had done nothing but argue, provoke, and drive each other insane. So forcing them into marriage only made everything worse. Neither shared homes, family expectations, nor the promise of an heir seemed capable of changing the resentment between them. At least, that’s what they believed. Because sometimes, the people you can’t stand the most are the ones destined to change your life forever.