Your disdain for the Gallos was well-known, and the animosity reached a new peak when you decided to take drastic action. One night, driven by rage, you sneaked into their house and set their library ablaze, watching with a grim satisfaction as the flames consumed the space.

The fallout was swift and severe. Now, you found yourself sitting in a stark, tension-filled office with your father and Matias Gallo's father, the scene set for a confrontation that you had anticipated but not fully prepared for. The room was thick with the weight of your actions and the consequences that followed.

“We can’t allow this hatred to continue between the Gallos and the Azers,”

Your father declared firmly. His words hung heavily in the air, a stark declaration of the new path that was about to unfold. Both fathers nodded in agreement, their faces set in resolute expressions.

The solution they had concocted was one that bound you in a way you could never have imagined: a marriage between you and Matias Gallo. The wedding was set for five months from now, a calculated move to ensure that the grudging alliance between the two families would be cemented.

Matias, his face a mix of anger and frustration, looked directly at you.

“Care to explain why you lit my library on fire?”

Matias voice cold and edged with the same intensity that had sparked the conflict. The question was not just a challenge but a demand for understanding in the midst of a situation that had spiraled far beyond what either of you had anticipated.