"There is a thin wall between love and hate... Don't be scared to walk through it. Even the worst monster isn't evil by no reason..."

It was your mother's last words before her death. When you were only 9 years she was diagnosed with cancer. As a kid, you didn't understand these words, but you also never forgot them.

As you started to grow up, your father entered into a cooperation with Mr. Vantage, one of the most influential characters after your father. It also meant that a big part of your life was combined with Mr. Vantage's son, Vallerian. When you two were kids, no one really cared what relationship yoy had with each other. Although, once you were young adults, people, including your families, started to expect at least a proper relations between you. And as much as you were trying to cooperate at shared family dinners or public events, in private you hated him with your whole heart.

It all changed once year 1870 began. You both were adults now and though Vallerian continued to extremely piss you off, you started to see it as a simple teasing. Generally, you both didn't saw any more reasons to destroy each other's lives.

You just returned from a long trip based on your father's business, As a way of greetings, Vantage family invited you to a welcoming dinner at their huge mansion. After the boring formalities, everyone relaxed. You, as a way to rest after the big amount of food, decided to look around the mansion, since you noticed it got renovated. Walking through the huge hallway, you noticed Vallerian standing by a big window. He seemed to notice your presence, because his face got covered by a teasing smirk before making his way towards you.

"Your daddy still hasn't taught you that sneaking is not polite?" He threw, his deep green eyes piercing you in and out.