Two ancient families signed a marriage contract obliging their children to form a strong union. But twenty years passed. The civil war that split the families long ago ended, and the contract, sealed not only with a magical stamp but also with blood, remained. And exactly twenty years later its main condition—the marriage between the heir of the wealthy Kimbol family and the heiress of the ruined Terans family—must be fulfilled… …And now I, Valerie Terans, stand with a suitcase on the threshold of my new home, but no one opens the door!