𝐣𝐮𝐬𝐭 𝐚𝐧𝐨𝐭𝐡𝐞𝐫 𝐬𝐥𝐲𝐭𝐡𝐞𝐫𝐢𝐧 // 𝐃.𝐌

CHAPTER 64-Nightmare

(Ophelia's POV)
Once the summer had started, we could all feel it. Me, Draco, Narcissa, even Bellatrix. A war was coming.

Meeting and after meeting, the Dark Lord has been getting impatient.

Narcissa was looking very distressed this afternoon. I wondered why until she beckoned us downstairs.

Lucius and Augustus escaped from Azkaban.

"What are you doing here?" I ask. My hands trembling, Draco quickly takes my hand as we approach them

"What do you think?" Augustus asks. Both he and Lucius looked disheveled and tired.

"You need to leave. Now" I say with gritted teeth

"I'm not going anywhere," he says as he caresses my cheek, quickly I slap it away

"Don't you dare lay another hand on her" Draco says standing in front of me

"Draco. That's no way to treat our guest" Lucius smiles

"He's no guest. He should get out. And so should you" Draco glares at the men. Quickly, I pull him upstairs again

"What the hell are we going to do?" Draco asks as he locks the door. I didn't respond, my back was facing him

"Phelia?" He comes closer. Quickly I hug him and I can't help but sob into his chest

"This is so fucked" I say between sobs

"Yeah, extremely fucked." Draco sighs

"We'll get through this. We always do" he adds

"How?" I ask, looking up

"To be honest, I dunno. But I just know we will. As long as I'm alive, you're safe" he smiles

"Promise?" I sniffle holding out my ring finger

"Promise" he grins slightly, linking his ring finger with mine

"We'll just do what we usually do. Stay in our rooms until meetings. Mum can bring us food like always" Draco explain

"Yeah, that's best" I sigh, running my hands through my hair

As a kid, I remember wanting to come back to the Manor and have another carefree summer with Draco. Now that I'm back on a regular basis, it's like I want to be anywhere but here.

I sit next to the window and look out to the garden. Draco sits across from me, my heart was still pounding but slowly it calmed down as I watch the trees sway back and forth. The sun shined a golden yellow as it slowly set.

He was right. As long as he's alive, I'll be safe. I know he would protect me even if it was the last thing he'd do. And I'd do the same for him. And I want to live the rest of my life with him.

"What if we moved to the Muggle world?" I suddenly look at him. The sun shining in his white hair, giving it a slight tint of yellow

"No parents, no expectations. Just you and me" I add

"I like that. We could figure out how to use a telly-hone. Whatever that is" Draco suggests

"And enough room for Blaise and Pansy. Because you know they're going to want to visit, a lot" I chuckle

"Maybe even enough room for a family of our own," he says

"Yeah" I smile

"That sounds perfect" he sighs

There was a rap at the door. Narcissa walks in.

"He's here," she says.

Slowly, Draco and I walk to the table where the meetings took place. This time our fathers were at the table. Still, Draco made me sit between him and Narcissa while he sat next to my father. Snape finally walked in after a couple of minutes.