She's everything I can't have. But it only makes me want her more...
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A forbidden romance of the king of the Slytherin house Draco Malfoy and the golden girl of Gryffindor. The odds are against them, but in the end, their love for each other is a...
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Between classes, studying, assignments, late nights with Draco and secret Dumbledore's Army meet-ups, I sleep well into noon on Saturday. I'm shocked when I see the time. The bed quarters are deserted. My sheets are tangled on the floor and my hair is sticking to my skin. I groan, rubbing my eyes and stretching.
I'm refreshed and back in my room for only a minute, when I hear a light knock.
"Come in," I say.
"Hey, little Fox."
I spin on my heel. Draco stands in my doorway, looking extremely handsome dressed in an emerald green sweater and dark-wash jeans. Typical Slytherin attire. His hair is natural and messy today–my favourite look.
"Draco!" I exclaim, my eyes frantically spinning around the room. "You can't be here! How did you get in?"
"Walked through the front door."
"Oh my God!" I'm mortified. I have no idea how he simply 'walked through the front door', let alone got in unseen.
"It was left open," he continues. "Everyone is at the quidditch try-outs for next year."
"Oh," I mumble. "I forgot that was on today."
"Yeah. So. Coast is clear."
Nerves bubble inside me, and I glance at the door again. "This is the most dangerous place for you to be right now."
Draco grins as if accepting a dare. "Dangerous is my middle name."
I let out a laugh.
He moves toward me and I eagerly stretch my arms out. I wrap them around his neck. He kisses me and I sigh into it.
"I have something for you." He steps back and withdraws a velvet box from his pocket. My jaw drops.
"For me?" My lips part. "What for?"
"Well. I have a question." He leans in, kissing my nose. "It's one I've asked before."
I peer up at him, heart thundering.
"Aisling, will you be my girlfriend?"
Butterflies explode in my stomach. Although he has asked to date before, he's never said it like that. Suddenly, I don't care about anyone else. Draco is everything. Our surroundings melt away as I stare into those icy grey eyes.
"Yes, Draco. I will."
He kisses me again and swoops me off my feet. I throw my head back in laughter as we fall onto the bed. He pushes the box to me.
"Open it!"
I prop myself onto my elbows and slowly open the lid. A gasp catches in my throat as I stare down at it. It's a stunning gold necklace with a serpent pendant. Two emerald stones act as the eyes of the snake.
