Pureblood (Lucius Malfoy) *COMPLETED*

CHAPTER 57 - AN UNLIKELY ALLIANCE

We all stay frozen in the room, my eyes locked with Narcissa's. I couldn't believe it - Narcissa. The woman who was still married to the love of my life. The woman who had probably just realised that I'd been impregnated by her husband. The woman who welcomed a then innocent young girl into her home, unaware of the events that would follow.

"I think we'll give you two some privacy," Dee's voice brings me back to reality, making me blink in shock. "Mia."

Mia immediately responds to the soft sound of her voice, getting up from my lap and giving me a tight hug. She was still half asleep, so she doesn't question anything. I wrap my arms around her, Narcissa's eyes never leaving mine. And it's not long until we are left alone.

She stares at me for a long time, her eyes roaming my bump for a moment. Awkward silence fills the air until finally, she speaks. "She's gorgeous."

She's talking about Mia?

"May I?" She gestures to the armchair opposite me. I'm barely able to nod but somehow I manage to do so.

She sits in her elegant position, with one leg over the other. Her lips are a perfect shade of red, and even her scent smells rich.

I am nothing compared to this woman... what on earth does he see in me?

"Your love."

I blink, gaping at the woman before me. "Sorry?"

"That's what he sees," she says calmly. "Your love for him."

I stay speechless, utterly confused.

If she was trying to intimidate me, she was doing an awfully good job of it.

"Oh goodness, am I really that frightening?"

I bite my lip, remembering she can read minds.

"I didn't mean-"

"That's quite alright, dear. I know what you mean."

I laugh awkwardly, looking down at my hands in my lap. "Yeah..."

"You're nervous. I can tell."

I look up, and for the first time I look into her eyes without hesitation. "Narcissa," my voice comes out in a croak, my fear slowly starting to show. As I stare at her perfect face, my words don't seem to form and that's when I realise - there was nothing I could say that would explain mine and Lucius's actions.

In other words, we were well and truly fucked.

After a few seconds, I speak.

"I am so-"

"Don't apologise," she interrupts, holding up her hand as if to shush me. "There's really no need."

I gape at her, "But- what we did..." My voice lowers until it's nothing but a whisper.

"...was wrong."

"You fell in love, dear. Why is that such a crime?" I feel my mind cloud over with confusion. Why was she being so nice to me?

She sighs, and I sit silently till she speaks. "Me and Lucius, we were never in love. We were friends since childhood who were forced into an unwanted marriage. Our love was simply... an act." I blink, intrigued by her words. Lucius told me the story of how their marriage was forced, but I still always thought Narcissa did love him, even if he didn't feel it back.

"We both agreed to stay separate yet married a long time ago. The marriage was simply an act of commitment for the public and our families, not us."