Lies and snakes

Chapter 27

Hadrian was seated in his seat. His gaze was fixated on the new professor, who was undeniably identified as The Death

"What happened to You barely touched your food..?" Hermione inquired.

"Nothing.... I don't have an appetite" Hadrian mumbled. He gazed at Death, who had a pleased smirk on his face.

'Raven...' Hadrian hears Draco's voice in his head. He averted his gaze towards the other person.

'What on earth is he doing here...love?' Draco inquired.

'Only he can answer that question...keep a watch on everyone while I talk to him,' Hadrian responded.

'Keep the link open,' Draco stated almost commandingly. And Hadrian smiled, knowing his mate's protective nature.

"I'll be back," Hadrian told his pals, standing up without waiting for an answer, which confused Hermione and others. He made his way to where the headmistress and other professors sat.

"Good morning, Headmistress," he said to McGonagall, who smiled at him.

"Prince...Good morning to you as well...After breakfast, I was going to contact you and personally introduce you to the new professor."

"It's ok Headmistress...i believe we don't need an introduction as we're familiar with each other... right Professor" . Hadrian said with a smile on his face which was obviously fake.

"Indeed," Death said, chuckling.

"Wonderful," McGonagall exclaimed.

"So if you don't mind...can i have a word with him personally Headmistress?" Hadrian inquired.

"Of course," she responded.

"This way please.. professor." Hadrian spoke to Death, who stood up and walked with Hadrian.
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"What are you doing here..?" After they arrived in the meeting room, Hadrian inquired to the death.

"I'm here to teach....my prince" Hadrian sighed as Death smirked.

"Look...you brought back my life and helped me twice...I owe you...so, with all due respect, please tell me why you're here?...and is the incident from yesterday...it was you right...?"

Death gave him a glance and snapped his finger. Hadrian sensed that the link between him and Draco had been severed.

'He is definitely gonna hex me' Hadrian sighed thinking about his mate.

"I'm here for Draco."Death stated, which brought back Hadrian to consciousness.

"What....why do you need my mate?" Hadrian yelled.

"Calm down... I'm here to save him, not harm him," Death stated.
"And yes... yesterday's incident was done by me..." He added.

"Why...?" Hadrian asked in a serious tone.

"It was a distraction... there's something important...and I need your assistance."

Hadrian observed death with seriousness.

"Let me tell you, from the beginning, when I assisted you in time travel, I guessed who your mate would be...they'd undoubtedly try to save you. That's why I snatched your lifespan from the beginning...so I won't be punished for meddling with time and fate as well. But I never expected Draco to be your mate. I didn't realize it was him until he yanked his creature out."

"You talk like you knew my mate before hand" . Hadrian asked, masking his concern for his mate's safety.

"Yes and no..." Death sighed.

"Explain"

"Hadrian...I am death in this world, but there are other things like time, destiny, love, hate, and so on. Centuries ago...I tried to wind down and enjoy mortal existence like everyone else. And I encountered Draco in a lonely realm, and I sought to change his fate, which enraged fate itself. To make my point, I screwed with Draco's life.....I...i did something awful Hadrian...my sin was to divide two mates. Before you could even meet him in that world I sealed away your mate bond and bound his destiny with a lady..."

"What...!!!" Hadrian shouted in shock.

"I often saw fated mate's dies and kill for mate bond and i never believed in it....So when i met a female who liked him from her childhood i thought it was true love. I was a fool... I locked your mate link and enticed Draco to marry that girl, but I was mistaken about the depth of mate bond because the instant he realized the truth, he committed suicide and cursed his partner to death. And as a result, I lost half of my abilities. But what I didn't realize was that it changed his fate...his partner would die before him or he will die...that's his destiny. If you hadn't time traveled he must've married someone who'll die early...but now his life is linked to yours...if something happens to either of you both will die. so I need to go there and break the seal so you can claim your bond .

"If you knew all of this then why didn't you tell us sooner" .

"I assumed that now that he has marked you as his mate, his fate will alter. But I misjudged destiny's strength...when i realised it... following that day, I spent all of my time trying to find a solution.

"So how can I break the seal...?"

"It's something only you can find out...i only knew you're the one who broke the seal in the past but you died in the process...which is why Draco killed himself that day....I'll stay here and protect him from his destiny in the meantime...but I can't do that for long...3 days that's all we got" .

"All these happened because of you decided to play god right...?" Hadrian clenched his teeth.

"Look, I'm not proud of what I did...and believe me, I got my punishment and I still do... every day."

"I need to inform him..." Hadrian shook his head.

"You can't Hadrian..."

"I won't hide anything from him....I gave him my word" .

"I respect your bond Hadrian...but trust me if he knows he'll follow you...and I can't protect him" . Death has been declared. Hadrian bowed his head in defeat. He can't endanger his mate's life.

"If anything happens to him... I don't care you're death or devil I'll end you" .
Hadrian locked his gaze on the other.

"Noted," Death said with a small grin.