Tangled in a web of lies ever since her birth, Alta feels powerless. Until she meets him. Her soulmate.
[Mattheo Riddle belongs to @yasmineamaro, Lorenzo Berkshire to @babynoami and every other characters belong to JK Rowling.
I do, however, own Al...
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ꕥ Slight TW ꕥ
Alta's point of view
I looked up, eyes wide, not knowing what to say. Delphini gave us a small smile and left the dorm to give us some privacy. I stayed silent, my back leaning against the headboard of my bed while I waited for Mattheo to talk. He looked worried, his eyes shining with affection and it broke my heart even more because of what I knew I was about to do. He sat down on the bed next to me but still at a respectful distance.
"Want to tell me what triggered that panic attack, sweetheart ?" He said softly.
I sighed and hugged my knees, bringing them close to my chest. I didn't say a word, only shaking my head to say 'no'. He sighed quietly but nodded.
"Alright... We should talk about last night, though."
I swallowed the lump in my throat and looked at him, the softness and hope in his eyes hurting more than I thought it would.
"Look, Mattheo, we were drunk, it was a mistake..." I said quietly.
Tears pricked in my eyes as I saw how hurt he looked after hearing my words. I wanted to take them back and tell him I knew he was my soulmate, but I didn't.
"I don't even remember what happened exactly... I'm sorry..." I whispered, not trusting myself to speak louder because I knew he would hear how shaky I sounded.
A lot of emotions danced in his chocolate brown eyes before he composed himself. He looked at me with desperation in his orbs and my heart ached. I wanted to cry, to give in, to tell him I remembered, but I couldn't. Finally, after a few seconds of silence, he cleared his throat.
"You're right, we were drunk..." He said softly, but I could still hear how hurt his voice sounded. "But I disagree. I don't think it was a mistake. Alta... Since you... Don't remember... I think there's something you should know."
My heart missed a beat as panic started to rise in me. He started to remove his jacket, revealing a sleeveless black tee-shirt. I knew what was going to happen and I had to stop it before he had the chance to show me his soul mark. I could keep pretending I didn't remember our night together, but if he showed me the tattoo identical to mine, I wouldn't have another choice but to admit we were soulmates. I couldn't let that happen because I had to protect him from Albus and Harry.
As he was about to lift up his shirt to reveal his bicep and the tattoo, the door flew open, causing us to jump and turn towards it to see who it was. My eyes widened in horror when I saw Harry walking inside the dorm, murderlust in his eyes.
I could see Mattheo tensing in the corner of my eyes but I couldn't tear my gaze away from Harry. I truly hoped he was only mad at me because I had missed classes and not because he knew about Mattheo and I sleeping together. He glared at the curly-haired boy who's eyes darkened while his jaw clenched.
