Bound By Blood.

ch.88~Real.

"You can hate me all you want,

You could never speak to me again, and fight me every single time you see me. 

But, what you will not do, is tell me what I want,

and what is good for me."

Recovered translated correspondents between Death Eater Matthew Riddle, to order Member Alexandra Brooks, 2004.

The Riddle Manor, 2004.

Mattheo.

Before my eyes were even all the way open, I was pulling a shirt over my head and running down the stairs of the manor, trying to keep up with Theo and find out what the fuck actually happen. 

All he said was she had the Horcrux. 

He didn't which one, where or how. 

I stumbled down the final steps and skidded to a halt in the grand hallway, the entrance echoing with frantic voices. My heart raced, a cold dread settling in my chest as I caught sight of my father, his face a mask of fury and desperation.

"She has the diadem!" he thundered, voice rising. "If we don't retrieve it—"

The word crashed over me like a wave, pulling me under.

 The diadem.It was at—

"She's at Hogwarts," I blurted out, the realization crashing over me like a storm.

She's in our space. 

Knowing I would come. 

Knowing what would happen if she was the one to find it. 

She fucking knew.

Theo turned sharply, his eyes wide. "What do we do, then?"

"I'll take care of it," I said, my voice steady despite the chaos in my head.

I had to get to her first. 

Blaise and Draco arrived moments later, their expressions straddling concern and eagerness. Enzo, however, was already grinning with anticipation, itching for a fight.

What I would give for this all to be a nightmare.

Enzo clapped me on the shoulder. "Let's go show her what happens—"

I will rip his head off his shoulders before he even has a second in the same room as her ever again. 

I abruptly swiveled to face him, anger surging through me. "No! You're not going anywhere near that castle."

"Are you kidding me? She has the diadem! We need everyone!" Enzo's voice rose, full of defiance.

"Fuck no!" I shouted, my tone harsh and unyielding.

An electric silence followed my words, the weight of my conviction hanging palpably in the air. 

Enzo's expression faltered, but only for a second. The fire within him burned bright.

"Theo, I'm going to hurt him." I mumbled, cutting him off.

As Theo placed a hand on Enzo's chest, the tension thickened. "Stay fucking put would you?"

Before Enzo could retaliate, I turned and sprinted toward the front hall, adrenaline coursing through me. 

My heart thudded against my ribs, fear and anger intertwining.