The Chase Begins (MR x oc)

My My father gave the order two nights before departure.
"Control Draco, if he fails, you also fail.
Secure the girl and earn her trust.
Once you both complete your task, you'll regularly graduate under the school's new management, you'll marry her, and our families will unite. You, better than anyone else, must know that the Malfoy's have been my most loyal servants. This union will bring us under one house and grant us all more power and respect from the other houses."

That was it, a command. Cold, final, and delivered with a face that said "do not disappoint me or else...".
I hadn't asked questions when the Dark Lord handed me the sealed betrothal contract, I knew better than to protest by now. Years of crucio and harsh punishments had taught me to never question his word.
But I haven't been able to help wondering... How cruel could her parents be to sell off their own daughter for a lifetime at the service of Voldemort?
How stupid must she be to agree to bind herself to a Riddle, as if her name didn't already bring enough suffering? Unless, of course, she had no idea.

- Tasked by his father to keep Draco in line and ensure the assassination of Dumbledore, Mattheo hides a second, darker command: seduce and eventually marry Edith Malfoy, uniting two powerful bloodlines. But Edith has no interest in being claimed, especially not by someone like him, or so he thinks. -

( ❗️ mature content such as violence, blood, use of drugs, explicit language and sexual content)

enemies to lovers | arranged marriage | slow burn | dark academia vibes | social life at Hogwarts