Marked - Draco Malfoy

No one ever really questions Evangeline Beaumont-though most people simply call her Evie.
She's always been exactly what she's meant to be: composed, observant, and effortlessly fitting into the world she was born into. In Slytherin, that matters. Reputation matters. Control matters. And as part of one of the most well-known and wealthy families in the wizarding world, Evie has always known how to maintain both.
With her brother Sebastian never far from her side, she's used to being watched, protected, and understood without having to explain herself.
Somewhere between classes, late nights in the common room, and weekends that blur a little too easily, she's found her place among Slytherin's most complicated circle-Gigi, Blaise, Mattheo... and Draco Malfoy.
They laugh, they argue, and push each other further than they should, and somehow it always settles back into something that almost feels stable.
Almost.
Because things start to shift.
Not loudly. Not all at once. But in smaller moments-glances that last too long, words that mean more than they should, and tension that never fully disappears.
Draco Malfoy doesn't ask questions he doesn't need answers to.
He doesn't get involved.
And he definitely doesn't care more than he should.
But there's something about Evie-something he can't quite understand, and can't seem to leave alone.
And Evie isn't sure what's worse.
The fact that he's starting to notice her.
Or the fact that she's starting to notice him too.