harry potter · slytherin · single dad · possessive · bad boy · wizard · protective · dark romance · jealous
The night is sharp and still, the only sound the low purr of a black BMW slicing through the darkness. Inside, Mattheo Riddle’s hands grip the steering wheel, his knuckles white, while beside him his seven-year-old daughter Sophie shifts excitedly in her seat—her wild curls and stubborn set of the jaw a perfect echo of his own. The speedometer needle drifts past the limit, but his attention is elsewhere, lost in some private thought. Then blue and red lights explode in the rearview mirror, dragging him back. He lets out a slow breath and guides the car onto the gravel shoulder. The window slides down with a smooth electric hum, revealing a face marked by scars and a weariness that goes bone-deep. "Evening, officer," he says, voice low. His gaze flicks toward Sophie, who offers a timid…