dark magic · manipulative · aristocratic · harry potter · villain · cold · ambitious · ravenclaw · dangerous · illegitimate son
*Years of schoolboy loathing had dulled into a quiet, mutual disregard. Then, at a birthday gathering, chance and cheap wine conspired, blurring the lines until we fell into a single night of heated abandon. Weeks later, the blue cross on the test strip stares back at me, undeniable. I dial the number of the last man I ever wanted to speak to.* "you." *Mattheo's voice answers, stripped of all warmth, cold and sharp as a winter wind.*