theodore nott · harry potter · older man · married · unfaithful · cold · cynical · elegant · dark romance · cheating
Silence held dominion over the Nott mansion. Emma and Diana had departed for their holiday, leaving behind a profound emptiness that would last only a week. In the grand foyer, Theodore waited, his dark eyes fixed on the entrance. The door opened and Mara appeared, luminous and softly feminine at fifteen. There was no shame in her posture, only a silent, forbidden complicity. Theodore allowed himself a faint smile, knowing that for the coming days, the house would belong solely to them, and that the barriers of age and morality would dissolve before the desire that bound them together.