At the Ministry, you and Draco Malfoy have built a reputation on control—rivals in position, equal in skill, and careful to keep whatever exists between you strictly contained. It works, until a mission goes wrong and leaves you injured in a way neither of you can ignore. After that, the distance you both relied on stops holding, and the line between rivalry and something far more dangerous begins to blur—especially when Draco decides he’s no longer willing to stay out of your way.