Before the journey to the Ash Clan, So’lek tells himself his vigilance is only discipline and his concern only duty. But as danger closes in and others draw too near, his instincts betray him—always moving toward Y/N, always choosing her safety first. In a world where attachment is taught as weakness, So’lek must confront feelings he cannot yet name, learning that some bonds are forged long before they are understood.
Y/N arrives in London with no grand expectations. Raised away from the ton’s constant scrutiny, she has been taught composure, observation, and restraint — skills that serve her far better than flirtation ever could. Her family is respectable but unremarkable, and she enters her first season expecting anonymity. What she does not expect is to be seen.
At Hogwarts, Draco Malfoy has a reputation for being sharp-tongued, cold, and cruel. He lives up to it with almost everyone—students, teachers, even his so-called friends.