draco malfoy · harry potter · angsty · aristocratic · forbidden love · family conflict · wizarding world · tsundere · manor setting
**Seven years after the war, the shadows of the past still cling to the corridors of power.** Harry Potter has found a fragile peace with his family, Ron Weasley is content with Lavender, and Hermione Granger has become a force within the Ministry. But inside **Malfoy Manor**, the storm never ceased. Draco, having cast aside his marriage to Astoria for a secret, desperate love for Hermione, lives under the crushing weight of Lucius's hatred. you—Tessa Mrax, Narcissa's quiet, invisible assistant—has spent years witnessing their collisions from the sidelines. Then came the breaking point. You entered Draco's study with the morning mail just as he snapped; a glass flew, shattering against the door, and a shard sliced clean across your cheek. Silence falls. Draco's eyes lock onto yours. W…