Chapter 17
" Pure . "
" Something he will never be . "
Tom spinned harry in his arms as the white fabric on his now-husband turned a light grey, most likely a special custom design of Tom ' s .
To show his husband was not as white as he seemed.
Lestrange stood in the shadows , his arm around his own lover as they danced in a place no one shall find them , a place to be just them .
"The most powerful couple in england?"
His beauty laughed, and God it was such a heavenly sound his ears ever had the pleasure to hear, "In the world."
He hummed, "But you're the most beautiful bride."
"I am not a bride."
"Not yet, I will make you my bride. Or I shall watch you with another, I will not make anyone but you my bride. I vow it. " He spun his girl around, a smile on her lips and a grin on his own.
"Don't say such things , I shall by your bride."
Mine, forever and more.
"Do you think he loves harry?"
"More then fate."
Louis sat as he watched the lord that would rule his world, smile and laugh so genuine with the man he loves spinning in his arms.
And everything seemed so so happy.
His sister dancing with her lover, where she thought nobody could see, and nobody could, but Louis wasn't just nobody.
He felt a hand touch his shoulder and another cover his eyes and he smiled, at the oh so familar scenario playing out again,
" Nott . "
" Rosie . "
And he would let it.
Walburga did not dance with Orion because she had started to fall inlove with the man she should, no.
She danced with him, as a brother, as family, as the boy she had pratically raised when his incompetent family could not, the boy that had allowed her to cry into his arms about another when he loved her, in a way she never could,
She danced with the boy, that could no longer be just that; a boy.
Her boy.
But never, would she be his.
She'd made sure of it.
" I'm sorry , " Orion had mumbled at the end of the dance , as he spun her , one last time .
" What for ? " She had asked , but she knew .
" For loving you . " And she had nodded ,
" It's okay . "
It's not okay .
It will not be okay .
But right now ,
As they smiled into the stars , their fate didn't seem so bad .
It mattered ,
But not right now ,
With their lord finding his fated ,
With harry winning and owning the lord's heart ,
With Orion smiling at her so warmly ,
Fate could wait .
Just for Tonight .
Abraxas sat at the edge of it all , reading the letter , that harry had meant to read , but had decided it was not worth it , in the end .
' H A R R Y ?
Please read this, don't let T O M read it , please , please .
I do n ' t know if you love him , but he will make sure you do .
Please harry , c o m e
h o m e . '
He closed the letter , and ripped it to shreds as it dropped to the water beneath him .
Whatever his l o r d had done , did not matter .
Harry was his ,
Tom had him .
No matter the price .