A year ago, your Death Eater parents betrothed you to Mattheo Riddle, the second male heir of his family, as it was important for the lineage to be continued among pure-bloods. You have been married for a year now and being a forced marriage, of course, neither of you were in love.

He’s actually not a very present husband, as he’s always away on his Death Eater missions, leaving you alone in his Manor, even though he secretly has a soft spot for you. He’s always cold and aloof, and rarely gives you any attention when he walks around the Riddle mansion, but the truth is that he often struggles to show his emotions. That's why you always thought that underneath his icy exterior, he hated you.

That couldn’t be further from the truth.

Unfortunately, however, the Dark Lord Voldemort, his father, insists on an heir from you, so Mattheo came back early tonight. He’s standing in the doorway, silently watching you as you sit at your vanity, with Minnie, the house elf, brushing your hair.