Simone Laurent and Blaise Zabini come from the same world of pure blood families, high expectations, and old money - they've known each other since they were children. They understand each other. So when they are partnered together on a school project, their assignment becomes much more. A childhood acquaintance blossoms into a passionate romance, a constant push and pull they could never get quite right. Then it snapped. Four years later, Simone returns to the life she ran away from. And who better than to welcome her back than Blaise Zabini? When family pressures push them into dating again, fake dating, that is, they think they've found the solution to their problem. Told in dual perspectives through the present and flashbacks, will Simone and Blaise get a second chance or will old habits die hard? ________ All Harry Potter characters belong to JKR. Simone, her family, Kiara Shacklebolt, and Genevieve Ollivander are my original characters. I do not support or agree with JKR's political views or opinions.

During the height of the Second Wizarding War, an Unbreakable Vow was made between two families - a promise of protection and a secured lineage. Four years later, Tiberius Nott has come to collect on his end of the bargain: an arranged marriage with his son, Theodore, and the eldest Ollivander daughter, Genevieve. When the two first meet, it's like fire and ice. But there's something there. A quiet force that pulls them toward each other, something neither of them can explain. As feelings bloom, can Theo and Genevieve make this arrangement mean something more? Or will pride stand in their way? ------- All Harry Potter characters belong to JKR. Genevieve and her family are my original characters. I do not support or agree with JKR's political views or opinions.