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"I've only ever given my heart to one person. I wasn't stupid enough to give it away twice."
The Wizarding World knows Draco Malfoy as the cold, arrogant heir to a dark legacy. He is a boy of silver and stone, appearing to care for nothing but his status and his circle of elite Slytherins. But beneath the mask of indifference lies a secret he's kept since he was six years old-a secret named Isabelle Thorne.
The Malfoys and the Thornes have been inseparable for generations, and Draco and Isabelle have grown up in the same shadowed ballrooms and silent libraries. To their friends-the chaotic Enzo, the terrifying Mattheo Riddle, and the sharp-tongued Pansy and Daphne-Draco and Isabelle are just lifelong companions. But Blaise Zabini knows better. He sees the way Draco's eyes linger a second too long. He notices how Draco only uses her serious nickname, "Iz," when the world gets too loud.
As Fourth Year begins, the Triwizard Tournament brings new temptations and rivals to Hogwarts. For the first time, Draco faces the reality that Isabelle might not always be just "there." When other boys start to notice the girl Draco has spent a lifetime protecting, his carefully built walls begin to crumble.
From the glamour of the Yule Ball to the dark reality of the Fifth Year and the rise of Voldemort, Draco must navigate a world that wants him to be a villain, while holding onto the only girl who makes him want to be anything else.