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She wanted him to love her. She wanted him to be as loyal to her as him, but he didn't love her and he'd kill her just like he'd kill any other death eater.

She pretended that it didn't sting, she pretended that it wasn't driving her insane because the alternative was facing up to the fact she loved a man who would kill her if she really screwed up.

She pretended that she wasn't broken by his rejection and that she was just as strong without him as she was with him.