He'd always been aware of her. Always seemed to watch her. Always wanted her. She never seemed to notice. So when he got the chance to claim her he did, but he hadn't been prepared for all that that would involve. With tensions rising on all sides, Draco is forced to make a choice, but it was a choice he'd never been prepared to make.

Octavia Zabini struggles to balance her pure-blood life with the prejudices surrounding her. But, with Draco Malfoy as her family's closest ally and her own worst enemy, nothing is ever easy.