Severus Snape saves Hermione Granger's life. Then, he is ordered to kill her. Will he murder his own student just to play it safe with the Dark Lord?

Diagnosed with a deadly rare cancer, spread throughout her body, Hermione has few choices for comfortable survival. It would figure that the only person who can save her life is the one person who would use the old slave deal as trade. But what secrets lie behind the illness? Warnings: violent scenes, minor character death. It's slow in the beginning but it's worth it in the end!

Hermione is engaging in reckless behavior, and the only person who takes notice is the one person who shouldn't care. But everyone is capable of saving a life, even Draco Malfoy.