"My ruling is not put Severus on blood restriction and…"

Nadia interjected, "You're going to let him off Father; this is unacceptable." Nadia made it halfway to the door but was stopped by her father.

"You stop right there Nadia." Severus recognized the exclamation as Russian. "As I was saying is Severus will be put on blood restriction. And as difficult as it is for me to give you up to a man, Nadia, you must marry Severus."

Both jumped up at this. "What?! Christoph you can do that?"

Christoph was calm and answered the questions calmly. "I can. The coven's laws prohibit me from killing you but I must do as I see fit."

"And marriage, father, is that in the coven law?"

Christoph smirked and handed over the ancient scrolls, "Read for yourself." They both peered at the scrolls, not able to read.

"Your Excellency…"

"Please call me Christoph."

"Christoph, as delightful as your daughter is; she will kill me." Nadia turned from her father to Severus quickly, her tepid amber eyes darkening.

"Excuse me Severus but I don't bite innocent" Severus scoffed at innocent "I don't bite coven members."

"ENOUGH!" Christoph waved his arms and both shut their mouths rather quickly. "You will be wed tomorrow; you leave for your honeymoon." Christoph walked to the door and turned back with a smirk on his face. "And I expect grandchildren. As in plural. If not, you both will be thrown out of the coven and I will disown you, Nadia. Good day."

Severus stood at the mirror, arranging his robes. It's not that I care what she thinks; she hates me anyway. I have to spend the rest of life with her.

Lucius popped in trying to containing his glee. "I told you she didn't hate you." Severus turned away from the mirror and looked at Lucius with a look of pure venom. "She's marrying you Severus."

"One, are you implying that I would never get married otherwise, two, are you actually assuming that she chose to marry me? Her father, Christoph, insisted that she should. I believe that if she had her way, she would have killed me."

Lucius looked a little downtrodden, but quickly recovered his signature cool. "Severus just because you never received the pleasure of a woman doesn't mean you need to be nervous; tube a can go into openings a, b or c or oral-"

"Are you implying that I, Severus Michaus Snape, have never had the pleasure of a woman before?" Severus looked like he wanted to kill his best man.

"That's not important anymore. We need to get the hall; you only a have a minute and three seconds until you get married."

Severus stood at the beginning of the hall, waiting for the ceremony to begin and the freedom of his life to end. Severus kept staring off into space until Lucius nudged him.

Nadia looked gorgeous.

The dress she was walking, or floating in was white with an overlay of black lace with a bow at the top of her bosom and at her waist. Her long, raven hair had been piled on top of her head.

She never looked more gorgeous.

"Welcome." Christoph became secondary in Severus' mind; the only thought he had was Nadia.

"Do you SeverusMichaus Snape take Nadia Ivy Anastasia Nicolavena, to be your wife, through all of eternity, through the darkness and the light?

"Yes."

"Do you, Nadia Ivy Anastastia Nicolavena, take Severus Michaus Snape to be your husband through all of eternity through the darkness and the light."

There was a pause. Nadia looked at her father with a look 'Are you serious?'

But something made her answer, "Yes."

"Lucius the knife and rings please." Lucius obligied to Christoph's request. Both cut their fingers.

"Now suck the blood." Both of them looked at Christoph crazy, but did as he instructed. "Then place the ring on your fingers."

"I now give you Lord and Lady Snape."

After saying 'I do', they both were left with taste in their mouths of bittersweet chocolate.

The ball afterwards was dreary for Severus, but he liked to watch her twirl around the dance floor with her father and an assortment of admirers. They way she glided under black lace and ribbon; looking on it, Severus thought, I could have done worse: she's gorgeous, semi-intelligent, and wants the same thing I do: out of this marriage."

"Severus, Severus, we have to go. The ball is over; the suite is waiting for us."

Severus gathered himself together and took Nadia's arm.

Walking into the suite, Severus was impressed with décor; it actually suited his states. Deep red and raven, continuing with the tour, he looked at a room with silver, black, and green.

"Whose room is this?"

"It's ours; I asked Lucius what your favorites are. Go to the door on the right; your lab is down those stairs. Mine is to the left of yours."

"Are the-"

"All the labs are equipped with all potions equipment…"

"What about-"

"It included belladonna root and werewolf's tooth in grinded form and liquid. The solid formwill be here on Thursday."

"Thank you, Nadia."

"Severus we have some talking to do."

Severus joined her in the sitting room taking the seat across from her

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