Lucius had been slowly feeding doubts in Voldemort's mind about Harry, that the boy had changed, and it was all because of her. He off-handedly reminded the Dark Lord that he, Lucius hadn't changed at all while he was with the girl, that the boy was weak. Every day Lucius did this, causing Voldemort to watch Harry even closer. But Harry did not show major signs of change, until one day he looked into Harry's eyes...there was doubt, there was defiance at orders, just a glimmer of it.
When Lucius was informed that perhaps he was right, Lucius grinned. Finally, the little whelp was going to get what he deserved, but he didn't expect it in the manner in which it was given:
Harry had been called to see Voldemort, but Draco wondered why Harry was asked to come alone. Draco's senses were at alarm, he followed Harry, there was something going on and he had to find out what. He had become a master at eaves dropping and listened as Voldemort put Harry under some kind of trance and ask something that Draco had dreaded all this time...that he KILL AZADEH.
The girl was too much of a threat, and no matter how valuable she was, Voldemort had found out certain pieces of information; one, that she had caused change in Harry, two, she had been looking up records of previous friends of his, and three, she was causing those around her to possibly question Voldemort's authority. So, she was to be erased, plain and simple. Harry was to take her on a romantic ride on his broom, high in the air so she wouldn't suspect anything, then drop her, removing his ownership as he did so, so when he snapped out of it, he couldn't find her. Voldemort didn't want him to have that attachment.
Once Harry was out of Voldemort's home, Harry couldn't remember the topic of conversation, and Draco wasn't sure what to do, except to be there when it happened, to rescue her. But even he wasn't strong enough to beat Harry, so, he would have to handle it in a different manner. Draco debated telling his father, but knowing how Lucius loved to rub things in Harry's face, Azadeh's existance would sooner or later be found out and he couldn't risk that. He would follow Harry and Azadeh and literally be there when she fell.
Azadeh was asleep but was woken up by Harry, she smiled at him, "you're late." He smiled back and picked her up off the bed. "Where are we going?"
"We're going for a romantic moonlit ride, what do you say to that?"
She cuddled him, he knew tomorrow was her birthday and was romancing her already. They got onto his broom, Azadeh didn't know how to ride a broom and was a little nervous, but rode side saddle and hung onto his robes. They rode high in the air, Harry covering her with his robes to keep her warm, finally they stopped, hovering high against the moon. Azadeh looked up at him and kissed him, he kissed her back...but then, something changed.
Her senses went off, something was wrong, very, very wrong...and she stopped and looked into Harry's eyes. They were blank, "Harry?" Harry grabbed her, took her hand with the bracelet on it and the light went dull..., "what's going on?" Azadeh placed her hand on his face and tears started come down his cheeks, it hit her; Harry was under a spell...his eyes blank, but crying, like inside he was trying to fight what was going on.
In Harry's mind he saw what he was doing and screaming at himself, 'what are you doing! STOP IT! DON'T HURT HER, DON'T! STOP IT!' But his body wasn't listening.
Harry was starting to push her off the broom, "HARRY! PLEASE DON'T...I LOVE YOU! PLEASE! STOP!" Azadeh was hanging on for dear life, she was crying and pleading with him but he was to strong for her and she fell, but then he grabbed her hand...one last try to save her, he was fighting it. "HARRY, PLEASE FIGHT IT! I love you...please...I love you so much," she whispered softly, looking into his eyes.
Harry was fighting it, he was trying to save her, 'STOP THIS! SAVE HER! I LOVE YOU, PLEASE AZADEH, I LOVE YOU!' He was screaming in his head, trying to control what he was doing...but it didn't work.
Azadeh hung there for a moment, trying to get a hold of the broom to pull herself up, but the wind at this height made it hard, she was blowing with it. Instead she hung on to Harry hand as tight as she could, grappling, crying, unsure of what was to happen. He finally let go.
She didn't even scream, she couldn't...her heart had broken as she watched him take off on his broom...leaving her to die. Tears flew off her face as the speed she was going, but she didn't blame him and remembered what she told him, "no...I don't...I don't hate you...you could strangle me with your bare hands and I could do nothing but love you."
Azadeh closed her eyes and waited for death, it would be better than feeling this pain anyway. 'So this is how I will die, bittersweet...by the hands of the man I love.' she thought as she heard the sound of the wind rushing past her ears. Getting closer and closer to the ground, she could feel the wind shift and then, someone caught her, but the excitement of the fall caused her to faint before she could get a good look at who it was..., 'Harry,' was her last thought.
Draco followed them and saw everything, he was so angry at Harry for being so stupid and careless...but he knew that his father had something to do with this too...and wondered if he would find out that his little plan backfired on him. They BOTH were responsible for this. Draco watched her fall until she was very close to the ground, wanting to make sure that Harry was out of site, that spell would not stop until the job was finished, no doubt Voldemort's way of completely destroying him...so that he would never love again.
When he caught her, she fainted, no doubt from distress and everything she had been through. But he also knew that Voldemort wanted to confirm her death and would send Nagini to check, once confrimed, the spell would be broken. But Draco was ready. He had killed a deer and gave it polyjuice potion with some of Azadeh's hair that he managed to get...just in case. He made it a little bit stronger, making it last for eight hours instead of just one, which would be dangerous for most humans, but he deer was already dead so it wouldn't matter.
He fed the deer and it instantly turned to a cold, dead, Azadeh, which disturbed Draco greatly, but he felt relief when the warm, and very alive one was next to him. He took off Azadeh's bracelet and wedding ring, which was no easy task, but Draco waved his wand to get the band to finally fall off. He placed it on the mock Azadeh's hand along with the bracelet and took off, hopefully everything would go as planned and her death would confirmed, Harry would be released from the spell...but would it still be safe? Draco cared for Azadeh and wanted to keep her, there was no lying about it...in his heart, he hoped Harry never recovered from the spell so that he had a reason to keep her. Still there were ways to test it, to see if he would try and kill her again.
Draco carried Azadeh and took off on his broom, back to his home where he would take care of her.
Azadeh woke up suddenly, where was she? Had Harry saved her after all...no, this wasn't his house, and she didn't recognize the room. There was a clock and it said 1 a.m. Azadeh pushed the covers off and opened the door to the room, there were stairs and she went down them, tip-toeing, looking around...where was she? It was a nice home, but who did it belong to?
"Hello, my pet," a familiar voice drawled.
Azadeh's head perked up and turned around, "Draco?"
"I forgot, you've never been to my new home, have you?"
She shook her head, and then everything that happened, hit her. Azadeh started to shake and tear, falling on her knees. Draco immediately came to her and got on his knees with her, putting her inbetween them and holding her tightly as she cried. "Why?" she managed to get out.
"You can't blame him, my pet. He was under a spell, and I have a feeling my father helped to do this."
"But why would Lucius want to kill me?"
"He didn't. My guess is, my father thought that he could turn Voldemort against Harry, thinking he'd obtain his title and you back from him. But I think when my father hears of this tragedy...he'll be very put out, to say the least. But once the spell has worn off on Harry, when your death is confirmed, you'll be able to safely approach him. It may take a little time though, so have patience," Draco was lying, once the death was confirmed, the spell would no longer effect Harry immediately, but she didn't need to know that.
"But how? I'm not dead..."
He explained everything, once Nagini confirmed her death with Azadeh's wedding ring and bracelet, she would no longer be in any danger from Voldemort. Draco watched as she looked at her hand, no wedding ring and no bracelet, one, she was happy to see gone, but the other...the wedding band, she was not. However, it would all be made right soon...it would be, and it was because of Draco.
"You can use your magic now, I won't stop you," Draco said softly.
"Thank you...you saved my life, I owe you a great deal," she looked up into his grey eyes and petted his face. Azdeh didn't know if it was the high emotional factor of the ordeal she just went through, or the fact that he had saved her, protected her from harm's way...watching over her, but she kissed him full on the mouth.
He gladly excepted her kiss, holding her tighter, wanting more. Here she was, in his arms, vulnerable, and slightly willing if he could get her in the mood...but then guilt set in at the thought that he would be taking advantaged...but the Malfoy in him didn't really care, neither did the Death Eater, and the two dark parts were out-voting the one decent part. Draco kissed down her neck and throat, having a death grip on her, not letting her move...but she wasn't struggling anyway.
Draco finally slowed down and stopped, out of breath, wanting to take this too far, "my pet...we have to stop or I'll...we'll go too far and you'll regret it." She nodded, but caressed his cheek with her mouth, breathing in his ear slightly. It was driving him wild. Azadeh knew there was this attraction between them, this tension, and wondered, could he love her? He had been there for her, he took care of her better than Lucius or Harry...Draco gave her something that they couldn't, but she couldn't tell you what it was.
Suddenly, she was thrown over his shoulder, "I'm sorry, my pet...but you brought this on yourself." Draco was horny as hell now and she was going to satisfy him...he'd wanted her all this time, and he was going to finally get what he wanted.
He made love to her, slow and deliberate like he liked it. Draco knew that if he was ever caught, he could be charged with treason, this was another Death Eater's wife, but it was the wife of a Death Eater who betrayed her, she was hurting right now and he wanted to make her forget. From what he could tell, he was doing a good job...Azadeh called out his name a few times. After they both climaxed hard and loudly...he held her, her eyes teared, but from what she told him, it wasn't out of regret..she just couldn't name every emotion she was feeling.
Draco slept peacefully with his arms around Azadeh, tomorrow was his day off and he was going to use it to love on her, pamper her, and take care of her. If she had been given to him in the first place, maybe this never would have happened. He would have married her right away, then there was nothing they could have done. But, on the other hand, as determined as Harry was to obtain her, Draco might have had a little 'accident', then he really wouldn't have been there to prevent this. He supposed it couldn't have happened any other way.
In the morning, Draco awoke to find Azadeh on the balcony, "come away from there, my pet...we don't need you spotted." She nodded and slowly came and sat down next to him. "I have the day off, but I will need to check on your husband to see if they've confirmed your death." Azadeh nodded again in saddness. "Then I will be back and we will do things that you want to do."
"Draco, we have to talk about what happens next."
"I know, but not now, please...come and lay next to me," he watched as she went around the bed and did so. Draco held her and sighed, he didn't want to think about what was going to happen, he just wanted to keep her for a little while. He knew deep down that she didn't belong to him, that this was selfish, but he didn't care.