"No. I – I love you I just... I thought I could handle knowing. But..." Hermione took a step back and her eyes met Draco’s, stark and desperate. "Children? You gave children to Greyback?" Her voice was hollow as she asked him to deny what she already knew was the truth, and shame burnt through Draco. Why did he have to be such a fucking coward? Why couldn’t he have refused to do it? Defected sooner? Anything, so that he didn’t have to say "yes’ and look into Hermione’s eyes and see her reaction. But he hadn’t, and so he did. Draco’s lips twitched into a tight, bitter smile.