Bellatrix and Rodolphus had married only because of pure bloodlines. Nothing more. She became his punching bag, rival and overall slave. In recent years it was her who had truly proven her worth to the Dark Lord, to which he held a deep hatred for her. Their once respect fell apart. It was known by everyone that she had wanted to see him dead for years. Now, while he was proving to be useless to the cause and her true master, was her one true chance to kill him.