"I let you down before by not telling you about Harry. I’m not making that mistake again. It’s Draco, he’s concerned about... about—" you, he thinks you’re going to kill us! The words wouldn’t come out, her tongue felt heavy and twisted in her mouth. She tried again. "He’s worried about the upcoming battle and what...what will happen afterwards. To us, he’s going to—" fuck, stupid fucking mating bond. "He wants us to have a backup plan. I told him no and that you wouldn’t abandon us, but I thought you should know that he's not as—" loyal as you think he is. "Strong as he could be."