Chapter One: Riddle

He dragged his fingers lightly through the mess of honey brown waves that spilled onto the bed sheets around the girl's head. To him, the softness of the frizz never ceased to amaze him. The young wizard pulled strands away from the face of the witch beside him before slowly lowering himself to place a kiss on her forehead.

"I'll see you soon, Princess," the dark-haired wizard whispered into the witch's ear.

BOOM!

Smoke and the scent of burning wood permeated the room, followed by a shout. "STUPEFY!"

With a lazy flick of his wand, the dark wizard deflected the spell, never pulling his gaze from the woman before him.

"Riddle, what have you done?!" the voice shouted angrily, seeing the brunette lying tucked beneath white sheets.

"I did what needed to be done," Riddle answered, "Plain and simple."

With one last caress of the woman's cheek, the dark lord vanished into a black wisp.