"I'm really sorry that you got pulled into that mess," Draco said in a soft tone, when he realized how upset Jake was. He was thankful that Jake had managed to keep him together while he was frightened. His own friends wouldn't have stopped him. He was the one to stop tgem and pull them out of the trouble they got in.

"I wasn't expecting to see them here and the last thing I wanted was them targetting you because of being with me."