The Miriam and Matthew used to be married AU based on this post lol
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Diana knew Miriam and Matthew and Marcus were close. The three were colleagues and Marcus was Matthew's son.
It was Ysabeau, who referred to Miriam as 'her dearest daughter' and would look to her son with a pointed look that informed her something was happening between them.
It was Marcus who confirmed it and it explained his reluctance to get too close. In the woods behind her childhood home, he explained.
"She's my mother." Marcus said, his eyes more serious than he had ever been, "She and Matthew were married."
She did not know that.
"She's his wife?" Sarah asked sharply. Her esitmation of Matthew had gone down even further.
"My father has a knack for secrets." Marcus continued walking, and she walked with him, Sarah and Emily close behind intruiged.
"They were married until 1878 when they divorced." Marcus said, "Or rather, my brother and I asked them too."
"Does he love her?" Diana asked quietly.
"Of course, they still love each other." Marcus said frankly, "But not like that. Not anymore. Not for a long time, I do not think."
Matthew and Miriam were two halves, so alike which is why they had worked so well and why they fell apart.
They saw the two speaking in a hushed language Diana did not understand. They stopped when they sensed the group. Marcus smiled at the two of them, waving. They both raised their hands and waved back to him.
She felt like some sort of intruder in an intimate moment as if she was not with Matthew now.
"Hey, Miriam." Diana greeted awkwardly. She had used her magic on Marcus' mother.
"Dr Bishop," Miriam said stonily.
"Why did you not tell me about the tea Marthe had you make?" Matthew demanded sharply.
"Because it didn't matter." Diana protested, "There was no harm done."
"You mean the contraception tea?" Emily asked.
Matthew looked to Miriam, who remained unbothered, her eyes bored as he pulled out his phone, and marching away.
"It was not your business to get involved." Diana hissed, angry with the ancient vampire.
"I'm already in it, Diana. Your relationship with Matthew puts every creature in this property in danger. It will change everything, whether you two have children or not. And now he's brought the Knights of Lazarus into it." Miriam was as furious as Diana was, if not more, her brown eyes alit, as her eyes darted to Marcus.
"The more creatures who sanction your relationship, the likelier it is that there will be war."
"Don't be ridiculous - war?" Diana scoffed, believing she was being overdramatic.
"Your and my ex-husband's actions could get my sons killed," Miriam said sharply, "Since you walked into the Bodleian, he's lost control of his senses. And the last time he lost his senses over a woman, my first husband died."
Diana was taken aback by that.
"What happened?" Sarah asked, sympathy and interest clear. She already did not trust Matthew.
"Umi..." Marcus said quietly. He was by her side as if wishing to stop a fight.
"Would you like to know how Matthew and I' 's marriage began? It was because my husband was executed in his place the last time he was so obsessed with a mortal woman - Eleanor. He accidentally killed her when he and Lucius got into a fight. Someone one had to pay, and because Matthew was a grandmaster, he could not. So Bertrand did."
"I am sorry. I am. But I am not Eleanor, and this isn't Jerusalem." Diana said.
Miriam nodded, a look in her eye that reminded Diana of a lioness protecting her prey, "It is yesterday to me. Matthew likes wanting what he should not have, and he will always kill for it. Now, I have two sons to keep alive whilst Matthew obsesses over you. And I do still love him. But I will not hesitate to eliminate any threat to them."
"Wait, so you still married him?" Saraha asked,
"A brother must take care of his brother's widow." Marcus said as if it was simple, "And besides, they got me!" He grinned at Miriam, whose eyes softened at him.
"Get a haircut, Thoams." Miriam simply said to him and he pouted, running his hands through his messy brown hair.
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