Under My Skin

~ Chapter Twenty Nine ~

"Secrets Revealed"

I woke up with the sun shining in my face. I had a big decision to make today. The decision of if I would get back together with Kieran or leave him completely. Kieran was sleeping beside me peacefully.

Slowly standing to my feet I walked into his closet buttoning up his shirt that was already draped around my body. My fingers trailed over the multiple shirts he had hanging in his walk in closet.

As his scent entered my nostrils, memories of the night before flooded my brain. A smile pressing on my lips. After one taste of him, could I let it go so easily? Brought of my dazed trance I heard Kieran talking in his sleep.

"Ember!" I heard him mumble. He sounded happy. "I love you." He let out. My breath hitched in my throat. Frozen in place, my fingers trailing across his tattooed ribcage.

I couldn't decide whether to run for the hills or climb back in bed with him. I already knew my answer.

So I left his presence, walking through the door and quietly shutting it. My back pressed against the door as I cleared my throat.

"Really? Him?" I heard from beside me. It was Gregory Flint. His wounded face making me wince. "Your boy toy did this to me." He informed, stepping closer.

"I'm not comfortable around you Gregory. So back up." I warned. My tone had a hidden threat to it. "What are you gonna do? Sick Kieran after me?" He was now towering over me. His bad breath wafting in my face.

"I won't tell you again....back up." The demand evident in my tone this time. "Make me slut." He insulted. So I snapped. Grabbing him by the shoulders, launching my knee up directly at his dick.

Gregory groaned out in pain as soon as my knee hit the target. "Don't fuck with me." I whispered in his ear before shoving him to the side.

Making my way to the girls dormitory was embarrassing. I was walking around without pants in a long button up. One that everyone knew Kieran owned. I guess I know what the walk of shame feels like now.

But the worst part of it was when I met eyes with my brother. He looked infuriated. Atlas stormed off down the hallway before I could say anything.

"God her parents must be so proud." I heard a girl scoff and giggle to her friends. My mouth became dry as I thought about my parents. "Watch your mouth." I barked, before I could think rationally.

The girl stepped closer. "Would you talk to your mother with my mouth?" She was giggling again. I recognized this girl to be a Gryffindor. "My mothers 6ft below so yes, I would." Taking another step and narrowing my eyes at her.

"Anything else you'd like to say?" I tested, stepping closer to her. "I'm ashamed of you. It's embarrassing to even be this close to you in public." She laughed to her friends.

"Shut it mudbloods!" Athalia came out of nowhere, standing beside me. The girls froze not daring to disobey a Riddle. Even after Mattheo and Tom chose to be good they were still feared.

With that they stormed away as Lia led me through the halls and finally into our dormroom. I didn't even get to take a breath before she started to question me.

Who?

When?

Where?

Why?

All of the Ws. "Just leave it Lia." I brushed off her questioned and walked into the bathroom to wash away my sins from the night before.

Kieran's POV ~

When I woke up Ember wasn't beside me. A small hint of disappointment pinged in my heart. As soon as I got out of bed a searing pain erupted on my forearm dropping me to my knees.

Cursing under my breath I tried to contain my groans of agony. Once the pain dimmed enough to where I could stand I grabbed my phone.

Looking down at the messages I hadn't replied to. "Im coming down for the last challenge on the tournament. See you soon son." It was my dad who sent it.

He had sent it the night before. The tournament was tomorrow which meant he would be arriving soon. Sliding on some sweatpants was all I could do before the door to my dormroom swung open.

Revealing Athalia, Athalia and my father. A wide smile was on my dads face until his eyes froze in place.

They froze once he saw the darkmark. "No..." He let out a shaky breath. Denial completely taking over my father. As quickly as I could I put my arm behind my back.

My father rushed towards me in long strides and forcefully grabbed my arm. "What have you done Kieran?" Fear evident in his voice. Athalia was shocked and standing behind him.

"Dad-" I tried but he only gripped my arm tighter and pulled me from my dormroom. Ignore my protests for him to stop. I had been sleeping for hours because the sun was going down.

He dragged me through the halls, Athalia behind him keeping up with us. We were by the black lake now. "Dad-" I was cut off by a slap to the face.

"Do you have any idea gets you've done!" My fathers voice was a mix of anger and pain. "Let me explain please!" I yelled back desperately. "Is he alive? Is my father alive?" He interrogated me. "Yes." Was all I could get out.

"Where is he?" I remembered what Uncle Tom had told me. "I can't tell you that." Another slap to the face. "What have you done!" I had never seen my father this angry before.

"I didn't have a choice!" I screamed back in defense. "It was either me or Athalia! Would you rather me let them mark her?" My veins surged with anger. Athalia hadn't said a word. She just stayed silent and stunned.

Before either of us responded I dropped to my knees in pain again. My mark sending shocks of pain down my limbs. "He knows." Athalia observed in a fearful tone.

"He knows you told." She clarified in a shaky voice. My fathers eyes widened in terror.

"What have you done son?" He wasn't yelling this time, he was crying.