Unhinged 2: Til the Flame Burns Out

Chapter 8

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The next day after Ember's uneasy encounter with Noah, her mind seemed to be permanently stuck on that night. Her brother's constant warnings ringing in her ears and her parent's constant disapproval of him should have opened her eyes. Her eyes fell on him across the room as he and his father made their way through the Ministry this morning.

"There's your precious Noah," Draco said, glaring at Noah from across the room. "I guess this is where we part ways?" he teased her before he went to walk off.

Ember quickly grabbed her father's arm before he could leave her side. "I'll walk with you up to my floor," she said.

"Willingly? To what do I owe the pleasure?" he asked with a smirk as they made their way to the elevators.

Before she could answer, she saw Noah make his way to share the elevator with them. Before he could step foot on it, she grabbed the gate and slammed it closed.

"Sorry, we're full." she drawled as she shot a deadly glare at him as he smirked back.

She felt the elevator finally shoot up and she let out a long breath.

"What was that all about?" Draco asked.

She just shook her head. "It's nothing, we're just fighting."

"Sounds like nothing new." he shrugged. "Are you ok?" he asked her as he noticed the sudden rise in temperature.

She snapped her head over to him. "What? Yeah, I'm fine," she said as she finally stepped out onto her floor.

"You want to do lunch?" Draco asked her.

She had her back to him as she just stared down the hallway to where she knew her desk to be. She nodded at his question and then turned and threw her arms around him, pulling him into a tight hug.

Draco was caught off guard by her sudden gesture, but his heart melted at the feel of his daughters hug.

"I love you, Dad," she said.

He just smiled at her words. "I love you too. Do you need to talk Ember?" he asked, trying to pull back to better look at her.

She hugged him tighter. "Don't let me go... not yet," she whispered, tears stinging her eyes.

He could hear her voice cracking and his heart broke to hear it, especially from Ember. He couldn't remember the last time he held her in his arms like this, he missed it a great deal.

"What's going on Ember?" he softly asked her as she finally let him look at her face.

She shook her head as a tear slid down her cheek. "I'll tell you, just not now... not yet."

He nodded before he hugged her tightly again.

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Ginny knocked on Harper's door and saw her lying in her bed still. She glanced at the clock and saw it was past noon. She let out a sigh at how depressed she was over not returning to Hogwarts.

She walked over and took a seat on the side of her bed. "Hey Sweetie, you want to come along to have lunch with your Dad and sister?"

She shook her head.