Unhinged 2: Til the Flame Burns Out

Chapter 28

A/N: First let me just start with apologizing for how long it took to post this new chapter. I don't have any intentions of it taking this long for the next. There has just been so much going on with my home/work life. I really hope you guys enjoy this one.

Draco's fists were tightly clenched and covered in ice as he stared Adwell down from across the room. "Where's Ginny and Riley?"

Adwell just smirked before he waved his hand to someone and after a moment Jake walked out with Riley, his hand tightly gripped around her upper arm. Everybody's powers seemed to surface at the sight of Jake as the betrayal to them all was devastating.

Draco held his arm out to stop Scorpius as he went to take a step towards him as his eyes narrowed with rage at what he did to Ember.

"Dad!" Riley yelled out as she attempted to run to him, but Jake's firm hold on her kept her put.

She looked a wreck and it broke Draco's heart to see her in such a state. He didn't think he could grow any angrier, but he did.

"And Ginny," Draco demanded.

Adwell's smirk only grew wider at his request. "As you wish." He said as he watched Jade drag Ginny out.

Ginny's eyes fell on Jake and his grip on Riley before she looked him up and down and a look of disgust covered her face. "I knew nothing good could ever come from a man like Peter Warren." She spat as she took in his betrayal.

"Mum?" Ellie called from across the room.

Ginny snapped her head over to the sound of Ellie's voice and her breath caught in her throat. She ripped her arm from Jade's grasp and bolted towards her family.

Jade went to go after her but Adwell put his hand up to stop her.

Ginny ran as fast as she could, afraid that she would be yanked back and not get a chance to hug her family. Her arms couldn't wrap themselves around her children fast enough as she finally reached them. She could hardly stand up straight from the emotion that shook her body and she swore at any moment her legs would give out on her. She felt Scorpius grab her tightly to him, his hold on her helped keep her standing as she sobbed into his chest.

She hardly settled into the embrace of her children before she ran to Draco where he stood over Ember's limp body.

"Ember?" she choked out as Draco caught her falling body as her shaky legs finally gave up on her. "Ember!" she cried out as she crawled to her side. "Is she-"

"No... not yet," Draco said softly before he knelt beside Ginny.

He watched her for a moment as she stroked Ember's hair and helplessly looked over her bleeding form. Every tear that fell down her face tore his heart apart. He gently took her hand in his and his touch made Ginny stop and look up at him.

She could see in his eyes... in his face what this place has done to him. What being separated from her and his kids for so long has done to him. She suddenly felt all eyes on her, and she quickly lowered her head. She could only imagine what sort of sight she must be to them all. Although she looked like most of her normal self, her two different colored pupils and distinctive black veins that ran sporadically throughout her body were unnerving. She felt ashamed of what she was and what ran through her body.

She felt Draco's hand caress her cheek before he lifted her face up to look at him again. He looked at her with so much love in his eyes, nothing in his expression showed uncertainty or fear... just love. If anything, his love for her felt stronger than ever in just the way his hand cupped her face.