Marked By Pain (The Marked #2)(13)

“Stop it. Just stop and listen rather than letting your ego ruin a good thing for you,” he snaps.

“I will never side with your rebellion, never. Not after what they did to East, and if this really was the right way, why would East be locked up and beaten?” I whisper, not wanting anyone else to hear.

“Kennie—”

“Stop calling me that stupid nickname, stop trying to control me,” I seethe, losing control of my power and a wall of flames appears from my hands, without me calling my mark. The flames slam into Ryan, setting him on fire as he flies across the room. I quickly call my water mark, and make a wave to wash over him as I stand in shock.

“Ryan!” I shout, as I snap out of it, stopping my water mark as I run over to where he is on the floor, burns covering his clothes and arms.

“What did you do?” Locke shouts as he runs over to us, placing his hands on Ryan, and they glow white.

“Get Kelly,” I shout at Enzo as he runs over. He nods, quickly turning around and running for the door as it’s opened. Kelly walks in, holding a clipboard that she drops when she sees us and runs over, sliding onto her knees.

“Ry? Baby?” she whispers as she pushes Logan out of the way, putting her hands on Ryan’s chest, and she starts glowing as tears run down her face. We all stay still as she heals him, none of us making a single sound.

“What happened?” she asks me, once she moves her hands away and to my surprise, there isn’t a single burn on Ryan’s skin. He’s still passed out, but he’s alive, thank the gods.

“I lost control, I didn’t even know I was calling my fire mark until it was too late,” I say, and then I look down at the floor, not able to meet Kelly’s eyes. “I didn’t mean to hurt him.”

“Maybe you should learn more control then, Twelve,” I hear Enzo say as I stand up, walk over to him, and whack my hands against his chest as he looks down at me.

“Maybe you shouldn’t be such a jerk,” I say, moving to hit his chest once more and he grabs my hand, pulling me against his chest. All the air leaves my body as he leans down, putting his head so close to mine, I’m practically moulded into him.

“I wish we were in the woods again,” he whispers, reminding me of the time we kissed. Reminding me how he responded to me, how nothing about that night felt fake. I pull away from him, seeing his eyes, so dark, as I stare into them and feel lost.

“It was an accident, I know you would never do that to your brother. We should get him back to his room,” Kelly says interrupting us, and making me quickly step away from Enzo as I look over at her. She has her hand on Ryan’s face, tears still streaming down her cheeks, and it makes me pause for a second. Despite how she betrayed me, and everything that happened, she loves him. That I believe completely in this moment. Logan walks over, holding his hand up, and making Ryan float in the air as Kelly stands up.

“Kelly, if you walk by his feet and Kenzie you go by his head, I can float him back to his room. Just rest your hands near in case he falls,” Logan states. I step away from Enzo, walking over to my brother’s head and Kelly steps near his feet. I keep my hands out as Logan uses his power to move Ryan out the room, and I look back once to see Verity standing close to Enzo, touching his arm again. I swallow the sickness I feel rising to look ahead as we go down the corridors. People move out of our way, not stopping us as we walk in time with each other.

“Kelly, get the door,” Logan says, and she turns, opening the door quickly. I step back while Logan places Ryan on the bed and turn to shut the door behind me, as Kelly sits on the bed next to him, holding his hand tightly.

“Can I speak to you in the bathroom?” Logan asks quietly, but doesn’t wait for me to answer as he grabs my hand and pulls me to the other door in the room. He opens it up, pulling me inside and shutting the door behind us, before turning the lock. Logan walks over to the shower, turning it on, and coming back to me as I lean against the door.

“Will you get in the shower, Kenzie?” he asks, and I laugh.

“Are you joking? Not a chance,” I reply as I cross my arms. He growls as he picks me up. I fight him, not using my powers because I don’t want to hurt him, but he throws me into the shower before I can get free. The warm water pounds down on me as Logan steps into the shower and closes the glass door, shutting us in together. I let my eyes travel down his white shirt, and notice that it’s see through now, and shows off his muscular chest, the way he has that v line that dips into his jeans. My heart pounds as I finally look up, seeing his eyes watching mine as his wet hair drips all over his face.

“What the hell are you doing, Logan?” I ask breathlessly, only seconds before he presses me against the shower wall and kisses me. Forgetting stupid things like asking questions, or the fact I’m mad at him, I kiss back, sinking my hands into his wet hair. The warm water from the shower continues to drench us even more, soaking our clothes right through as we continue to kiss, and forget the world.

He pulls away, making a pained sound as he does, as if he resents the fact he has to move away. “Fuck, I’ve wanted to do that since we got here, Kenzie,” he breathes, and some sense snaps back into me.

“What the fuck do you think you're doing! You can't just act like nothing has happened, act like you haven't betrayed me and East. You don't get to do that!” I seethe, pushing him further away, so he's standing on the opposite side of the shower now.