Selena Rose, Daughter of the Moon

Chapter 22

Selena and the others are waiting for Apophis to finish his dark magic to find Kya when her phone rings. She snatches it out of her pocket, "Gabriel."

If the name hadn't drawn everyone's attention the venom in her voice would have done it.

"Gabriel, where have you gone with my daughter?"

"Oh, you mean you don't know? Can't find her? How sad for you. Maybe now you can listen like you should have before."

"Where is Kya?"

"She is safe. And that is all you will know until you meet my demands."

"Your demands? What demands Gabriel? Why not just give me my daughter back and call it a day?"

"Oh you would love that wouldn't you? But you're not getting your way today. Today it is all mine." Gabriel laughs, "And you will be the one toeing the line."

Selena puts him on speaker so everyone can hear him, "What are your demands Gabriel?"

"First, you are going to meet with me and we are going to discuss our future together. Your recent slut behavior with Dwayne means you don't even get a say in the rules. But we will talk about that when you get here. Now, you get yourself to the back of the Main Street stores, I will see you in the parking lot. Come alone or you will never see Kya again. And wouldn't that be sad? Poor little Kya all alone with no parents to care for her..."

"You bastard."

"Ah, ah, ah. No calling your future husband names. Behave and get your ass over there now." Click.

"He hung up on me. I have to go." Everyone starts talking all at once about why she shouldn't go alone. Selena shouts, "Quiet!"

Once everyone has stopped talking Selena begins, "I have to go. Someone has to stall him while Dad finds Kya. He will be finished soon and after you all collect her, message me. If he has me he isn't hurting her to get to me. I am trusting you all with my daughter's life. Save her. Because without her I can't find a reason not to explode just to take him out with me."

Selena leaves quick before they begin thinking up reasons for her to stay. She sees her father run out the door just as she makes the first curve in the driveway. I can't let them focus on me. They have to save Kya. Every one of them has more experience using their magic than I do because of my powers having been bound for so long. They love me and want to keep me safe but my lack of skills makes me the weak link in saving her. I make a damn fine distraction and they need time. I can buy time for my sweetling. Selena gets to Main Street, cruising slow past the closed shops to the alley that will take her behind them to another parking area. Making the right turn she creeps through the alley and into the large parking lot. No other vehicles. Great. No witnesses. But where is he? She stops in the middle of the lot and puts her truck in park. She messages Dwayne- "Any luck yet?"

"Your dad got an address. You at the meeting spot?"

"Yes. No sign of him yet."

"Your mom says he is there. Watch your back. We are on our way to the address"

Selena watches as Gabriel lands across the lot from her. "He's here. Alone. GTG."

"Stay calm and play his ass till we can get to you."

As she gets out of the truck Selena shoves her phone in the back pocket of the jeans she put on while she was trying to wait at dads. Shutting the door of the truck she walks toward him. He hasn't moved since he landed. Just stood there with his arms crossed over his belly with a smug look on his pale face. What the hell did I ever see in him? Did he ever make that stupid looking face he's making now when we were dating? If dad saw what I am seeing now, no wonder he hated him and was willing to do anything to stop us dating. She stops outside arms reach from him. "I'm here Gabriel. Now what?" He looks her up and down, "God you're sexy. I missed that so much. Jemma is cute but she doesn't have that something you have. None of them ever did. That's why I kept you. That is why I am going to keep you. You are mine Selena and you will accept that or I will make you pay."

"Why would you want someone you tossed aside years ago? Someone that doesn't want you."

Just like that he is in her face, his arms around her waist lifting and pressing her against his soft body. It is all she can do not to gag at his hot, shit-scented breath in her face. "Where is my daughter?"

"You have more pressing things to worry about right now." He grinds his erection into her belly and covers her mouth with his, forcing his gross tongue in her mouth. Don't react. Don't react. Stall this bitch. Don't gag, oh goddess this is disgusting, don't gag! Selena turns her head, struggling not to wipe his saliva off her lips. "What did you do with Kya? I need you to talk to me first Gabriel. You said you have things to talk to me about. What are they?"

He looks hard at her and then drops her. "Fine, it will be better if you start out knowing just how things are going to be. From now on my word is law for you. As long as you do as I say, as pleases me, you will get to keep your daughter. I took her once and I can take her again. There is nothing you have that I can't take from you." He pulls her close by one arm and grabs her belly, "You are going to have lots more of my babies. You will never escape me. We will be married Monday, and then you can tell everyone not to expect to see you any time soon as you will be too busy serving me." He starts pacing, elaborating all the things he plans for her. Selena feels her phone vibrate in her pocket. She pulls it out slowly, as he turns away from her in his pacing rant, she opens the message. It is a picture of Kya safe in her mother's arms. With that she hits the button to dark the screen again and tosses her phone toward her truck. The sound stops Gabriel mid-rant and he turns to see what she is doing only to find that she is done with compliance. The sparks from earlier cover her body once again and the sky begins to darken.

He laughs, "What? What is this? Are you going to try to fight me? Perfect." Selena lobs a bolt of energy at him but he isn't there any more. Her bolt hits a building and he hits her in the arm knocking her sideways as he flies past. The shock of the charge running over her skin stuns him and he falls, sliding a few feet on the pavement. He stands and laughs maniacally. "That was a good one Selena! You're going to pay for it but it was a good trick." She adjusts her energy so it isn't coursing over her skin anymore and throws another bolt at him, hitting another building as he sails off. He is moving so fast! She fires a few more shots at random knowing she can't hit him. He swoops past her, slapping her so hard she hits the ground. As he circles her in the air he takes out all the lights in the parking lot. She raises up on her hands, spits blood and gets to her feet. Fine. I can't hit you with energy but I bet I can taunt you into losing control. Hope you hit a building head first fucker. 

"I'm not surprised you won't stand and fight. That never was your thing. Always a shady little backstabber. I saw the things you did when we were teens, but I made excuses for you. I was sure they must have done something to deserve the things you did. Now I know better. You are just a spoiled little boy that lashes out when he doesn't get his way. When was the last time you brushed? The taste of your tongue in my mouth was disgusting." 

He swoops by her slapping the other side of her face this time, laughing as he flies back up to continue circling her. Selena spits blood again and stands. Smiling, she bares her blood covered teeth, "You hit like a bitch." She throws her arms out, "Why don't you come down here, try hitting me without running away? You scared? That's it isn't it? You been scared all your pathetic little life. Can't even come down and fight a woman by herself."

Where are they?