Demons without Desire

Race against us.

Zak POV

"The symbol means demon of lust." The demonologist spoke over the phone.

"What do I do? She's out of her depth. Now I've lost her." I explained looking at the road.

"You need to be looking at spiritual places within Nevada, the demon will want more power than it already has over her body. By taking her away from you all, it's weakened her. You said she was talking? Do you know what about?"

"We couldn't hear her." I replied.

"Okay. But you said she looked somewhat relieved?"

"Yeah."

"Zak I understand your relationship with Kaylee but you must understand how delicate this situation has become...."

"Go on."

"I maybe wrong in this but she is rang you for help. On a few occasions..."

"Right."

"You promised to help her?"

"Yes..." This wasn't helping on conscious and I deserved every bit of this.

"Then, I may be wrong... But I think she's under the impression that she is with you."

I sat back in the seat and looked at Aaron who was following his phone, we had been tracking Kaylee's phone and noticed she had stopped.

"Why didn't I guess that?" I whispered.

"Because you're close. Understand that when you find her, Aaron will have to take control. She is going to be confused and quiet possibly hysterical."

"Okay.. Aaron you're going to have to take lead when we get to her."

He nodded and put his foot down a little harder. I wrapped up the phone call with the demonologist and put the phone down.

"Is there anything I can do?" Elle whispered from the back.

"I think we better take a backseat in this." I responded making Elle nod and sit back.

"How much further?" I asked.

"Couple miles bro. She hasn't moved for nearly an hour. Hopefully we will be okay."

"I'm not worried about us.."

We were in the middle of nowhere, peak heat of the day.. Nothing would last long if you're stood around in it, I looked at the temperature outside the car and blew out my cheeks.

"It's hot out.."

"Meant to be the hottest day on record." Aaron replied.

"Would be.. Now she's a sitting duck in this heat." I responded and fixed my eyes ahead, I needed to see her. I needed to set eyes on her and never take them off her.

After 20 minutes we were driving up to a car left on the side of the road, from what I could tell nobody was in it.

"Fuck!" I snapped punching my fist against the dashboard.

"She's ditched her phone." Elle confirmed stating the fucking obvious.

I held back my retort and looked across the desert as we passed when I saw her.

"Aaron! Stop! Stop the car! Stop the fucking car!" I shouted. He pulled over fast and was out the car with me running towards her.

"STAY BACK BRO!" He shouted but my logic was gone. Everything in my mind was gone and I just needed to touch her. Seeing her wasn't enough for me. I needed to know she was breathing.

Her lower part of face was covered in blood whilst her body was laid out on the ground.

I took her wrist on her chest when she began fighting.

"NO! NO YOU CAN'T!" She screamed.

"IT'S ME! KAYLEE SWEETIE! IT'S ME!" I shouted.

"NO! NO IT ISN'T! YOU'RE HIM! HE IS YOU! I KNOW YOU AND Y-" Her eyes went to the chain swinging on my neck.

"Kaylee, it's me.." I spoke soothingly.

But I watched as she looked at Aaron and shuffled into him away from me.

"Swee-"

"Zak.." Aaron spoke making me drop my hand. I stood up and stepped away from them.

"Is he going to hurt me?" She asked him making my heart ache in my chest.

"No, we are here to help." He replied smoothing her hair.

"But he will rape me if I lose this.." She spoke holding out the rosary beads.

"We won't let it happen." He reassured her closing up her hand.

"He looked like you." She said staring at me, the demonologist was right, someone she trusted, that was me...

"But he didn't have these.. You have these.." She spoke looking at the beads.

"We need to take you to the priest sweetie. I want this stopped."

Her eyes were heavy and she simply nodded.

"It's so peaceful.." She whispered as Aaron helped her up and into the car.

Elle had climbed into the front as I drove leaving Aaron to hold Kaylee against him.

"We go now?"

"Yes we are going now."

I looked back at Aaron to see Kaylee's hands fisting in his shirt. "Let's go bro."

"Her car?" Elle pointed. She hopped out and started it up.

"Go, take her. I'll drive this back to the diner." She called.

"No gas.. No gas." Kaylee whispered but Elle drove past us and headed on back into Vegas.

"I don't understand!" She cried into Aaron. "It was broke and now it's not! I don't understand!"

"Shhh..." He hushed her rubbing her back gently.

"I don't understand, I don't understand, I don't understand."

I looked in the rearview mirror as Aaron looked up at me and shook his head.

We had her, I just hoped we weren't too late.