Hunted Memories

18- Caught

Dread washed over Kathy as the shock of his kiss quenched the heat she built up. He moved his lips hastily against hers while rubbing his erection against her thigh. It was disgusting. She tried to turn her head away but he held her jaw with his free hand, holding her in place, and sucked on her lips while she struggled to get him off. 

She felt disgusted and terrified as he forced his tongue into her mouth despite her struggles. His free hand roamed all over her body and Kathy felt like throwing up.

His grip on her hands loosened as he deepened the kiss. She mustered a lot of strength enough to push him off her. Taking advantage of his temporary shock, she ran off, not stopping until she got to her room and locked herself in. 

She stood by the door, gasping for air while trying to comprehend the reality of the situation. Gabriel no, Atlas tried to hurt her. No, he hurt her. Her heart sank as she realized that once again, she was hurt by someone she trusted. 

She felt someone trying to prod into her mind and knew that it was him. She tried to hold up the wall but due to exhaustion, she couldn't hold up the walls of her mind for long as he got into her head. 

'You will be mine under the moon and in the eyes of everyone. I will make sure your parents ensure that happens.'

With that, he closed the link. 

Her parents. He would hurt them. 

Kathy slumped to the floor next to the door, shaking uncontrollably with only one thing on her mind– to protect herself and her parents. Her throat was closing up and she struggled to breathe. He was going to hurt her parents just as Mark did April. The room temperature went up a few degrees as her power formed a protective bubble around her. It probably spiked after feeling her fear. She wondered why it didn't come out when Atlas assaulted her. 

She wouldn't blame it because deep down, she almost accepted that she would go through that again. She almost gave up fighting and surrendered to her supposed fate. And that scared her even more. The bubble kept getting hotter as she became more terrified. 

"Kathy!" She heard someone shout from the door followed by continuous banging. 

"Princess, please open the door, we can feel the heat coming from your room." It was Aerial and Triton. Even though she was far gone, her body somehow recognized their voices. 

Kathy could not get up from the ground, too scared to leave the bubble. She hadn't had a panic attack ever since the night of the red moon when her power awakened. Her encounter with Atlas took her back to two days before her fifteenth birthday, her second encounter with Mark. 

"We are coming in." That was all she heard before the door was knocked down to the ground. 

Still, in her bubble, she quickly crawled to the other side of the room and hugged herself, leaning against the wall. 

"Precious, what happened to you?" Aerial asked as soon as he saw her trembling by the wall. 

"Gab...Gabr...Gabri.." That was all she could mutter. 

Triton understood immediately who had done that to her and ran off, most likely going in search of Atlas. 

"Precious, please call it back and let me hold you," Aerial whispered in a low voice. She wasn't understanding him. 

"Reel in your power and let me comfort you, Princess." 

The familiarity in his voice made her look up at him. Her bubble disappeared when she recognized him as her father. He pulled her into his arms and she let him.