Dancing in Shackles
Ch 1_ At Moon-rise
(A Dream)
She quietly walked down the hall. She took a deep breath and exhaled. She knocked on the door of his office. "Enter," A voice answered. She opened the doors and quietly closed the door behind her as she entered the dimly lit office. "Selene," He looked up from the papers he was grading at his desk. He stood up and walked over to her, "What are you doing out of bed at this time of night?"
"I'm sorry to bother you," Selene said. "I couldn't sleep anymore than you could. I'll just go," She turned to leave.
He grabbed her wrist and pulled her back to stand in front of him. Selene bowed her head so he couldn't see her tears. He took her face in his rough calloused hands and made her look at him.
Selene whimpered with a pierced trembling bottom lip. Tears streamed down her flushed cheeks. He gently brushed her jet black hair out of her face and wiped away her falling tears with his thumbs. Selene looked him in the eye and broke down against him. She threw her arms around him and cried freely into his chest, against his solid black robes, "Daddy...Daddy..."
It had been three years since she's been on the run. Three years since she last saw her Father, who now held her tightly in his arms with his cheek resting against the crown of her head. "Shh-Shh," He rubbed gentle circles into her back, "It's all right." He kissed the top of Selene's head, "I'm here. You're safe now, Selene, he can't hurt you here."
Selene was shaking against him, "I love you, Daddy."
"I love you too, little one," He whispered, "I love you too."
