Chapter 13:
Juan was hiding in the bushes on the side of the road. He knew that they had to pass through here if they wanted to drive home. No matter if it was to his apartment or to the home of Chloe or even the penthouse of Lucifer.
This road was the perfect place without too much traffic. He knew exactly what to do. He hated what he had to do but still, he wasn't going to make his boss mad.
After waiting for five minutes, he saw a familiar cruizer heading his way. He knew that car. Time to put his plan into motion. He kept hiding in the bushes, his gun ready to shoot. The bushes were thick enough for him not to be seen. His van was hidden behind him covered by the trees. So it was impossible to see him until it was too late.
He let the cruizer pass before aiming for one of the tires. The detective would think he had a blowout. Juan pulled the trigger. The criminal never missed his target and this time wasn't any different.
Dan could hear a loud bang before his car was getting out of control. He was trying to get a grip again but Trixie's screaming wasn't helping him. He couldn't blame the child though. He tried to stay focused on the road because he knew that it was best to look at where you wanted to end up and for a moment Dan thought that he had the car back in control before he smashed against a tree. Dan smashed his head against the steering wheel and lost his consciousness quickly. Trixie had smacked her head against the door. The car itself was a wreck.
Juan sneaked towards the car. His gun in one hand a hanky with chloroform in the other. He put the gun away the moment he saw the man out cold in the car. He looked at the side and saw that he was in luck The girl was out cold too. He opened the door carefully not to wake the young child. He put the handkerchief against her mouth and nose. This would prevent her from waking up way too soon.
He took the girl out of the car and carried her towards the van. He restrained Trixie with black tape, her hands together behind her back and her feet together as last he placed a tape over her mouth.
He started his car while he took his phone and called Mark's number.
"You better have good news for me!" Mark said when he answered his phone.
"I got the girl. I am not driving to the place we agreed on." Juan was driving towards the outskirts of town.
"I will be there as soon as I can," Mark said before putting down his phone. He was putting the final touches in executing his own plan. The only thing he needed to do was call the cops and disappear to bring down his final victim.
Juan drove for about thirty minutes towards the outskirts of town, Mark had an old large farm. On the land, hidden between trees and surrounded by hundreds of cows and a bull, was a large old barn. It was large enough to hide the van and with a second floor full of hay bales. The perfect place to hide the girl until she was gone for good.
He drove the van towards the gate but he looked around to spot the bull first before stepping out and driving through. The bull stood on the other side of the pasture so it was safe enough. Mark had warned him for this particular bull. He had a stun gun just in case that he couldn't go through that would sedate the bull long enough to drive to the barn.
He closed the barn behind him after driving inside. He took Trixie out of the car and threw her over his shoulder like he weighed nothing. He climbed the old wooden ladder. The ladder made some creaking noises every time Juan took a step. He placed the young girl in the middle of the bales of hay.
He sighs, "I am sorry, little girl." before going down again. He needed to keep watch until Mark would arrive.
***Lucifer***
Chloe took her place behind the steering wheel again, "I will never get used to this part of the job. Especially when it's to tell parents that their children won't come home anymore."
"If it's any comfort, detective. I think you are doing great. I am so proud of you." Lucifer smiled at her softly.
"Thank you, Lucifer." Chloe said before answering her phone, "Decker!" She was calling handsfree so Lucifer was listening closely.
"We found two new bodies at the old purple moon place." The officer said on the other side of the phone.
"Isn't that the old distillery?" Lucifer asked curiously.
"That's right. Detective Decker do you know why detective Espinoza isn't answering his phone?" The officer asked.
"No, I don't try to locate the GPS signal on his phone." Chloe was worried now because it wasn't like Dan to not answer his phone even if it was to say that he couldn't be there.
"I will, detective Decker." The officer put down his phone.
Lucifer saw the worries in her eyes, "He is probably doing something for Trixie, love. Don't worry."
"I hope you are right, babe. I really hope you are right." Chloe started the car and drove to the address the officer had texted her.
Like always Lucifer held up the yellow tape and Chloe thanked him with a soft smile before walking to the place where they had found the bodies. This time there were two blond girls, again the same age as her own daughter.
The one girl had blue eyes and was only wearing a skirt. The word HER carved over her abdomen.
A few feet further laid the other girl. She had green eyes and was wearing some blue jeans and carved on her belly the word FATE! Chloe didn't think much about the words, not yet anyway.
"What do you know, Ella?"
"Well, we don't know much yet but it's the same MO as the other two victims. We have a serial killer on our hands here. The words are carved post mortem. Both are injected probably with the same thing as the others. They don't have ID's on them but I bet they are only recently missing. I will do a toxicology report again but I don't have much hope of finding what killed them. I also don't know what the words mean. there is YOU CHOOSE HER FATE. Who are we really talking about?" Ella said while shooting pictures.
"You choose her fate? What in the bloody hell does the killer mean by that?" Lucifer asked curiously.
"I don't even have a clue who the message is for!" Chloe responded to her partner before an officer approached her.
"Detective Decker?" The officer placed his hand on her shoulder.
Chloe turned around, " yes."
"We tracked Dan's GPS signal like you asked and we found him out cold, his car smashed against the tree. He is on his way to the hospital now." The officer said.
"What about my daughter? Was there a child with him?" Chloe asked worriedly.
"There was no child, detective but there was a backpack in the car." The officer tried to be as gentle as possible.
" You choose her fate." Chloe whispered," that message was for me. Trixie!" She whispered in fear but she was brought out of thoughts of the sound of almost demonic growling.
She looked beside her and saw her partner grab his head in pain, he whispered only one word, "Beatrice."