Animalistic Desires 2

AAO Part 19

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Serena burst into tears, as she looked up at Xander. "How did you find me?"

Xander's eyes had softened, as he wrapped his strong arms around her.  As she continued to cry, he gently placed her head against his rock-hard chest. Serena felt safe, as he held her within his protective embrace. Feeling some relief, she wrapped her arms around him as well. As she closed her eyes, she gratefully leaned into him.

"It's okay." He whispered, as he started rubbing her back. "I'm here, that's all that matters now." His voice was soothing, as she felt like he was truly protecting her. Serena began to compose herself, as she slowly pulled away.  She looked up, and once again stared into Xander's captivating eyes.

"The-the Minotaur is real." She stuttered. "He-he killed Nicos."

"I'm sorry." Xander said, as he gave her a look of sympathy. He then gently stroked her face and wiped away her tears.

"Oh please!" Minuet snapped. "You two are both full of shit!"

"Minuet?"  Xander asked. He looked puzzled, as he furrowed his brow. "What the hell happened to you?"

"Don't play innocent with me Xander!" Minuet exclaimed. "You know perfectly well what happened to me—and why."  His former lover stared them down, as a look of burning rage seethed within her eyes.  The look on her face was nothing short of pure hatred.

"I'm afraid this ordeal has warped your mind." Xander told her. Serena looked at Xander, as he stared at Minuet. His eyes were wide as saucers, and his breathing had greatly increased. It was obvious that Minuet was making him nervous, like he had something to hide.

"I don't understand, what's going on?" Serena inquired. "Xander?"

"She's delusional." He answered.

"Ha!" Minuet exclaimed. "You can no longer hide who, and what you are!  You had both me, and Nicos, brought here!  We got in the way of your claiming your perfect little princess!"

Serena's body froze in fear, as she looked at him in disbelief. "Xander!  Please tell me that isn't true." His face was stoic, as she could see the fear in Xander's eyes. As he looked at Serena, he remained silent.

All she wanted was for him to deny everything. But before he could even say a word, Minuet let out a maniacal cackle. "You're one to talk!  You gladly let that thing fuck you!  You were confused about your feelings for him, that is until I showed you what that demon did to poor Nicos."

"Is that true?" Xander asked. His face was cold, and as just as emotionless as a statue.

"Yes, I can't explain it." Serena answered. "But he has some strange hold over me."  She was expecting him to yell at her or call her all kinds of derogatory names. But instead, he just closed his eyes.

"We can discuss this later." He sighed. "Right now, I need to get the three of us out of here."  Xander then walked over towards Minuet and grabbed her upper arm.

"Get your fucking hands off of me!" Minuet snapped as she jerked her arm right out of his hand. "I'd rather die than go anywhere with the two of you!"

"This isn't a game Minuet; we have to go now!" Xander exclaimed. His nostrils flared, as he seemed to try and hold back his anger.

"No!" Minuet cried. Without warning, she kicked him in the groin. As old as she looked, she was still agile enough to make him drop to the ground. At that moment, a gun had flung out onto the floor. Before either Serena or Xander could react, Minuet grabbed the gun, and picked it up off the floor. She was breathing heavily, as she aimed it towards Xander.