Claws of the Dragon

Chapter 19

Alcina gently placed you into the carriage, whispering to you to stay inside. I have to deal with a mongrel. She went back into the church, finding Moreau speaking with Donna. "You need to stop making that stuff, Donna! What Alcina is doing is not right. She shouldn't be doing this to (Y/N)!" Alcina bristled at Moreau's words. Keep your stuck-up nose out of my love life. Alcina placed a hand on Moreau's shoulder, whipping him around. She kept a firm grip on him, a deep seeded growl in her throat. "You can't keep drugging them with Donna's pollen, they'll find out." Moreau quietly spoke, making Alcina bristle. "What do you know about love?" Alcina's voice was but a growl. "I know what love is, and what you are doing isn't love. It's possessive, kidnapping, and horrible. One way or another, I will speak up." The fish man continued to speak.

Alcina, knowing of the ceiling just above her, reached up. She ran her claws through the petrified wooden boards, cleanly slicing through them in a brutish display of power and strength. "Then I'll have to silence you with death."

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Moreau watched as Alcina ripped through the petrified ceiling, his blood running cold. Why can't I move? He tried to move, but fear was holding him in place. Then, he heard Angie speak up. "Can you two not fight in here? Step aside WereFish and Twilight Reject!" Donna walked out between the two, Angie in hand. Moreau watched as Donna pointed up. "That's going to cost a lot to repair, Alcina. Don't worry, I won't tell (Y/N) about the honey. It would be detrimental to my business." Just before Donna could walk off, Moreau watched as Alcina grabbing her wrist. "You promise?" She ordered. "Promise. Why would I tell them something they would think is insane? After all, it's just Moreau and us that knows." Moreau watched Donna leave, now facing Alcina alone. "You come anywhere near my lover, I'll string you up like party streamers." Moreau finally began to breathe as Alcina walked away. She's going to kill me, but (Y/N) still deserves to know the truth.

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Alcina got back into the carriage, finding you fountaining honey into your mouth. "You love that stuff, don't you?" Alcina gave a soft laugh, watching you put the honey dipper back into the jar, eyes wide. "It's so good!" You admitted. Alcina gave you a kiss on your forehead, smiling. She ignored the tiny bits of wood under her claws. I'll protect our love.