His father roared again. “I will rip the baby out of her stomach myself!”
Sarai, scared, huddled behind the pillar as Phoebe and Teagan arrived. “Run, Sarai!”
Alistair’s father, now in full dragon form, flew toward her as she dashed out from behind the pillar, headed for the door. He blocked her path.
His dragon was bigger than Alistair’s dragon, a big fiery red dragon. He lunged for her as Alistair’s emerald-green dragon form tackled him. The red dragon turned on the green dragon, and they collided. They bit and clawed each other, rolling around on the floor.
Teagan and Phoebe grabbed Sarai, running outside with her. Once they were outside the three of them stopped to catch their breath.
“I’m Phoebe, this is Teagan. I just want you to know I was never in love with Alistair. It was completely an arrangement that neither of us agreed to. I’m in love with Teagan. I always have been. The day you and Alistair broke up, it was a complete misunderstanding. I was there to break it off with him. I’m glad you two are back together, you make him happy.”
Suddenly the two dragons burst through the wall of the house, both covered in blood. They continued to fight.
“Is he going to kill him?”
Teagan tried to console Sarai. “Only if he has to.”
“Sarai, it would be better if he did. Alistair’s father is never going to accept this. Stop!” Phoebe shrieked at the two massive dragons.
Both dragons stopped mid battle. “I am not in love with Alistair. I never have been. I will not be part of this insane ploy to keep the race going. There will always be dragons, maybe not as many, but there will always be some. We shouldn’t have to live in seclusion, mating only amongst each other and being miserable. We should be able to live our lives and be free.”
Alistair’s father growled and stalked toward her. “You will do as you’re told.” Then he struck her, sending her human form sailing across the yard. She fell to the ground knocked out. Sarai and Teagan run to her. Teagan took wolf form and stood over her girlfriend, snarling at the red dragon.
Alistair’s father charged after them. Alistair swooped in again, grabbing his father with his talons and tossing him in the opposite direction. The red dragon landed hard on the ground and for a moment Sarai thought it might be over, but he got back up. Alistair charged him.
The fight continued with fire and fury, until Alistair at last got the best of his father and knocked him wounded to the ground. He went to strike the killing blow and hesitated.
“Do it!” his father urged. “You’ve won. Kill me and put me out of my misery.”
“I can’t. You are still my father and I love you. I have won. I have proven myself. You will allow me, Sarai, and our child to live in peace, or the next time we go head to head, I will best you and I will kill you.” Alistair then shifted out, and, still naked, he ran to Phoebe, Teagan, and Sarai. Phoebe came to as he reached them. “Are you alright?”
“I will be. We all will be, thanks to you. I better heal first, then it’s my turn to tell my parents.”
“You’re not the heir, they won’t be as harsh. I’ll be there to protect you, to take the brunt, if he gets angry like that.”
“My hero!” She kissed his cheek and then moaned from the pain. Alistair and Sarai helped Teagan get her to the car. “Rain check on dinner?”
“Sure, when you’re feeling better.” They got her in the car, and watched as it pulled away.
Still standing stark naked, Alistair took Sarai into his arms and kissed her. They could hear his mother yelling at his father. “Wait here, I’ll go get my clothes.”
“Are you injured?” she asked when he returned.
He saw the pain in her eyes, “Dragons have healing abilities. You don’t need to worry, just relax. I’ll survive.” He kissed her again.
“That was terrifying.”
“I know, but I made my point clear, and he will let us be, or I will kill him.”
“I’m glad you didn’t kill him tonight.”
“Me too. No son would want to kill his father. I still love him.” He had mixed feelings of love and pain, he never wanted to fight his dad no matter how mean he was. But he also knew that it was mandatory to make his father understand that everyone has the right to love and chose his/her mate.
“My family dinner will be much better. I promise.”
“I look forward to it. Let’s grab some dinner. All that fighting has given me quite the appetite.”
“Yes, let’s go. Your baby is hungry too.” Sarai said with the broad smile on her face.
