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Twenty

"Let me go! Let me go! Mungojerrie! Rumpelteazer! Help me!" Demeter struggled against Macavity as they entered the room in the back of the pub.

"Enough!" Macavity yelled, and he shoved her down onto a cushion.

Demeter's screams died and turned into whimpers. "Why are you doing this? What's going on?" She couldn't understand Macavity's sudden attitude change. This was not the tom that she had been spending the past couple of days with.

Macavity paced back and forth and ignored Demeter's questions. His control on the queen was slipping, thanks to those menacing twins. He wasn't sure if he was going to be able to overpower her the way he had been able to before. "Dammit!" he roared, punching the wall.

"I want to go home!" Demeter demanded, crystalline tears falling from her eyes.

"Oh no…" Macavity said, slowly turning towards Demeter and shaking his head. "You're not going back to that wretched Junkyard. You will stay here, with me, and you will continue to do as I say."

"Like hell I will!" Demeter spat. "Take me home! NOW!"

Macavity took a step closer to Demeter and then slapped the golden queen across the face. "You're not going back," he repeated as Demeter covered her face with her paws and cried. "And let me tell you why… If you even think about returning there, I will go to the Junkyard and cause chaos like you could never imagine. The place you call home will cease to exist and everyone you love will be dead."

Demeter gasped and began to shake. "Please… Please don't hurt anyone… Please leave my family alone…" She dug her claws into the cushion she was laying on. If the cats of the Junkyard were hurt, Demeter would never forgive herself. It seemed like she had no choice.

"Everything is up to you, Demeter. You decide everyone's fate. Either you stay with me, or I destroy your home, your family, and your friends. Don't test me, Demeter. I am a tom of my word and if you want proof, I'll be happy to give you an example. Perhaps I'll start with the beloved Jellicle leader, Old Deuteronomy?"

"No!" Demeter yelled. "Please! I believe you. Please don't hurt anyone. I'm begging you, please…"

"Then you'll stay?" Macavity asked.

"Yes…" Demeter replied in between sobs. "Yes, I'll stay with you…"

"And you'll do whatever I say?"

"I'll do whatever you want, I promise. I swear to the Everlasting Cat I will…"

"Good girl," Macavity purred. He gathered Demeter into his arms and stroked her golden fur, losing himself in its radiance. "So beautiful…" he whispered before crushing his lips against hers.

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