Becoming a Monster

It didn’t take long for Cedric and the Aleni to find something shiny.

Oz offered up a gold necklace. It looked familiar, but I couldn’t put my finger on why.

“No!” Hunter exclaimed. “That’s a family heirloom, you can’t give that to them! We’re supposed to give these to our sons.”

Right. Hunter had an identical one. I had seen it hanging on his neck all the times we were in bed. 

“I have a new family now.” Oz sneered. “A family that doesn’t demean me every chance they get and see the value in me.”

“Exactly.” Cedric patted his shoulder. “We’re your family now, Oz. And you’d do anything for your family right?”

“Of course, Chief.” Oz gave Surax the necklace. 

Surax took it as another Minotaur removed its nose ring. 

“Thank you very much.” Cedric grinned. “Now we may go