A/N: I figured I'd keep writing and posting while this is still flowing. Thanks for the reviews guys, keep them coming, they feed the muse. This part might get a little dark, like attempted rape dark; there is an M rating for this one for a reason. If rape is a trigger for you, please do not read it. It would be interesting to know what people think of this part, as this is something I have never approached in a story before. Read, review and (try to) enjoy!
Chapter Three
Bo and Dyson both knew that trying to talk to Tamsin when she was angry would be a total waste of time, so they left her a note and headed to the Dal. It didn't take the Valkyrie long to appear.
"To what do I owe this honour?" Trick asked with a smile.
"Fancied a quiet night." Tamsin replied with a smile of her own.
Tamsin heard Bo laughing, she knew that laugh, it was a flirty laugh. She clenched her jaw as she turned around to see who the Succubus was with, as she'd already seen Dyson playing a solo game of pool and Lauren wasn't anywhere to be seen. The guy who Bo was sitting with set an alarm bell ringing in Tamsin's head. She had no idea who he was, but there was just something about him that set her on edge. At a rough guess she would put him at around 6 foot 4, she could see his muscle tone through his shirt, he certainly worked out. Not Bo's usual type.
"Who is that guy?" Tamsin asked, turning back to Trick.
"His name is Oscar," Trick replied as he poured Tamsin a drink, "he arrived in the city last night."
"What kind of Fae is he?" Tamsin asked.
"You know I can't tell you that Tamsin," Trick said with a little smile, "it's not my place."
"At least tell me if he's Dark or Light…" Tamsin replied.
"He's Dark." Trick said before he walked further down the bar to serve someone else.
Tamsin turned back around and looked at Bo and Oscar, she really hoped that her gut instinct on this was wrong, or there would be a lot of trouble to come. Dyson caught her attention and motioned to the table. Tamsin nodded and made her way over to him as he set up the table.
"You okay?" Tamsin asked him.
She knew she wouldn't need to elaborate on what she meant; she knew he'd get what she was talking about.
"We're not exclusive," he replied with a shrug, "I'm not going to stop her feeding if that's what she needs."
"Any idea who that guy is?" Tamsin asked as she lined up her first shot.
"No," Dyson said, "he turned up last night apparently."
"Trick mentioned that, but he wouldn't tell me what kind of Fae he is," Tamsin said, easily potting two balls of the break, "there's just something about him that sets me on edge and I don't know what it is."
x-x-x
The night continued on like it started, Tamsin and Dyson playing pool, and Bo getting progressively more drunk. Tamsin had gone to the bathroom and when she returned Bo was nowhere to be seen.
"Where did Bo go?" she asked as she walked back over to the pool table.
"She left, with the guy." Dyson replied, "I need a drink."
They both walked over to the bar and Trick put their drinks in front of them. Tamsin didn't know what to say to Dyson. 'Now you know how I feel' didn't seem to be a good idea. As Tamsin was drinking her drink she sensed fear, it was pretty strong, like someone was crying out. She looked around her, but all she saw was the usual things that happened around the Dal. People talking, people drinking, basically people having a good time. She sighed.
"What's the matter?" Dyson asked, his concern written across his face.
"I can sense fear…" Tamsin replied, "But it's not coming from in here, no one in here has anything to be scared about…"
She tried to rid herself of the feeling, telling herself that she was probably imagining it. Closing her eyes, she tried to calm herself, but it wasn't working. The feeling was getting stronger. The sudden realisation hit her; she put her glass down on the bar and stood up.
"Tamsin?" Dyson said.
"It's Bo…" Tamsin replied.
She didn't know how she knew Bo was scared, she just knew it, in the deepest recesses of her senses she felt it. She looked at Trick.
"What type of Fae is he Trick?" she asked.
"Tamsin…" Trick started to say.
"Don't give me that whole it's not your place to say bullshit," Tamsin said, interrupting him, "I think Bo is in danger, tell me what type of Fae he is."
Trick knew better than to question Tamsin when it came to Bo.
"I need to check…" Trick said, walking over to his book.
It didn't take him long to find the new arrivals entry.
"Incubus." Trick said, "He's an Incubus."
As soon as Tamsin heard the words come from his lips she was heading to the door.
"Tamsin!" Dyson called, "Where are you going?"
"Dark Fae Incubi don't ask before taking what they want." Tamsin shouted back, breaking into a run as she left the Dal.
She stood outside the Dal, trying to focus her mind on the sense of the fear. Closing her eyes, she reached out with her mind. Shaking her head to get rid of everything else, she found what she was searching for. Bo. Tamsin turned and ran down the alleyway to the street, taking a left she kept running. She felt a burning sensation in her back, like her body was telling her what she already knew. She could get there faster if she flew. But it was too much of a risk so she relied on her legs. She stopped again, refocusing her mind. Opening her eyes again she ran down another alleyway. It didn't take much longer until she found them.
"No…" Bo said, trying to push Oscar away, "please…"
Tamsin's blood started to boil. She saw the Incubus kissing Bo's neck, his hand down the front of her trousers. Something inside her snapped. She grabbed the guys shoulders and pulled him off Bo, sending him flying backwards into the opposite wall so hard that the bricks started to crumble.
"She said no." Tamsin said, turning to face the Incubus who was lying in a heap on the floor.
Behind her she heard Bo's breath catching in her throat, she was crying. Tamsin turned back to Bo, walking over to her she pulled her close. Bo started to sob.
"He wouldn't stop…" Bo said, "I said… I said no and he still wouldn't stop…"
"It's okay," Tamsin said, feeling her own tears burning her eyes, "I've got you Bo…"
"I tried…" Bo said, "It didn't work…"
"Incubi are immune to a Succubi's charms." Tamsin said.
Tamsin heard noise behind her, and put herself between Bo and the Incubus.
"You are going to regret the day you ever laid a hand on her." Tamsin said to him.
Oscar looked at Tamsin with a dazed look in his eyes. He saw as the Valkyrie walked over to him, her features remaining completely emotionless. She grabbed him by the collar of his shirt and lifted him back to his feet, before punching him so hard in the face that he flew back into the wall once again. Again he was out cold, blood coming from his nose and the back of his head. Tamsin walked over to him and moved him forward; she put her left arm around his neck and her right hand on the opposite side of his head. As she was about to snap his neck she heard something that made her stop.
"Don't…" Bo said.
"Bo, he…" Tamsin started to say.
"I know," Bo replied, "but I can't let you kill someone because of me…"
The emotions in Bo's eyes made Tamsin stop. Instead of killing the guy she just punched him again instead. There was nothing she wanted more at that moment than to end his sad, pathetic existence, but Bo didn't want her to do that.
"Okay…" Tamsin said, standing up and walking back over to Bo, "can I tie him up and torture him a little?"
"No…" Bo replied.
At that moment Dyson ran around the corner. He saw Bo in tears and noticed the Incubus lying near the wall, bleeding quite heavily.
"What the hell happened?" Dyson asked.
Bo started crying harder again, Tamsin held her close again, the Succubus's back to Dyson, Tamsin was almost looking over Bo's head as she spoke to the wolf.
"I need a Fae police pick up for that piece of shit…" she said motioning over to the unconscious Incubus, "if it was up to me he'd need a hearse."
"Bo…" Dyson said, walking over to where the girls were standing.
He tried to put his hand reassuringly on Bo's shoulder, but she pulled away, pulling herself closer to Tamsin.
"Give her time D…" she said, almost apologetically.
Dyson nodded a little and walked away, getting his phone out he called for the pick-up.
"Do you need to see a doctor?" Tamsin asked Bo quietly.
"I just want to go home…" The Succubus said.
"I need to take him to the Dark facility," Tamsin said, "get him booked into one of our not so nice cells… will you be okay at the Dal till I get back or do you want me to take you home now?"
It was at times like that Tamsin really wished Kenzi was around, though the little human would probably grab the closest power tool and turn the Incubus into a ball of mush. Tamsin felt herself laugh a little at the thought.
"What?" Bo asked, looking up into Tamsin's eyes.
"I was just thinking what Kenzi would do right now." Tamsin replied with another little laugh.
"That would not be pretty…" Bo said, putting her head back on Tamsin's shoulder, "I'll wait for you at the Dal, then will you take me home?"
"Of course." Tamsin replied, "Let's get you back to the Dal…"
Bo moved slightly but still didn't completely let go of Tamsin, the Valkyrie kept her arm around Bo's shoulders.
"I'm going to take Bo back to the Dal," Tamsin said to Dyson, "she can stay there till we're done."
"Okay…" Dyson replied with a little nod.
He had never felt so helpless in all his life. The woman he loved could have been raped, if it wasn't for Tamsin then she would have been, and he had no idea. He watched as Tamsin and Bo walked back to the Dal.
"How did you know?" Bo asked when they were walking.
"I don't know," Tamsin replied, furrowing her brow a little, as she often did when she was thinking about something, "you know I can sense fear… well I could sense yours…"
"I thought you had to be in the same room for that." Bo said.
"So did I…" The Valkyrie replied.
"And how did you know where I'd be?" Bo asked.
"It's going to sound really weird, but I cleared my head of everything else," Tamsin said, "and I found you…"
"Is that a Valkyrie thing?" The Succubus asked.
"No…" Tamsin replied quietly, "I think it's an us thing…"
x-x-x
When Tamsin got out of the front of the van in the underground parking lot of the Dark Facility, Evony was waiting with two of her guards.
"I get a call, telling me to expect a new addition to my cells," Evony said as Tamsin walked round to the back of the van and pulled the guy out, "do you want to explain what's going on Valkyrie."
"He tried to rape Bo." Tamsin said, grabbing the guy and throwing him down to the floor at Evony's feet.
All the sarcasm fell from Evony's face, she looked at her guards.
"Deal with… that." She said.
They nodded and each grabbed one of the guys arms, without letting him stand up they dragged him towards the entrance to the building. Dyson was now standing next to Tamsin.
"Would either of you like some time alone with him?" she asked.
"I wouldn't mind…" Tamsin said.
"Tamsin…" Dyson said, knowing how much Tamsin would love five minutes alone with Oscar.
"I know," The Valkyrie said, before looking back to Evony, "just make sure he's not too… comfortable."
"Consider it done." Evony replied.
x-x-x
Tamsin and Dyson arrived back at the Dal to find it empty. They went down to Trick's lair and saw the Blood King sitting on the chair watching Bo sleep on the sofa. Something was burning in his eyes, something that Tamsin had seen before all those years ago on the battlefield.
"How could I let her leave with him…" Trick said quietly as Tamsin and Dyson walked further into the room, "I know what Incubi are like, especially Dark Fae…"
He looked at Tamsin.
"Sorry…" he said, not wanting Tamsin to think he blamed the entire Dark Fae for what had almost happened to his granddaughter.
"Don't worry about it," Tamsin replied with a little smile before she looked over at Bo, "how is she?"
"The first thing she did was take a shower," Trick said, "then she cried herself to sleep… she told me that she wouldn't let you kill him."
Tamsin nodded while she was still looking at the sleeping Succubus.
"She knows what this life has been like for you so far Tamsin," Trick explained, "she didn't want you ever regretting taking a life because of her."
"I'd do it a million times over if it meant keeping her safe…" Tamsin replied quietly.
Dyson and Trick exchanged a look, they had both suspected for some time that the Valkyrie had feelings for Bo, but they had never really had any proof, until now. Neither of them said anything about what Tamsin had said, now wasn't the time.
Bo started to wake, she looked up at Tamsin.
"Hey…" Tamsin said with a little smile, crouching down next to the sofa, "you ready to go home?"
