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~~~~~SVU~~~~~

"Are you sure this is a good idea?" Casey called from the bathroom where she was applying her make-up out to Olivia who was in the bedroom getting dressed. "I mean, doesn't it seem kind of foolish with the impending war?"

"It's just dinner with Elliot and Kathy," Liv called back, "He's been driving me crazy the past few days. In the car, in the elevator, at our desks he was all 'When are you and Casey going to join me and Kathy for dinner? Are you and Casey free tonight? How 'bout tomorrow night?' like a persistent child, I swear. Hell- he even tried to corner me in the bathroom. If we don't go, I'll never hear the end of it." She sounded frustrated but there was an underlying tone of affection too, so they both knew that she wasn't. She walked into the bathroom and wrapped her arms around Casey's waist, pressing her front to Casey's back and resting her chin on Casey's shoulder, "Besides, it's been a few days since we started practicing. You've already improved. And clearly Caius is taking his time. We can't just sit around and worry. Not to mention that our Bond has healed you and begun to blossom."

It was true. After the first time they'd made love, they'd done it countless times over the past few days. The last of Casey's missing piece (her ability to feel pain) had returned one day at work when Casey accidentally stapled her hand. She had cried out and cursed in pain at first. But then she felt an odd sense of joy and harshly poked her wound. When it flashed with pain again, she grinned and, after ripping out the staple, called Olivia to tell her. Casey was now completely fixed, and their telepathic abilities had begun. Though conversing directly was only possible when they were touching, they could feel the other's emotions and were always aware of where the other was. Casey could feel it when Olivia was at her desk or down with Melinda or when she left the precinct to go to a crime scene or an interview; Olivia could feel when Casey was in her office or making a paperwork run or in court. Casey had used that connection to go straight to the one-way glass to watch Liv interrogate their suspect without having to ask while Liv had used it to find Casey as she walked back to her office with lunch. It gave them both a certain thrill to be able to find the other immediately. The emotional connection took some getting used to at first. Sometimes Olivia's anger or frustration or sadness over a case would slam into Casey and cause her mood to do a complete 180. The first time it happened was when Casey was in chambers with Judge Donnelly and Trevor Langen. Trevor had just tried to argue that his client's rights had been violated and, the second Olivia's emotions reached her, Casey almost went Feral and sliced Langen's face off. Luckily, she managed to control herself in time but still the others knew something was off. Ever since, whenever Liv's more negative feelings would reach her, Casey had to make sure to breathe so she wouldn't react. Casey didn't know how Olivia did it, how she could survive with all that anger and whatnot, how she didn't just go insane. Surely Casey wouldn't be able to. Maybe that's why not a lot of Shifters were in law enforcement. Besides that, however, they were growing more and more aware of their Bond maturing and knew it was only a matter of time before it was complete.

Casey turned around in Liv's arms and draped her arms around the brunette's shoulders. She smiled lovingly, "You're right. About all of it. I guess I'm just a worry-wart."

Olivia laughed, "I know you are. And I know I'm right. I always am."

Now it was Casey's time to laugh, "So cocky. You're lucky I like that in a woman."

Liv grinned and leaned in for a kiss. It wasn't too quick or too long because Liv knew if she kept her lips against Casey's for too long, she'd never want to pull away. She pulled back and said, "Alright. Let's get going before El starts calling."

Casey pouted but began to move. They weren't going anywhere too fancy, so they were both dressed in a simple pair of jeans. Casey's were black and she wore a green shirt that exposed her shoulders and brought out the color in her eyes and hair (and made Olivia want to devour her). Olivia's were dark blue and matched with a simple black tank top and her jacket. Casey thought Olivia looked divine- as she always did. Casey couldn't help the growl of arousal that escaped her. Olivia looked at her with a smirk, letting her eyes slowly wander down Casey's body to show she was just as hungry for Casey as Casey was for her. Casey's eyes shifted to look like her wolf's and her claws and fangs began to slide out without her permission. "Damn it Liv," she growled, "I can't handle both our needs for sex at the same time as well as you can."

Liv's smirk only grew, "Who says I want you to handle it?"

Casey growled and stalked closer, "You have about five seconds to get out the door before I throw you into to bed and take you."

Olivia shivered and, with a great amount of self-control, forced herself to grab her keys and head for the door. Casey followed more slowly, taking deep breaths to control her raging need for Olivia. Her fangs and claws retracted and her eyes went back to normal as she waited by Liv's side for the elevator. Finally, they could both breathe again as they walked outside and to Liv's gorgeous black Mustang. Casey lost herself in a mental image of the two of them fucking in the back seat. They would definitely have to do that some time. Casey grinned mischievously as she thought, 'Maybe tonight.'

"I can feel you plotting over there," Olivia teased as she drove.

"I don't know what you're talking about," the redhead tried.

Olivia just chuckled and reached over for her hand. It wasn't too long before Olivia was parking about a block away from the restaurant they were heading to and pulled out her cell to call Elliot. They got out and began to walk as Liv talked. After a few moments, she hung up. "He says they're about seven minutes away, to go in without them and get our table, the reservation is under Stabler, and to order him a beer." So that's what they did. Casey and Olivia looked over the menu, sipped their drinks, and subtly played footsies under the table. Then Olivia's partner and his wife joined them. The three of them exchanged happy greetings and hugs before Liv looked to Casey and said, "Kathy, this is Casey Novak, our ADA and my girlfriend. Case, this is Elliot's much better half Kathy."

"Harr harr Liv," Elliot rolled his eyes with a good-hearted smile, "You're hilarious."

Olivia grinned innocently at him while Kathy and Casey shook hands. "It's lovely to meet you Casey. I've heard a lot about you."

"Likewise," Casey smiled at her.

They sat down and exchanged small talk while they perused the menu; mostly it was about the Stabler kids and what they'd been up to lately. The waiter brought them their drinks and took their food orders. Then Kathy couldn't hold back any longer, "So I gotta ask. How did you two get together? I mean, we've known for years now that Liv is bisexual but Elliot never mentioned your sexuality Casey."

"That's because I never flaunted it and it never came up. I was in a very serious relationship for a while before coming to work with SVU. It didn't end well, and I didn't want back in the dating life." Casey considered Elliot a friend of hers as well as Liv's and she liked Kathy so she didn't want to lie to them. She decided to give them a very watered down version of the truth. "But then I met Liv and I just knew I had to be with her."

"Why'd you wait so long?" Kathy sounded merely curious.

"Well why does anyone wait? Fear of rejection, of losing the friendship, that she wasn't into women, into me. Not to mention, you two," she motioned to Olivia and Elliot, "spent a lot of time hating me." They both shared a sheepish look and looked at her apologetically, "Hey, I understood. I'd heard about the wonderful Alexandra Cabot and how close she and her detectives were. I hated myself for replacing her because everyone, including me, agreed that she belonged there. But it worked out eventually. About two weeks ago, I took Liv to dinner, told her the truth, and now here we are having dinner together and I'm with one of two of the most beautiful women in this room if not the whole world."

Liv cocked an eyebrow in confusion, "Who's the second?"

Casey smacked her arm as she grinned, "Kathy of course."

Everyone smiled and chuckled as Kathy blushed and tried to brush off the compliment. But Elliot wrapped an arm around her and pulled her to his side so he could kiss her temple and whisper that Casey was right into her ear. Olivia was overjoyed to see the couple acting so loving. She knew they'd been on thin ice for a while. She looked to Casey who was watching her with a goofy, dreamy smile, making Liv's stomach flip. She leaned to kiss Casey soundly. They pulled away just as the waiter came back with their food and they dug in. Conversation flowed easily and all four found themselves laughing and smiling. When the night finally came to an end, Elliot, ever the gentleman, offered to pay the bill but Casey argued with him about it. Finally they all agreed that Elliot would get the bill, Casey would get the tip, and she would get to pay for their next double date. Outside, they hugged and said their goodbyes. Casey and Liv walked back towards the car hand-in-hand. "That was fun," Casey said, "Kathy is really nice."

"I think she liked you too. She's probably going to chatter El's ear off about how happy she is that I finally have someone. Did I ever tell you she used to hate me?" Casey shook her head. "Well she did. She was extremely threatened when I became El's partner. He and I got really close, really fast and she was convinced that he was going to leave her for me. She didn't believe either of us when we told her there was nothing between us like that. But then I began seeing this woman and we were making out at a bar. Kathy was there with some friends of hers and saw us. Long story short, she pulled me into the bathroom, demanded answers, and, when I told her I prefer women, started saying she was sorry over and over. She started crying, and I hugged her and told her it was fine. After that, she made it a point to be super nice to me and invited me to dinner at their house and stuff like that. But I still think that a part of her was still worried ya know? So she must be glad that I'm officially off the table."

Casey grinned, "I'm glad you're off the table too." They were just reaching the car so Casey gently pushed Liv's back against it. She leaned in until their lips were centimeters apart and whispered seductively, "Once we get home, I'd like to get you on a different kind of table though."

Olivia hummed in agreement and quickly pressed her lips to Casey's. They made out heavily against her car for a few moments, Casey's hands sliding around Liv's waist to cup her ass while Liv's hands dug into Casey's hair. Casey was too lost in the kiss and didn't smell the unfamiliar scent until it was too late. She went to turn around but cried out in pain as a force slammed into the side of her head. Olivia watched in shock and horror as Casey fell to the ground, unconscious. She looked up to the shadowy figure and shouted angrily, "Hey! Police! Back up!" But before she could make a move toward him, the figure turned into a black, smoky cloud and flung itself forward. It surrounded Olivia like a prickly blanket. She tried to get it away but her fingers just glided through it. She felt herself being lifted as the pressure increased. She shouted and fought but it squeezed in closer and closer. It began to crush her, suffocating her. She gasped for breath but felt her vision and brain going fuzzy. Slowly, she stopped fighting as she fell further and further into darkness.

~~~~~SVU~~~~~

"Liv!" Casey gasped as she jolted awake and into a sitting position. She had expected it all to be just a bad dream. But, as she looked around wildly, she saw she was sitting on the ground where she'd fallen. They'd been ambushed. And now Liv was gone. "Olivia?" she called just to be sure as she stood up, her head swimming from the blow. She reached up to touch where it was throbbing the most. She winced, "Ow." When she pulled her hand away, her fingertips were tipped with blood, but she could tell the wound had mostly healed. She wobbled forward the few steps it took to get to Liv's car and held herself up against it. She closed her eyes and used every sense she could to see if she could find her missing mate. Olivia's smell was faint. Casey guessed that she'd been out for at least an hour. But she couldn't decipher where Liv went from scent alone. It just stopped, not leading in any direction. She focused on that part of her soul that was connected to Liv's and followed the Bond. She couldn't feel any of Liv's emotions. But she sighed in relief when she felt her mate's heartbeat coming through loud and clear. 'Olivia must be unconscious,' she thought to herself. Casey tried to pin down Liv's location. It wasn't as clear as it should be, but if she followed it, she hoped it would get stronger and more precise.

Her wolf was clawing inside her to hunt down Liv and kill whoever took her. It didn't take a brain surgeon to guess who the culprit was. Caius. They'd turned down his bullshit offer of peace and now he was finally making his move. Whatever he was hoping would happen, Casey was going to do whatever it took to find and rescue Olivia. Her skin began to itch as her wolf demanded to be let loose. Quickly, she pulled out her cell and dialed her father. After two rings, he answered, "Hello Casey."

"Dad!" she tried not to sound as panicked as she felt, "Dad. I think Caius has taken Olivia."

"Your new mate?"

"Yes. I'm going after her. I only have a general idea of where she is but I'll find her."

"What do you want us to do Casey? Whatever it is, your mother and I and the Alliance will help."

"I might need backup, so send some people to the area and I'll text with a location when I find it. Otherwise, I just wanted to warn you. This could just be a way to distract me while his forces attack yours. Be ready."

"You got it Case. Be careful alright. And once you find Olivia, we'll have to talk about meeting her. You might not be an official part of the pack anymore but you're still family and now so is Olivia. Bring yourselves back safe."

"Got it Dad. Love you guys." With that she hung up.

Quickly, she ran into the closest alley and shifted midair. Once on four legs, Casey took off as fast as she could. 'Liv if you can hear me, I'm coming for you alright. I'll find you, I promise.'

~~~~~SVU~~~~~

Liv groaned as she awoke. Her mind felt fuzzy and her body felt weak. She went to move and was met with resistance. She tried again, but still couldn't move. Her eyes flew open. She blinked into the almost-darkness. There were five candles in a circle around her in what appeared to be a circular room. Realization slammed into Olivia, and dread filled her stomach as she realized it was the room from her dream. Instantly, she remembered what happened. Dinner with El, Kathy, and Casey, Casey and her walking to her car, kissing, getting attacked, the black smoke that surrounded her and suffocated her until she blacked out. She remembered seeing Casey drop the ground after being hit in the head. She hoped that Casey was okay; she prayed that Casey was okay. She went to that part of her brain that served as an opening to the tunnel. It wasn't as open and full of Casey as it normally was; she had to pry it open. But thankfully she did. She felt Casey's fear, fury, determination, and love. She couldn't tell where exactly Casey was, but she could tell she was coming for her. Olivia sent as much of herself through the Bond as she could- her own fear, confusion, relief, and love. She could tell Casey could feel it when Casey's end was filled with relief. 'Liv if you can hear me, I'm coming for you alright. I'll find you, I promise.' The thought swirled around Olivia's brain and heart, soothing her, comforting her, giving her strength. Before she could try to respond however, a voice interrupted.

"Ah good. You're awake. How are you Olivia?" Caius stepped closer to her.

"Caius," Olivia breathed. Instantly, she fought to stand and face him. She'd forgotten she couldn't move. She looked down to see herself complete naked and strapped to some kind of table. It was hard and made of metal, like one you would find at a hospital, only wider. Three leather straps held her down. One around her ankles, one around her hips, and one around her chest. Her arms were extended to her sides with her palms facing up; they too were bound in leather just under her wrists. The leather had some kind of symbol imprinted into them.

"You won't be able to break free of those Olivia. Not even once you're changed; they've been prepped."

"Changed? What are you talking about?"

Caius grinned, "Glad you asked. I've been dying to tell someone about this new concoction I've made." From his pocket, he pulled out a little vile. It was filled with black, goopy substance. He walked behind Liv and pulled a cart into her line of vision. Olivia's heart rate kicked up when she saw it was covered in a cacophony of different knifes, mostly surgical, needles, and a bowl. He popped open his vile and poured the black goop into it. Then he reached for one of the knives and moved toward Olivia's left arm. She swallowed roughly and watched as he held the knife to her wrist and cut it open. She winced at the pain, but otherwise didn't give him the satisfaction of knowing he'd hurt her. He held the bowl under to catch the dripping blood until it was mostly full. She wanted to protest when he leaned forward to lick her wound, but stayed silent. He licked the blood from his lips with a sigh. "I prefer demon blood," he said, "But every once in a while, it's nice to have some human blood. It has a whole different flavor and life to it that demon blood doesn't." He went back to his cart and used the knife to stir the blood and goop until it was mixed. Then he dipped his fingers into it and stepped to Olivia's side. In the center of her stomach he began to draw what looked like a pentagram inside a circle. "This is what's called a Devil's Trap," he began to explain like he was teaching a child the alphabet. "In our first few experiments with this, a few of the demons ripped apart their vessels from the inside and escaped. We realized that we had to find a way to keep the demon inside the body we put it into. Carving this into the vessel's skin was affective at first, but once the demon healed the human's skin…" he shook his head, "Shame. But this however. This works like a binding spell but for demons. The blood of the human vessel combined with the blood of a very old and powerful demon becomes a permanent stain on the vessel's surface." He dipped his hand back into the blood and continued to draw other symbols around the first. "These will be sure that the demon summoned will be nothing more than a wraith demon, a low-level type of demon that has no thoughts, no free will, only hunger for blood, destruction, and death. A rather uncontrollable bunch they are, so I also need the ability to force them into the perfect soldiers, ones that will kill on command. Like Hellhounds. But I can't very well put a demon-dog inside a human now can I?"

When Caius fell silent, Olivia said, "I have no idea what you're talking about."

"No? Well, of course, that makes sense." He shrugged. "Have you even heard of demons or Hellhounds?"

"Of course I have. Just didn't think they were actually real."

He chuckled, "Your mate is a shapeshifter. I'm a vampire. And you think demons aren't real?" He laughed heartedly then sighed, "Humans…" He finished the last of the blood drawing before stepping back to admire his work. "Yes. That'll do." He went to place the bowl down.

Olivia's patience was thinning and she growled, "You know you still haven't explained what you meant by 'changed'."

"I was just getting to that. Had to take care of the first few steps first." He winked before explaining, "In a few moments, I will empty your body of your soul and fill you with a demon's instead."

Olivia stared at him with wide eyes for a moment before gasping, "What? Why?"

Caius rolled his eyes, "Because I can and because I want to. Because you'll make the perfect vessel. You're strong for a human and as a demon-possessed receptacle you'll be even stronger, an unstoppable, mindless, killing machine. More importantly, because it will destroy Casey. When she sees what I've done to you, what you've become, she'll break if the broken Bond doesn't do that first. If she can survive that, I'll have you destroy her with her bare hands."

"No!" Olivia gasped in horror as she began struggling with all her might against the leather straps. "No! I won't let you do this!" she snarled at him.

He simply laughed, "As we speak, Tomas, my second-in-command, is leading the army against the Alliance. They should be battling right this moment. It's just me and you. Well, it'll be me and you until it becomes me and a demonic-version of you. And Casey, once she gets here, and I know she'll get here. And once she's out of the way, you and I will go and kill everyone who survived the first attack, including Mommy and Daddy dearest. I'll finally have the throne and a whole new world will be born. It's all coming together so nicely Olivia. I'm so glad you'll get to be a part of it."

"NO!" Olivia screamed and thrashed, but it was no use. Caius held his hands out in front of him and began to speak. It sounded like Latin. The symbols on her stomach began to tingle, then burn. Then it began to spread through her. Olivia fought to get free. A red hot agony seared through Olivia's body. She screamed, her back arching, her fists clenching, as she fought against the pain. Her jaw clenched tight. She pulled against her bonds. She closed her eyes. She fought with everything she had. The more she fought however the more painful it seemed. She began to pray that Casey would burst into the room and save her, but she knew Casey had no clue where she was- just a general idea. She knew she had to fight if there was any chance of being reunited with her love. She clung tight on to that determination, on to the love she had for Casey even as the pain felt like it would rip her body in half. She tried to gasp in a few breaths, but her lungs were seizing. She vaguely heard Caius yelling at her to stop fighting, and suddenly the pain was worse than ever; it was like Olivia had been set on fire while nails penetrated every inch of her body while someone was slowly peeling off her skin. An ear-piercing, blood-curdling, nightmare-inducing scream burst from inside Olivia, and she knew there was no more fighting. She felt the evil, dark, numbing energy seep past her defenses like sludge in a sieve. She felt it growing in her stomach, under the symbols, and slowly it oozed like cement through her, seeping into every corner and every crack inside her. She felt unconsciousness pulling at her. She knew she was losing, but still she tried to hold on. Right before she lost consciousness, she cried for the woman she loved, "CASEY!"