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Chapter 11
Bo dialled a number whilst walking down the corridor to the elevator. "Vex, I want to know the names of the humans who worked with Lauren at the facilities which had the thefts. Can you send them to me as soon as?" After a small pause. "Yes, the dark ones. Thanks."
When the elevator came Bo pressed the button for the ground floor, guessing that Dyson would be there. As the doors opened at the ground floor she was faced with a very angry Dyson arguing with an equally angry Casey.
"I'm telling you I want to see the doc now. You can't keep her here forever or is that your plan?" Casey yelled with venom.
"And I am telling you that you cannot see her. Guards escort her out." Dyson called out to two big men positioned behind him.
The guards moved around Dyson and grabbed Casey by the arms, Casey kicked out at them and caught one in the crutch. The other man grabbed her around the back, pinning her arms and lifting her in the air. Bo walked up to Dyson watching what was going on.
"Let go of me." Casey shrieked, looking Bo straight in the eyes. "I know who you are Bo Dennis, and what you did to her." Casey screamed as she struggled to get free of the men now dragging her out of the hospital.
"WAIT." Bo commanded the men, she studied Casey for a few seconds. "Perhaps we need to talk. Take Casey to Laurens office, I will be up shortly." Bo ordered before turning back to Dyson. "Can you get a list of all the human employees that worked closely with Lauren at the facilities which had the thefts?"
"Why?" Dyson asked quizzically.
"As Kenzi once said, if you know what you are doing you can get anything." Bo replied, turned and followed the men marching Casey towards the elevator.
Casey sat on the couch whilst Bo sat in the chair behind the desk, both staring at each other.
"So Casey, what do you think you know about me?" Bo asked softly.
"Where is she first?" Casey asked in a sharp manner. "Have you got her in some prison, because she dared to speak to strangers?"
Bo smirked, shook her head and leaned forward. "Why would I lock up my wife and the love of life?"
"Probably because she doesn't confirm to your rules. You say you love her, but why was she running from you? I saw her face when you stopped her outside of this hospital, she didn't know you." Casey said adamantly.
"That is because Lauren has amnesia. She doesn't know any of her family or friends, Casey. Lauren and I were about to go on our honeymoon." Bo forced down the tears. "But then she developed this amnesia." Bo locked her eyes with Casey and said fiercely. "I will never hurt Lauren. As far as rules go, the only one is to love each other for the rest of our lives."
"And what about the company rules? I know that she disappeared from the Congo and then five years later she reappears winning awards and on your arm. So what did you do? Blackmail her into marrying you so that she could have her freedom?" Casey had risen from the couch and paced over to the desk, leaning on the front towards Bo, glaring at her.
Bo paused thinking about what she was about to say. "You are right she works for a company, but we do not operate like that. As far as Lauren disappearing, it was necessary. Her work was..." Bo hesitated. "It was secret and she agreed to keep it so. I did not blackmail Lauren into anything. We fell in love and you can ask her when you next see her. However at the moment we don't know where she is."
"What?" Casey butted in, seemingly calming down slightly.
"Lauren was kidnapped last night from here and we are trying to find out by who." Bo locked onto Casey's eyes, seeing her puzzlement and worry. "Will you help me get her back?"
Casey could see the concern in Bo's face. "Of course I will. What do you want me to do?" Casey stood straight up from the desk, arms across her chest.
"You're good with technology. I will be receiving some lists of people who worked with Lauren, could you find out if any of them are linked together or with the same organization? We could have our first lead." Bo asked.
"That will be easy. Is that Lauren's computer? Can I use it?" Casey pointed to the device on the desk.
"Yes, but it will be locked." Bo exclaimed as she walked back round the front of the desk.
Casey smirked. "That should be no problem. All scientist are the same, great at their job, but lousy at using or changing passwords. Just give me a minute." Casey sat down in the chair and turned the computer on. After a few minutes of typing on the keyboard. "There we go, I'm in." Casey grinned up at Bo.
Bo's phone buzzed. "Good, Vex has sent the list of names." Bo said looking at the information displayed on the screen.
"Give me the phone and I'll send it to the computer and start cross checking them." Bo handed the phone to Casey, who after a few moments handed it back to her.
The door opened about ten minutes later with Dyson entering, walking straight to Bo with a list in his hands.
"Dyson, is that the list?" Dyson nodded. "Give it to Casey"
Dyson looked reluctant until Bo glared at him. "We have already been over the names and none of them had the necessary clearances."
"Maybe not, but Lauren is particular about things being in order and her routine. If these people knew that fact, they could take advantage of it by making copies of security keys etc. Kenzi told me that with the right amount of money you could buy anything. All they needed to know was when Lauren was out of the office or lab and her routine, in order to be able to get their hands on her keys." Bo explained, whilst watching Casey.
"And who better than a trusted human." Dyson spat out.
Bo frowned at Dyson, hoping that Casey had not heard him. Bo had managed so far to cover up the existence of the fae from the young girl, but it only took a slip of the tongue to give them away.
Bo turned back to Casey. "Will it take much longer?" She asked.
"Not sure, I can give you a call when I have any answers." Casey replied, looking briefly up.
"Good, I'll be downstairs. Thanks." Bo said moving towards the door with Dyson following her. Bo turned back at the door.
"But why? What are they after?" Dyson asked whilst they were in the elevator.
"The serum." Bo announced and watched Dyson's reaction.
Dyson frowned. "I thought that it was difficult to repeat."
"That's what we are going to find out now from Doctor Patterson." Bo replied.
They walked up to the security desk, asked for Doctor Patterson and were directed to one of the labs. As they entered, they saw Doctor Patterson looking at a slide under the microscope on one of the work benches. A thick set man, balding head and wearing glasses, he didn't move until they were right next to him.
"Mrs Dennis-Lewis." He greeted Bo smiling. "We are still analysing the samples from Doctor Lewis. If yo…"
"No that is not why I am here." Bo interrupted him. "You know Lauren made a serum that changed Evony from fae into human, could that be repeated?" Bo asked.
Doctor Patterson put down his glasses on the bench took in a deep breath and looked at the ceiling thinking. After a few minutes.
"Firstly, in theory yes it could be duplicated, but Doctor Lewis is the only one who knows how. Secondly, as I understand she used the DNA of Evony to make the serum, which suggests that it would only affect that person. She would have to collect the DNA from every one of us fae, which would take years. Lastly I believe that Doctor Lewis destroyed the notes on how she did it. So to answer your question, in practice, no it could not be repeated." Doctor Patterson replied.
"Thank you Doctor Patterson." Bo shook his hand and they left the lab.
"Shit. Lauren is in more danger than I thought." Bo exclaimed as they walked along the corridor leading to the elevator.
"Why?" Dyson asked, puzzled at Bo's statement of alarm.
Bo stopped. "Lauren destroyed the written notes for the formula to turn fae into humans and in normal circumstances with her photographic memory she would be able to remember it, and be able to stall her captors. But she has amnesia, and cannot make a cold remedy let alone the serum." Bo took a deep breath. "If they find out, then she is no use to them." Bo explained, firmly.
"So why do you think this is the work of humans?" Dyson asked tentatively, knowing how Bo felt about the way fae treated humans.
"I don't know for sure it is, but who else would want to get rid of all the fae." Bo replied. "I am hoping that Casey can find out who they are, and we can track them down before it is too late."
Bo and Dyson headed back towards Lauren's office to get the answers they needed from Casey.
"So Casey, have you got anything?" Bo asked as she entered the room.
"Do you know that your internet security is one of the worse I have ever seen, you need to get it fixed and fast." Casey looked up, smiling. "Two names popped up Savanna Jones and Sandra Green. Not very original, so I doubled checked them. Real names Sandra Appleby and Savanna Holts, both have rap sheets for bur…."
"Burglary, GBH and gun crimes." Dyson butted in. "We have been after them for three years, but they disappeared two years ago. Now we know where."
"Yer in plain sight." Bo interjected crossing her arms and frowning at Dyson.
"Your security checks need modernising, they are so out of date. All they did was to invent a new identity, hack into your systems and wait for the right time." Casey explained. "By the way Savanna is vicious, ruthless and dangerous. Not a person I would like to meet without back up.
"Is there a link to any organization or company?" Bo asked.
"Savanna last worked for a charity group run by her father Frank Holts, seems legitimate and is listed to help the poor and homeless. And no gran and I have never heard of them." Casey said, pre-empting Bo's next question. "But get this, all of their twenty five members are white and have rap sheets, some petty crimes some not so." Casey revealed.
"How did you get all that information?" Dyson asked frowning.
"Told you, best hacker in the business." Casey smirked at him.
"I think a certain Russian girl might disagree with that." Bo muttered to herself. "Do you have an address?" Bo asked, knowing that the answer would probably be yes.
"Yep, here is their last known address." Casey passed Bo a piece of paper.
"Thanks Casey." Bo looked at the address, not far from the Dahl. "You know, you remind me of a very dear friend of mine, I will have to introduce you to her. I suspect you will get on well together" Bo said smiling at Casey and walking to the door.
"Kool. Just bring Lauren back in one piece." Casey called out after Bo.