A/N: Thanks again to somewhataddicted and adding her creative touch to the last chapter! Very much appreciated. Thanks to you guys who continue to read this painful journey of our beloved Doccubus. I know this story is angst filled but when they DO get together it will be that much more appreciated. To get past all that heart ache, pain and suffering the other end of that will be SO much more heightened. Thanks to those who follow and add this story to your favorites. For all the incredible reviews, good and bad, love to hear what everyone thinks. I know some of you are hating the others in between but technically Bo & Lauren aren't together yet. The doc has one shot at picking her mate, Lauren will be cautious and protective, but in the meantime yeah she'll get her wolf on.
Oh and one last thing…SOMEWHATADDICTED decided to hop on and make this a collaboration…WHAT!...HUGE shout out to her for pouring the emotion this story needs…and maybe that BoLo scene soon…Now a vision of our crazy BoLo minds working together from this point on, our story unfolds for our faemazing readers…Enjoy guys
10 MONTHS AGO
Dyson grabbed Lauren before she could react and inserted his DNA, his genetics, following her exact movements used moments ago on Isaac. She should have known his wolf vision would be able to see what she was doing with complete precision. The pain hit shortly after as her white blood cells reacted to the intruding ones trying to stop the new invasion, but instead they started merging together.
Her vision was the first to respond to the new forming cells. It was going from normal, to blurry, to the accuracy of a hawk's circling the skies above seeking out its prey on the grounds below. Hearing was the next sense. From normal, to muffled, to being able to hear the squirrels running through the trees outside. All her senses started to act up making her head feel like it was going to explode. The pressure was making it hard to handle as she fought to stay conscious. She understood why the wolf screamed so loudly before. She tried to scream, but no sound came out. The yell caught in her throat as she fought to just breathe. The room was spinning as her body was changing. Like a virus creeping through your system, a wolf was starting to make its new home and all Lauren could do was feel her body embrace it, vaguely aware of Dyson talking to her. The words were going in and out in tune with her hearing. She heard something about wolf's anger…temper…senses…one mate. One mate, that she heard clearly as that sense just elevated at the exact moment. One mate it kept echoing through her mind as the pain was overtaking her body. She saw him walking out of the room as her eyes forced themselves shut.
Lauren sat up in the bed and squeezed her head as if she were trying to keep it from exploding and letting out the loudest scream she her lungs would allow. She stopped and looked around the room. The door swung open hard as a giant stood in the frame staring at the doctor with worry in his eyes. Just around his waist she saw Kenzi peek into the room before rolling her eyes. "Wha…what happened," the dream was still playing in the doctor's mind as she slowly grasped at her new surroundings.
Kenzi stepped out from behind the giant. She shifted her weight to one leg, tapping the other foot as she crossed her arms over her chest. "Don't remember anything there Einstein?" The Goth was still upset that when she started to question the doctor, she passed back out. It was now two days later and here they were again.
Bruce grimaced at the Goth's attitude and stepped into Lauren's room ignoring Kenzi. "Do you remember waking up and talking to us?"
The blonde closed her eyes while she rubbed the temples of her head in a failed effort to calm the migraine that was fighting its way through. The last thing she remembered was Dyson. She gradually opened her eyes again. Her vision was so sharp she could see splinters on the floor. Realizing that her dream wasn't a dream at all, she was becoming, or already was, a shifter…a wolf. Lauren glanced up meeting the stare of Bruce and Kenzi. The doctor tilted her head as she heard a thudding. Thud…thud…thud. It took her a second to realize she was listening to their heart beats. Closing her eyes again she inhaled deeply. She could smell the woods around her, the alcohol coming off of Kenzi, and the soap Bruce just used to wash his hands.
"I saved Dyson's life and in turn he used his very essence to make me fae." Lauren could feel the change. She couldn't put it into words, but she felt different. Stronger. It felt like her old self died and a new version woke up instead. Her wolf was trying to tell her something, but she wasn't in tune with her inner animal yet. There was strength and power flowing through her. Lauren instantly felt the difference. Her muscles were pulsating with an intensity that let her know the true power she possessed. She could sense the muscles endurance as they tightened. The blonde knew she could get off this bed and walk like it was nothing, something that shouldn't be possible for a person who was unconscious for what seemed like an eternity.
Kenzi wasn't amused at the doctor's lack of conversation. The Goth waited almost two weeks to speak with her. Instead of talking, Lauren was closing her eyes and to Kenzi, it appeared that she was smelling the air. "Old news, we know your fae. What happened to D-Man," she demanded, not caring how she sounded to the doctor. They were never close and only recently did she tolerate her for Bo. They weren't friends. There was acceptance and that was as far as it went.
The doctor narrowed her eyes at the human. She could tell that Kenzi was angry, annoyed and trying to control herself. Not just by her tone or body motions, Lauren could sense it in her. Almost as if she could feel the Goth's emotions. Trying to push it aside she answered her, "I don't know Kenzi. He tried to save my life knowing I was being hunted by the fae. He tried telling me what to expect and that was the last I saw of him." The doctor took in her surroundings and ignored Kenzi, turning her attention to Bruce, "Where are we?"
Bruce came over gently and knelt down beside the doctor, amazed how she was sitting up after being unconscious for almost two full weeks. "Bo, Dyson, Tamsin, Hale and Trick are all missing. Evony is hunting you and Kenzi so I went to some friends, wizards, to help hide you both. I am here to protect you both as much as I can. We are far from Toronto and under a protection spell. No one can see this place, or at least three acres around it."
He didn't know Lauren, but automatically felt sorry for her waking up in a strange location with a person she knows isn't her biggest fan and a complete stranger. Add to that, the fact that she was a new fae with no mentor to help her. He wished he knew something to tell her, but all he knew about shifters was they were strong and had nasty tempers. Another reason he didn't want Kenzi to push her buttons. Obviously, Lauren never shifted before and that was a concern, too. Would her wolf recognize them or attack? The giant gave a quick glance around the room in an effort to map out some options in the event that Lauren did lash out. His main concern was the small human. She would certainly be easy prey for the quick and agile wolf. Thankfully, Lauren was able to keep her inner animal under control even with an agitated Kenzi there to antagonize her.
10 MONTHS AGO – 2 DAYS LATER
For the past two days Kenzi and Lauren barely talked. The Goth dodged the new Fae as much as possible and it was starting to get under the doctor's skin. She tried to ignore it as much as she could, but it was becoming impossible. Lauren was never like this. Normally, she wouldn't acknowledge this kind of behavior and just side step it pretending everything was just fine. Not anymore, now it was becoming agitating. Where Lauren used to smile, act like things were normal and be a doormat, this new version wasn't allowing it. The three just finished eating dinner, but the new fae couldn't take her eyes off of the human. Lauren was waiting as patiently as her wolf would allow, just staring, hoping the human would finally address whatever it was that made her have so much animosity towards the doctor.
Kenzi could feel the weight of Lauren's stare. She lifted her eyes to meet Lauren's while she ate, but still said nothing, letting the blonde know she wouldn't be intimated just because she was a wolf now. Kenzi knew Dyson for almost four years and still had no problems letting him know when he was being an ass. Lauren was a no different. Kenzi had a relationship with Dyson, while she barely had one with Lauren. Still staring at Lauren, the Goth reached for the bottle of tequila and poured herself a shot, only removing her eyes to knock down the liquor.
"You should try water once in a while," Lauren stated in her neutral tone that she knew Kenzi hated. The blonde shifter knew she would have to be the one to break the ice if they were ever to get past whatever it was that was on the girl's mind.
"No thanks, I saw Cabin Fever. I look better with my skin on me," Kenzi huffed and kept glaring at the blonde shifter. She felt her blood begin to boil from the nonchalant tone of the doctor's voice. She hates when Lauren goes all "Ice Queen."
The shifter could hear the Goth's heart pound and sense her rage building and it was all the motivation Lauren needed. "Okay what is it? You never had a problem with saying anything that was on your mind, so by all means Kenzi…" Lauren swung her arm out sharply, motioning that the floor was all Kenzi's as the wolf inside had begun taking over.
The Goth was trying to be on her best behavior for the giant. She knew Bruce wanted to keep peace in the house and she couldn't blame him. They weren't stuck in Windsor Castle after all. The place was small and the tension in the air made it feel even smaller, but at the doctor's provoking words, Kenzi unleashed. "You just think you're perfect don't you?" She balled her hands into fists and looked the doctor right in the eyes when she spoke. "Your fancy degree, becoming fae, and breaking Bo's heart. Bo was the big douche, right Lauren? You...you were never wrong?" Before Kenzi knew it, all the things she kept bottled inside about the doctor were flowing out of her mouth. She even got up from the table and leaned forward on her hands as she spit the words out with venom.
Bruce saw the yellow flash quickly past the new shifter's eyes and realized how dangerous this situation could become. He tried desperately to get Kenzi's attention, "Kenz, why don't we just clear the table?" He didn't even look at the human as he watched the wolf, waiting to see any sign that this was going from bad to worse.
There was no relenting as Kenzi let her have it with both barrels believing that Lauren had done more than her fair share to hurt her best friend. "Bo tried with YOU…YOU…not Dyson. She knew he had his love back and still wanted YOU, Lauren. Hell, she didn't even realize I was kidnapped because she was in Laurenland," Kenzi seethed. Finally hearing Bruce, who was still trying to end the anger rising in the human, "Bruce this is an A, B conversation, C your way out of it." She wasn't trying to be mean to the giant, but she was on a roll. There were so many things that she never got to say and was allowing it all to flow freely now. It felt so good to finally get it off her chest. The filter was officially shut off.
Lauren's eyes were liquid gold as she gracefully got up from the table herself. With the etiquette of the wolf, she approached the human keeping a safe distance. It was quite the feeling to be so in touch with the people near you, their rage, their fear…this was a new experience for the doctor and as much as her science mind wanted to take notes to quantify later, the wolf had already taken over. She smelled the air as she spoke, noticing the sweat on the giant and the fear building inside him as Kenzi kept raging. The wolf loved every minute of being the cause of that fear and Lauren felt powerful and alive for the first time in a long time. Her wolf would no longer allow her to sit back and be weak, no, she is a predator and they strike out. "Oh and heaven forbid you become your own person Kenzi. Wow, I see where the whole human are pets thing comes in. THINK FOR YOURSELF! Bo is a big girl Kenzi, you don't have to defend her every move."
The doctor was shocked at the things that came out of her mouth, but she couldn't stop them. It was like she was losing control of herself. Almost an out of body experience, she can hear herself saying the things that were flying from her mouth in a verbal attack, yet helpless to stop them. "I know, believe me I know, I wasn't good enough for precious Bo," she spat out. "Perfect, wonderful, heroic Bo and the simple human doctor" she let out a disbelieving laugh. "Do you know how hard it was to have the person you are with, the only one you are supposed to be intimate with, to have to listen to her screwing other people knowing I wasn't enough? Did you think maybe for a micro frigging second how the hell I might have felt?" She was pacing back and forth in front of the Goth like an animal stalking its prey.
Kenzi was oblivious to the danger she was in and kept attacking the shifter. The only thing that stopped her from getting in the blonde's face was Bruce. He put an arm around her waist lifting her off the ground at seeing the aggressive behavior Lauren was beginning to display Even being lifted in the air didn't stop the petite human as she continued her verbal barrage, "YOU ALLOWED IT. WHY NOT LEAVE…WHY TOLERATE IT?"
Lauren stopped the movement, throwing her head back as she let out a roar of laughter. "WHY? You have got to be fucking kidding me, why?" The blonde shook her head as if even she couldn't believe her reasoning, but it was true none the less. "Because… I. AM. IN. LOVE. WITH. HER. KENZIE!" She threw her hands up in defeat. Her heart had been lost to Bo the moment she laid eyes on her despite any of her better judgment or rationalizations. "I have loved Bo from the moment I saw her. From the second she sat on my table my life changed. And for some crazy insane reason that I will NEVER understand, SHE PICKED ME. So yes, yes I stayed. As a doctor, a scientist, I knew what a human/succubus relationship would be. I knew the risks and chose to be in it. That didn't make it any less hard."
When Lauren finished her own attack, she paused. She has known all of this for some time, however, saying them aloud…well it was just heartbreaking and at the same time, maddening. The woman inside her was sad that she had been so foolish, but happy for what the succubus did bring her in a time when she had no hope. Her wolf, on the other hand, was enraged at being provoked and angered at having been seemingly tossed aside at times.
The new shifter was now planted firmly on the ground, only her eyes moved following the Goth, "I was wrong plenty of times Kenzi. I was wrong not to talk to Bo, not to tell her how I felt sometimes second, third and even fourth to her and her needs. How it killed me that she would rather play detective with Dyson then spend time with me. There were many other things, but you don't see that. You just see it from Bo's point of view. You judged me without knowing me. You made your mind up about me long ago, but you got it wrong Kenzi. I didn't break Bo's heart, she broke mine. I asked for the break to let her go…for her. So she no longer felt obligated to me. For her to be free to love Dyson." Though the words had a tinge of sadness to them, Lauren was shifting her weight from leg to leg, still the animal in a predatory mood.
None of Lauren's words seemed to matter to the Goth. Her honesty falling on the dead ears of a girl who already made up her mind and needed to lash out even more as she charged right back, "I WISH SHE DID, BECAUSE YOU ARE RIGHT! YOU DIDN'T DESERVE HER. THE ASH AND NADIA…WHAT ELSE ARE YOU HIDING," Kenzi screamed out as Bruce tightened his grip around her.
That was the last straw. Lauren went to answer, but couldn't. An overwhelming sense of rage overcame her as she felt her canine teeth extend as her claws started to as well. She stared down at her hands as the bones were pulling, realizing that she couldn't speak because she started to scream. The blonde shifter fell to her knees as her shoulders popped out of the socket. Each bone snapping out of place. The ribs ripping apart from each other allow the transformation to happen. Lauren threw her head back as the loud scream morphed into a growl. Her muscles were stretching in ways that they shouldn't be. Lauren could feel each one as they pulled to their limits, reforming with the tissue. From her knees, she fell forward as her nails dug deep into the wood beneath her. Dragging her arms back, the floor peeled up around her deeply embedded claws. Lauren could feel her heart thudding hard against her chest plate as it shifted over to its new position. Her knees jumping from the joint, allowing it to extend in a way that it couldn't as a human.
Kenzi's mouth dropped open as her eyes widened. "Shit balls, what the fae?"
It was the first time she saw this. Kenzi put her hand over her mouth as it hit her that she was screaming with the blonde. Bruce quickly put her down, pushing her behind him. The Goth closed her eyes, kept her arms tight to her side and hopped around as she let out squeals of sympathy pain. Only when she didn't hear Lauren growl anymore, did she partially open one eye. Seeing the wolf sitting there, she opened both of her eyes and fell into Bruce, gripping his shirt tightly. "I totally loved White Fang," Kenzi said down to the wolf version of Lauren.
The wolf tilted its head at her. "She is going to kill me, isn't she? I am going to die like that horrible movie I saw at 3am, Frozen." She glanced up at Bruce, almost afraid to take her eyes off of Lauren.
Bruce didn't move. Not a muscle. "I don't know. That was her first shift. I don't know if she recognizes us, so don't let the wolf feel threatened. Just don't move." He kept his eyes on her not wanting to hurt Lauren, but knowing there was a possibility he might have to knock her out of the way. When the wolf version of Lauren threw her head back letting out a howl, Bruce started to move slowly towards the door.
Kenzi stayed by the table glancing from wolf Lauren to Bruce. "You know in scary movies when they say I'll be right back and everyone thinks how frigging stupid. This would be one of those moments." She was waiting for Lauren to jump at the giant's throat. All she could think was that she would be next.
Bruce opened the door and he breathed a sigh of relief when Lauren darted right past them into the woods. He shut the door softly as the two allowed themselves to relax after the frightening transformation that just occurred right before their eyes.
Kenzi broke the silence, "Is that going to happen now? She is going to Hulk out every time she gets pissed? Because that looked painful on so many levels." Kenzi sat at the table grabbing her bottle of tequila, "And I like to note that I might have just seen her naked. Nice going letting Old Yeller run away. Now if she comes back with rabies you can be Timmy with the gun. No way am I explaining that to Bo-Bo."
The giant was dumb founded. "Me? You provoked the fight. I tried to get you to stop but no you kept pushing and now look."
Kenzi stared at the closed door, "Let's hope she doesn't come back Cujo style."
She didn't say it, but she felt sorry for Lauren. The morph into the wolf not only looked like torture, but sounded it. Besides the screaming, you could hear the bones popping out of place. It seemed foolish, but Kenzi never thought of the transformation and what it would be like for the first time. Now seeing that, combined with some of the things Lauren said, the Goth was starting to feel bad at the way she attacked Lauren. Maybe she should have talked to her instead of yelling. Lauren also admitted there were things that she did wrong in the relationship. It made Kenzi think of when Bo told her about the kiss she shared with Tamsin in Lauren's apartment with champagne. She knew the kiss didn't happen there, but that same day those other things happened. Kenzi put an arm around her stomach as she started to feel a little sick at the thoughts she was thinking.
PRESENT TIME – TORONTO
Evony waited on the other end of the line till she heard the delicious voice of Montreal's Morrigan, "Damon, honey it's been too long."
"Evony, I was just thinking of you. To what do I owe the pleasure?"
Evony shuddered at the sound of his low husky voice. "Thinking of me, now that I like, do tell." She almost forgot why she called.
"I met your unaligned succubus." Damon closed his eyes remembering the sexy succubus, licking his bottom lip at the thought of how enticing she was.
The Toronto Morrigan rolled her eyes, however Bo was the point of this, "Perfect, that's why I am calling. I think we can help each other. I got rid of Bo, but that's not enough for me. That little unaligned succubitch made life for me in Toronto hell for these past few years. I just want to return the favor and I know you would love to find a way around Ava the magnificent."
"You have my full attention."
LAUREN & KENZI'S PLACE
Bo swallowed hard, it has been awhile since she confided in her old friend and way too long since she opened up to anyone at all. Since the time she spent with her father, she had become introverted and grew harder and harder to express herself. This is why she spent so much time with the Valkyrie. Tamsin didn't expect Bo to open up. If she did the dark fae would give advice, but if she didn't, Tamsin just kept the conversation going. Not that her friends pushed, because they didn't, but Bo felt almost obligated to open up to them. That's what they were used to her doing. Bo took an uncomfortable seat on the couch across form her best friend and fidgeted her fingers. Like ripping off a band aid she blurted it out, "I slept with Tamsin today after our fight"
Kenzi blinked a few times, "Okay, so we are just going to put it out there, got it." She grabbed her drink, finished it and put it down. For once she had no clue what to say. She and Bo have talked, but nothing personal in a long time. She had been hoping her old best friend would eventually shine through and wasn't prepared for that. "Was that part of the plan in getting Lauren back? Because if it is, we got to discuss a new game plan. Have I taught you nothing Bo-Bo," Kenzi teased her friend, happy that she was opening up, but not so much at what she was saying. She was really hoping that Bo was serious this time because she knew what was at stake for Lauren.
Seeing the defeated look in the succubus's, eyes Bruce chimed in, "Mistakes happen. You realized it right away, but we aren't the ones you need to tell. You guys aren't together, so it's not like you cheated," he reasoned although the giant knew it probably wasn't the best that it happened with Tamsin. Bruce remembered being in the cabin and how Lauren talked about the hidden kiss that the Valkyrie had revealed to her.
"Bo you know I love you, but this maybe a tinge bit...your fault," Kenzi wanted her friendship with Bo to be the way it always was. Back then she never lied to Bo, so now wasn't going to be any different. "I heard Clash of the Titans after the night of Bill and Sookie on True Blood. And they got all kinds of kinky." Making sure Bo was still listening she continued, "I ain't deaf dude, so I kind of heard the yelling. What the fae happened?"
Kenzi was still in the dark about the whole shituation. When she came home she heard the groaning and moaning. She didn't dare sleep in her bed, too close to Lauren's bedroom, so she drank some more and passed out on the couch, just like old times. It felt good, comfortable and familiar. Then she woke up to the screaming and not the passionate kind. Which became the new reality. With that she dragged her hung over self into the kitchen to make coffee and waited till they came down. Other than that she had no idea.
Bo was happy she decided to finally open to Kenzi again. This felt familiar and good. Plus Kenzi was right. Thinking back to last night Bo knew she definitely took ten steps back. When she first got into her room last night and Lauren wasn't back from being with Ava, her jealousy took over. But when she realized that she came off to aggressive, she immediately melted. Watching Lauren take a defensive stance against Bo broke her. The realization that she made the blonde wolf feel she needed to protect herself, as if Bo could ever hurt her, the buildup of anger quickly dissipated and the succubus felt the regrets piling on.
She was jealous when she had no place to be and picked a fight that she had no business starting. Then there's the anger at herself for running to Tamsin's bed and then going to the Morrigan when she should have found Lauren. Everything she said she wouldn't do and that Evony warned her not to do. As hard as she tries, she still has trouble with the darkness inside. If she didn't find a way to control it soon, she could lose Lauren for good and that…well, that would just kill her. Memories of the blonde she loved so much were what helped her escape the darkness time and again. She couldn't imagine her life without her, despite all of her childish behavior. She needed to be better, she needed to be more and she needed to be those things for Lauren.
Tears welled up in the succubus's eyes as she explained what had happened between her and Lauren and how she let her darkness rule her mind. It was no excuse, except that it was and they would not understand why. "I'm horrible Kenz! I really am that monster she always told me I wasn't and now look what I've done," Bo cried, dropping her hands in her head. She really didn't know what to do. She thought she was doing well, holding true to Evony's advice and then it all just fell apart in a matter of minutes.
Feeling the pain in her best friend Kenzi moved and knelt beside her. The Goth placed her hand on Bo's knee, "Dude, you may be fucked, but you do have totally awesome me as your BFF, so chin up wondersnatch," she smiled and slapped Bo on the leg, "ya damn sure ain't gonna get her back like this. Put those big girl pants on and I think it's high time you and Hotpants had that talk you two keep avoiding."
Bo nodded, she knew Kenzie was right. They always skipped right to sex. It's kind of hard not to, Lauren is so yummy and it is so ama-, "No Bo, focus" she chided herself. She took a deep calming breath and looked into her best friend's supportive, big blue eyes. "You're right. I can do this. I need her back Kenz. You have no idea how badly I need her. I'll do anything."
The Goth stood back up and smiled, "Then be strong and be the woman she needs. I'm not saying that one convo is going to solve all your problems, but you need to start there. You two need to air it out so a girl can sleep in her own bed at night."
Bo laughed and Kenzie was glad to see her smiling again when she added, "And when am I ever wrong?"
"Well, there was this one t-" Bo started before Kenzie cut her off with a wave of the hand.
"Bo-Bo please! I think you are mistaken. I'm sure your memories are all jumbled from your time away," she smiled and headed straight for the vodka. "Whew! That talk deserves some liquid goodness. Come to momma."
The succubus grinned widely at her best friend, "Thanks Kenz!"
NEXT MORNING
Lauren listened to the alarm sound on the Ferrari 458 Spider that Ava let her borrow. The Ash wanted to take her home, but Lauren told her to stay since she kept her from her work long enough. Ava didn't give in so easily, but her wolf dominated and won yet again. She really loved her inner animal. It gave her the courage to speak up where she used to be so meek and reserved. Now the wolf let her openly voice her thoughts. It allowed her to explore her once-so-well-restrained hormones. The wolf freed Lauren from shackles she never realized she was wearing.
And it was her wolf that alerted her to the presence that was nearing her as she approached her front door. She whipped around quickly to see the new intruder, not recognizing the new scent. When Lauren turned around she didn't move. The man that was coming towards her she knew had to be the Morrigan of Montreal, Damon. She heard of him but never met him and this man was perfection. The blonde was shocked at the word she thought of when staring at this guy but it was true. He was perfect, as if he was chiseled into life by the Greek Gods. Alluring and captivating she stood still watching as he approached not sure what to make of it.
Damon headed towards the shifter as soon as he saw her arrive. He knew to tread carefully, not wanting to have to fight a wolf during their first meeting. He was pleasantly surprised as he eyed up the blonde beauty in front of him. Drinking in every curve the blonde shifter had, his eyes made their way up to hers. The intoxicating scent of pain dripped off of her ever so subtly and he found that even more seductive then being seduced. Evony informed him of many things about the doctor standing before him. He knew how to appeal to the wolf. He flashed his flawless smile and his voice soothed, "Lauren I presume," he stuck his hand out as he introduced himself, but she only narrowed her eyes waiting for him to finish. "Damon, the Morrigan of Montreal. I figured it was about time we met."
The shifter slid her hand into his. Lauren noticed right away his strong grip and soft hands. "Nice to meet you Damon. What brings you here," she raised an eyebrow at his intentions. The doctor has been around the fae long enough to know there is always an ulterior motive. She has been in Montreal for four months and never once has the Morrigan made an appearance and now here he was in all his glory. If she dated men this guy would be on the top of the list.
The Morrigan knew this shifter was captivating Ava. She was also the head of the Light Fae Medical & Science Facility. It was about time he threw a wrench into the Ash's seemingly perfect behavior. Maybe he would be able to shake her up a bit and maybe she would keep her composure not wanting the doctor to see her loss control of her emotions. He would also take advantage of the tools Evony gave him using the succubus to weaken the shifter.
"You of course," he smiled again. "I had to finally meet the woman who not only caught the Ash's attention, but her top guard and the unaligned succubus who graciously entered our fair city. When Bo was over yesterday she never mentioned how stunning you are doctor," his voice was low, sultry and seductive. He would flirt and he would make her blush, because that was the effect he had on people.
The minute the Morrigan said the succubus's name Lauren was speechless. All she could think was that after she screamed at her the other morning, she somehow ended up at the Morrigan's place. Looking him over once again, she noticed his extremely tight jeans and his painted on shirt. She could only imagine what Bo was doing there, but she had no right to be jealous, after all she wasn't exactly innocent the other night either. Her wolf had other ideas however, it wanted to be jealous and she wasn't fighting it. Not wanting to let the Morrigan see her uneasiness, she played it off as she gave her own impeccable smile, "Well, now you met me. Good day Damon." All those years as an emotionless human slave had their benefits as she was very good at hiding her feelings.
Suddenly the Lupean became more intringued then he was before. No one ever blew him off that easily. Turning the charm up he stepped closer to her only a few feet away from her now, "I wanted to get to know you better, maybe take you to dinner tonight?"
Lauren raised both her eyebrows at this. His scent was alluring and his proximity combined with her heightened senses allowed her to really take in the model of perfection that was the Morrigan. "You want to take me to dinner? The leader of the Dark Fae taking out the Head of the Light Fae's Medical Facility, does that sound like a good idea to you?" Her wolf would always play, after all, animals get their enjoyment from toying around.
Damon was loving this. So strong and resistant, it really was throwing him off. He could seduce a succubus that's how good he was but this one, this shifter was different. It was easy to see why Ava was pulled towards this blonde. Ava loved a good chase and he never met one as resilient as the doctor in front of him. Turning up the charm, he got even closer, standing on the same step as her but a few steps away. "It was the Ash after all, that said she wanted peace between the Light and the Dark. What better way than taking you out to dinner." And now the flirt, "I do love to eat out, don't you?" He cocked his head to the side and grinned.
The wolf couldn't help the laugh that escaped from her lips. She felt her cheeks flush at his words. "Ha, yeah, well, that was very abrupt." Even her inner animal was at a loss for words. She wasn't expecting him to be that good-looking. Even though she didn't date men it didn't mean she couldn't find one attractive and only a dead person wouldn't notice his looks. Add in his charisma and word usage and he had her coming up with nothing.
Now it was Damon who got to smile fully. "Now doctor, is that your wolf talking, such a dirty mind. I was simply referring to food, but what is it you were thinking?"
"You weren't," she smirked back, "but I will let it slide. Manners, Morrigan." She definitely found him entertaining, but at the same time she wanted to find out what the hell Bo was doing there. The damn jealousy wasn't going away no matter how much she tried to shake it, so she tried to just focus on the man in front of her.
He took a step down a stair, "Maybe I wasn't, but at least I kept my eyes to yours." He smirked, "Yours on the other hand, drifted a bit."
Lauren couldn't believe the way he was flirting. Like she didn't have enough on her plate with Nikki, Ava and Bo. Now the Morrigan had to play with her wolf. Playing was fine, but no matter how gorgeous he was, there was no way she would sleep with a man. Flirt yes and flirting with him was fun. He was making it fun. He manipulated it that way and her wolf would never allow it, but she was intrigued because she wanted to know what Bo was doing there at the Dark Fae Compound. It was curious to her since Tamsin was dark fae and Bo was dealing with the aftermath of being down a dark path while she was with her father. All this made Damon even more tempting in the non-sexual way. "Actually I was just wondering how you got those jeans on?" Her wolf would always win. This time she shot him the sexy smirk.
Damon laughed, she was good. He was officially challenged. Stepping into her space so he could practically whisper in her ear, "I could show you, but all I asked for was dinner." He pulled away quickly going down a few steps before calling over his shoulder, "I will pick you up at 7 Lauren." With that he hoped onto his bike, an MV Augusta F4CC, grabbed his helmet and glanced back up at her knowing her wolf hearing would catch his words. "Hope you don't mind some vibration between your legs," he smirked again before it disappeared behind the helmet as he roared away down the street.
Lauren stood there watching as he rode away. She wasn't sure what to think, but now she was going to have to tell Ava, Nikki and her brother that the Morrigan was taking her to dinner. This could be a good thing. Maybe she would get Damon to open up since he was blatantly flirting with her. If he was behind the attack on the fae she worked on earlier yesterday, her wolf would sense his uneasiness and lies. Plus, she would get to find out why her ex was there and if she was with Tamsin. She hasn't seen Bo since there fight yesterday morning and had no idea where the succubus was. She had to admit she was hopeful that Bo had changed, but it didn't take long for her façade to crumble and the succubus returned to her old, immature ways. She cleared her head as she put the key in the door to finally get inside after the insane past 24 hours she has had. What Lauren wasn't expecting to see when she walked through her door, was Bo standing in the kitchen.