Dyson

The wolf paced back and forth in the bar. He was furious that Bo had removed his mate. It was his with her. The only way to ensure she would not go back to Lauren. He could smell the Doctor on Bo so many times, it disgusted him. Lately she had been all over him. Sure he knew Lauren was in her thoughts, but she wasn't in her arms like he was. It disgusted him that she would touch what was his. Long ago his. Bo even said he was hers. So how could Lauren ruin that so easily?

"Stop it Dyson". Trick groaned as he came up from his lair.

"You have the same blood as Bo, fix this Trick! Dyson growled.

"Not all of Bo's blood is mine. It is over between the two of you". Trick bit back. Dyson was using a tone with him that he usually saved for the other Fae.

"It is not over. It will never be over! Dyson's eyes changed and Trick lifted his head at him.

"Use that tone and look with me again, and I will snatch your wolf right out of you. Now get the hell out of my bar! Trick pointed towards the door. He and Dyson had been friends for a long time. But he would not put up with threats against his life from the wolf.

Dyson lowly growled and walked out of the building. He slammed the old door behind him and heard the thud.

"Lookie, lookie here, the Blood King has put the wolf on his rear". Vex laughed standing with his back against the wall.

"Get out of here Mesmer". Dyson growled.

Vex smiled and raised his hands. He laughed hard after making Dyson kick himself in his balls. "Was it good for you, or is that only when a Succubus does it?

"Get out of here Vex! Dyson screamed as he held himself.

"Can't do that. I have a meeting, in there". Vex smiled as he pointed at the Dal.

"Trick would never summon you! Dyson growled.

"I haven't got all night Vex! Trick screamed in their direction.

"Coming Blood King". Vex nodded as he turned towards the building again.

Dyson seethed at the sight. What the hell could Trick want with Vex? He has been his number one since day one. There was not anyone else for years but Trick and Dyson. He had done everything Trick has asked of him. Watched Bo. Mated with Bo. So why was he not he trying to help Dyson mate with her again? His head snapped up when he thought of a surefire plan that would make Bo his forever.

Inside

"And you are sure these are it? These are all of my books that were taken there? Trick asked.

"Yes. Yes. After what I heard about your baby Succubus, the Dark Fae want no part of this". Vex groaned as he slammed a beer.

"See that they never do. Upsetting Bo's Succubus could be costly for all of us". Trick sighed. He never predicted this in a thousand years. There is a new evil in town, and her name is Isabeau. If it were any other Fae, he would write her out of history like he has so many others, but he is related to this evil. This woman. This untamed power.

"Well that's all of the books that I found." Vex set his glass on the table and left the old man to his worrying.

The Mesmer on the other hand was not worried. He had done what Bo asked of him and was amused at the damage she caused. He would have helped her years ago, if he knew this misery was coming. He was not able to prove it, but he was sure Trick was in on his father's death. He shook his head and jumped into his car.

Kenzi

Kenzi nearly tripped down the stairs. Someone was banging on the door like the police and it was way too early to get busted.

"What took you so long? Dyson gritted his teeth.

"You off all people know that I don't get up at the buttcrack of dawn. It is called sleeping. You should try it". Kenzi noted the wolf looked flushed.

"Where is she? Dyson growled.

"Where is who? Kenzi stopped.

"Bo. I have been calling her for hours and her phone goes straight to her voicemail". Dyson snapped.

"Take a cold one". Kenzi wiped her eyes. The Fae could be such babies sometimes.

"That's not funny Kenzi. Where is Bo? Dyson snapped again.

"I don't know and she sure as hell will wipe the floor with your ass if you approach her with this attitude". Kenzi waved him up and down.

"That bitch Succubus took my mate from me. Bo is the only one that can restore it". Dyson growled.

"Well…". Kenzi shrugged.

"Well what? Tell me! Dyson screamed.

"If you are talking about the books, Bo did this. Her Succubus wasn't in control at the time." Kenzi replied as she started a pot of coffee. She really did not know where Bo was, the house did not look any different than last night. But if Dyson could not find her, she was not about to be found by anyone.

"No! Bo would not do this". Dyson sunk into a chair.

"She did it. But the rest is private". Kenzi spoke over her shoulder. The place had gone rat piss silent.

"You have to convince her to change it back Kenzi. She will listen to you". Dyson spoke softly. His approach before was too brash.

"She loves Lauren, Dyson. I cannot change that, and I will not interfere. Bo has searched for love all of her life. You and I had it, but Bo never did. She wants Lauren because she loves her. I won't crush Bo to try and heal you". Kenzi spoke as soft as Dyson did.

"Traitor". Dyson growled.

"Hey now if you are going to be rude, you will have to get the hell out of here. Bo was my friend long before she was yours." Kenzi pointed towards the door.

Dyson's eyes went back to normal and he sunk on the couch. Kenzi had a point. She was Bo's friend first because none of the Fae trusted her. When the wolf saw her, he knew she would become his mate. Then they slept together cementing it. For him at least. But Bo was going to come around, he just needed more time to convince her that she is his. Like he planned it.

Now she is out there chasing Lauren, when the Doctor is perfectly safe with the Morrigan. She is not even Light Fae property anymore and thankfully no longer Dyson's job or concern to follow her or take police reports to her for the Ash. He shook his head. How embarrassing to watch a powerful Fae like Bo chase a human like Lauren. Yeah she saved his life, but it was her bullshit that put his life in danger in the first place. Had she not been discovered by Taft, he never would have found them, and she never would have needed to turn Taft into a Cabbit. The Succubus life would be all the better if she would only forget about the Doctor.

Lauren

The Doctor was up bright and early making breakfast. A rarity since she did not ever have much food to cook. But what she did have, she made a simple breakfast from scratch. Adding a little wine to her meal, she settled at the small kitchen table. She felt strong. Rested, and relaxed. She set the dishes into the dishwasher and turned it on. Walking away, she poured another glass of wine before opening the patio doors and stepped out of them.

She stretched as she inhaled nature at her most beautiful. She took another deep breath and spoke. "So, how long have you been in control? Lauren asked as she looked out at the trees in the distance.

"Just over night". The Succubus replied as she stepped forward.

"Why? Lauren asked.

"Well Bo did something and in her embarrassment, I took over". The Succubus replied

"Tell me now and don't skirt around it". Lauren said coldly. Her hair felt hot on her head.

"Bo wrote in a book. She did not know what the book was when she wrote your name in it. It is a mate book". The Succubus explained.

"Bullshit! There is no book like that". Lauren snapped.

"There is. The Blood King had it. He has it again. You are Bo's mate in the eyes of the Fae. And before you get upset again, I will point out there is a clause. One that will negate the whole thing". The Succubus spoke softly. She never once changed her tone even when Lauren changed hers.

"If this is true, why didn't you stop her? Lauren raged in disbelief.

"Because everything needs to be equal. And now it is. It benefits the both of us. The three of us". The Succubus replied as she stepped backwards a bit.

"So, let me get this straight. Bo left me alone for weeks, on my own. Running from the very people that put that damn necklace around my neck, and last night, she put it around my neck again?! Lauren screamed.

"Only this time, you are not a slave. The Fae will bow to you, should you accept the mate". The Succubus responded as she internally clapped with glee and hope.

"Accept the mate? It is not a done deal then? Lauren turned to the brunette.

"No, you would need to sleep with one of us, and it would be sealed, forever". The Succubus bit her lip.

Lauren laughed so hard that she put her head in her hands. She shook her head and turned from the woman.

"Lauren? The Succubus stepped forward.

"Out of all the things I expected today. This was not it. It is bullshit. I don't want to be a mate". Lauren replied.

"Well". The Succubus started and stopped.

"Well what? Lauren asked.

"You've been my mate Lauren. You just never realized it yet". The Succubus stepped forward again.

"What the hell are you talking about? The only time I have seen you is the Lich, the sex club and after Bo's Dawning". Lauren shook her head again.

"Right and wrong". The Succubus stepped forward again.

"Wrong? What is wrong in that? Lauren turned around again.

"That third time was all me". The Succubus licked her lips at the memory.

"What? Lauren asked.

"That third time we slept together. Bo was never there". The Succubus bit her lip again.

Lauren shook her head.

"It is true Doctor and there are two moments that night that you can't dispute it wasn't me". The Succubus shoved her hands in jacket pockets.

Lauren lifted her head and braced for an attack.

"I don't have anything. Just needed somewhere to put my hands". The Succubus addressed the Doctor's fear.

"What two moments? Lauren asked.

"First when Trick sent that text, I did not immediately go to him, like Bo would. Second my eyes flashed blue a few times, you looked me dead in the eyes and kissed me, many times". The Succubus explained.

Lauren froze at the thought. She was telling her the truth, Bo's eyes had gone blue that night, but she never spoke in that deep Succubus tone. Not even in the sex club.

She nearly fell where she stood, had the Succubus not caught her in time.

"Easy". The Succubus helped Lauren to sit in the nearest chair.

Lauren fidgeted until the woman had removed her hands from her shoulders. "When did Bo return?

"Got a band-aid for that ouch Doctor? Bo returned when she slept with Dyson. I never wanted part in that." The Succubus shrieked at the idea.

"Another time that you didn't stop her. But it makes sense. If Bo wants someone, she wants them. Even if she is supposed to be committed to me". Lauren closed her eyes.

"She loves you Lauren. She does. Nobody knows that more than me. That is why she wrote in those books. One book to free you, and the other to prove how much you mean to her. To the both of us. She figured if she wrote your name in something important that you would always be safe, and you will. Do you really think she would want anyone else to force you back into servitude again? If they know you are our mate, they will never fuck with you. Never so much as breathe on you". The Succubus took the seat on the other side of the patio table.

"This still doesn't make any sense. Why would Trick have a book like that? A book that nobody knew about until now? Lauren asked.

"I don't know how he got a book like that, but if that little bastard Trick had it, it is legit. We share his blood, so everything Bo wrote last night, came true". The Succubus replied.

"This means nothing. Bo has done some terrible things, carelessly making me her mate or yours will not make up for that. I do not know why she relented control to you because it does not matter. You still look and talk like Bo. Frankly, I don't want to see you right now either". Lauren turned and looked at the trees again. When she heard footsteps going in the opposite direction, she finally breathed.

For all the years, she has been with the Fae, she never knew any document or book of Trick's to be fake. She sighed and sat again. The Succubus had always been kind to her. But she carries Bo's bullshit too. Leaving Lauren behind after she saved Dyson's life and the humiliation of knowing sleeping with Dyson was more important than finding the Doctor. Kenzi was safe. That bitch Tamsin was safe. Dyson was safe. But Lauren? Lauren was left to fend for herself.

Sleeping in rodent infested houses while she worked at the diner. She was ready to run again after sleeping with Crystal. She could almost say that was no different than Bo sleeping with Dyson. But Lauren had no means of protection to go home. The Una Mens were on the prowl and they were pros at giving back whatever their enemies tried on them. Bo would not have been any help.

She was ready to run after Lachlan died but she wanted the Garuda to pay for what he did to Nadia. She still should have run when he was dead. There was nothing holding her back but blind loyalty to a woman that showed no loyalty to her. She could imagine Kenzi's glee that Bo and Dyson are finally together like she always dreamed of and conspired to make it happen.

Then there is the Morrigan. The woman knows everything about the unaligned claimed human. Her little trip to the Norn just before Bo fought the Garuda. The look in Dyson's eyes now confirmed that Inari had told her the truth. Dyson had his love back and threw Lauren to the wolves when she saved his life so that he could have Bo again. She took some deep breaths. If she was free, the Morrigan does not owe her again anything. She does not own her either. If she is going to get out of her current predicament, she is going to need to act fast, and stay under the radar.

The Succubus

The brunette found a tree stump and sat on it. She was devastated. Devastated that Lauren had blown her off. Her. Lauren's only savior in the Fae world. Hell, in the entire world. Lauren shunned her. Did not want anything to do with her. It is Bo's fault. Lauren would not be so mad if Bo had done everything she committed to. She never needed to sleep with Dyson. But because she shares a body with Bo, she is paying for that too.

She sighed in disappointment. Disappointment in herself. She could let Bo take over, but she was just as disappointed. She had promised Lauren if she ran they would be in it together, but all Bo was into and on top of was Dyson. In every sickening position she or he could think of.

She looked out at the wooded area. Lauren is right. Should have stopped all of those things but did not. She should have drained Dyson like she was during the first few times Bo slept with him. He probably found it sexy and thought it was Bo showing her love. Wrong it was her Succubus trying to show Bo that he is not the one. Not their mate.

Now that Bo realized it, it was too late. She went about it the wrong way. The Succubus took one long breath and with that Bo had returned.

Her only saving grace is the clause. Lauren was not fully her mate yet, but that was not going to stop her from trying to make it right. Make all of it right. She needed to stop sleeping with people. She needed to keep people not in her relationship, out of her relationship. She still did not know why Lauren broke up with her, so getting her back will not be as easy as it was to get her.

Get her. That sounds so primal. Almost threatening. Her eyes flashed blue at the word. Had she been stupid to think Lauren would not recognize that her Succubus was near? Her breathing probably gave her away. Hell, she was sure of it right now. But Bo does the same thing when she looks at Lauren. There is such a strong hunger for the Doctor. All of her. Her eyes. Her body. Her mind. All of it pulled her to Bo. There was not a time when the brunette did not want her lips on some part of Lauren. She had to have her. Before she fell in love with someone else. Then when she had her, she lost her. Lost to whatever bullshit was enough for Lauren of all people to walk away.

She left her. Left her in tears and pain on her couch. Went home and immediately packed up her stuff. Above all else, Lauren's feelings were hurt. Hurt by Bo's carelessness with something. But she does not know what that something is.

Her eyes flashed blue when a light bulb went off in her head. She could smell the treachery. Loose lips sink ships. And there are a few people that are about to be thrown overboard.

TBC