Kendra still a little groggy, hung up with Lauren and speed dialed Jessica Flanders.
"Yes Captain?" after couple of rings, the phone blared
"Major, we may have a problem with the wedding this weekend. I believe that several Awangs just moved onto the island a couple weeks ago but I still need to confirm it. Permission to take a fire squad (about 4 people) into the woods surrounding the wedding site this afternoon ma'am," Kendra reported succinctly.
"Granted. Aswangs are rare to come by and I have only researched and heard about them. They are extremely dangerous and should never be underestimated. One aswang warrants at least a fire squad Captain, but multiple?" the phone questioned.
"I'm fully aware, but Aswangs are an integral part of my culture and I know just about as much of them as most Fae, maybe more, but I need to get the right weapons packages together. I need Alex to gather the necessary items too," Kendra responded without emotion.
Dyson just relaxed next to her and listened in. Jessica was correct, going against 1 aswang was bad, but SEVERAL? Dyson hoped it was a hoax.
There was a pause on the line as Jessica changed her tone, "Will she be deployed as well?"
Kendra forgot for a moment that Alex was Jessica's adopted daughter but responded that best she could, "Yes in addition to one of Lauren's, security team members as her partner. Alex seems to mirror me surprisingly well and this is only a recon mission so we are not engaging the enemy, if any. We can respond with the correct force later."
Kendra added Drake at the last moment knowing that Jessica was concerned for her daughter.
After a short pause Jessica replied, "Granted. Keep me apprised."
"Yes Ma'am." Kendra responded but was about to hang up when Jessica changed her tone slightly.
"Kendra, may I assume Drake Cruz is the one selected from Lauren's team to go on this mission?"
"Yes." Kendra replied in kind not knowing where this was going and the pause was uncomfortable to say the least.
"Good." Was the terse response that finally came from Jessica.
Kendra thought about the reason why Jessica asked about Drake and by her response, it seemed that she knew Drake was good friends with her daughter, but could Jessica's motherly instinct told her their hearts?
Probably.
"Captain?" Jessica switched back to their more formal mode of communication.
"Yes?"
"I will tell you this only once and I don't expect anything of you that I wouldn't do myself. If lives are to be lost in a mission, ensure that they die a HERO'S death," Jessica glibly stated.
Kendra was speechless as she just stammered out, "What? But Alex is…"
Jessica interrupted sternly, "IS ready set down her life for the good of our clan. DON'T mar it Captain."
"NO I can't do that," Kendra replied back quickly in utter disbelief.
"Can't or Won't. I dug up and reviewed your unabridged service record in our Fae archives. It contained not only what I think was your original call sign, but it gave me a better view of what drove you to kill all those shifters recently at the marina. Looking at the helmet cam footage from multiple team members told me one thing as you killed shifters with your bare hands with monstrous horrific brutality," Jessica relayed.
Kendra remembered that she was covered in blood beating an already dead shifter in a fit of unquenchable rage.
"You lost someone close to you in that drug raid 2 years previous didn't you?" the phone questioned her harshly.
Dyson could hear this and put his arms around a slightly quivering Kendra. He didn't know if she was going to relapse into a flash back since she refused to take her PTSD medications last night.
"That is NONE of your damn business," Kendra spat back upset.
"You ended up losing a third of your team including Eric, your CO since they were all killed in that raid and several others had to go into therapy for what they saw, never to come back again. Kendra, I'm sorry I upset you, but when we are in a war, sometimes we have to do these deeds which seems unfathomable in order to SURVIVE and …" Jessica preached.
Kendra just cut her off mad and nearly yelled, "Then TOMORROW, what have you become! You become the monstrosity you were sworn to defend against. I *KNOW* this first hand so don't give me that bullshit line Jessica. You know how hard it is to make that call especially to someone you love?! How can you live with the grotesque lurid fiend you have become to kill the very person you LOVE."
There was a pause and Jessica carefully asked, "Sounds like you had to make the decision Kendra. So what was your solution?"
Kendra tried to say words but nothing came out of her mouth. She realized that Dyson hugged her tightly and that gave her enough to say, "I didn't go through with it."
"DID NOT or COULD NOT."
Kendra finally in defeat stated, "BACK OFF. It's none of your fucking business."
"Oh yes it is. I need to know what you are made out of to see if you can adequately lead and protect us."
"I FUCKING EXECUTED but COULD NOT. My rifle was out," Kendra spat back with sheer distain.
"Then you tried to do the most compassionate and loving thing you could do given the circumstances. THAT is all I ask Kendra, nothing more. Can you do that? I love my daughter dearly but I don't want her to suffer to her grave either. She is already suffering enough," Jessica calmly concluded.
"I… I don't know," Kendra finally returned after a long pause.
"I won't order you since you just told me you can do what it takes. So, just think about it and you will know the correct time," Jessica finally relenting to an extent.
"Jessica? Why do you say Alex is suffering?" Kendra followed up curiously furrowing her brows.
"Alex is the OLDEST of her kind even though she is only 21 years old. This is in part due to the daily injections she receives to suppress her powers. However, that doesn't mean that she isn't suffering from side effects. With every year that passes we need to increase the dose. You see, her incendiary powers are in direct conflict with her plant based ones. They are opposites so you can say we are preventing via treatment, her body from waging war against itself," Jessica clarified.
Kendra was still digesting this since she just setup in a way Drake with her.
Jessica spoke again but this time it was more of concern, "I see that Alex is doing much better in terms of her tactical ability, you chose the right action pairing her up with someone that you knew could spin her up quickly. When she was growing up, we were overprotective of her and we shielded her due to her condition, but because of your legacy, she blazed her own path to independence. She won't let anyone protect her now and we, as a clan and me as a mother, are actually worried about her. I see it in her eyes where she is unafraid now to take risks but when you consider the implications of her shorter life span, she is taking bigger ones that will get her killed in vain. It would be unfair of me to ask you to shield her since she is a mirror image of you, however, I need to ask if Drake has taken that roll unselfishly."
"I… I can't say. I brought them together for training purposes. I know they get along well together…." Kendra formally stated when Jessica interrupted.
"A little latitude PLEASE Kendra, I ask as her mother and I just need to verify."
Kendra paused but then just flatly exhaled as Dyson got out of the bed, got dressed and made a sign for coffee and left, "Yes."
"Then I am happy for her. She would never tell me anything anymore for fear that I will intervene in some way. I have not dug into Drake's history, but I don't need to. He will look out for her and hopefully Alex will allow it. I require no action from you Kendra and I will do the same in this regard. This is Alex's choice do you agree?" Jessica concluded with a question.
Kendra was relieved and just answered succinctly, "Of course."
"Gather what you need Captain for this mission, and I look forward to your report," Jessica concluded formally.
"Yes Ma'am," Kendra reflexively replied and hung up.
Dyson was downstairs making coffee and thought about several things. First, was Kendra going up against Aswangs. They were part of folklore everywhere else, but in the Philippines, it was believed that they still existed and roamed among the people. Part Ghoul, part Shifter and part Vampire being all but neither. They were in a class of their own and Dyson and the shifters as a whole dealt with them many times.
Beginning thousands of years ago, vampires, shifters and aswangs fought several monumental battles for dominance but neither getting the upper hand. Each species had its own distinct advantages and disadvantages and as such, it turned out after countless wars spreading across nearly a thousand years, all 3 sides signed an armistice by the leader of each.
This armistice permanently ceased hostilities between the 3 with the simple agreement that they stay clear of one another. If one were to meet another kind on the battle field by accident or casually in life, it was just unspoken that they move on never to even exchange even a word. Also, each of the species would send a representative every month to inform the other of their movements. In this way, major confrontations between all were avoided all together.
Dyson knew he had to go back to the archives to get clues to see what the awangs, a reclusive race, were doing in force on that island.
The armistice only required for each to report their major movements monthly, if any, but not a reason. If no representative showed up, which occurred more often than not for the awangs, movements were considered nil or status quo.
This armistice also put Dyson in a quandary. It meant that if the awangs were present, he could not fight them. The armistice would have also normally protected Kendra as his life mate however by the books, Bo was his life mate. The Dire Wolf council still had to rule on that matter and he had to see if he could get summary judgment in Kendra's favor.
No one dared break the armistice for the past couple thousand years for fear of the bloodshed that would surely followed and he wasn't going to be the first.
Kendra was smart enough to go during the day light hours which meant that awangs didn't change into their true ghastly beings they were until nightfall.
The second thought that hit him was how much Kendra had gone through in just a single life time alone. To be faced with the choice to kill her fiancé at her hands or to let him be slowly killed by shifters.
It was a horrible choice but he knew Kendra would not hesitate. She would act quickly based on the situation and then live with the consequences later. For Kendra however, the consequences to even fathom to kill Eric were atrocious enough, but if she had a round left, she would have to live with his blood on her hands. Eric may have suffered, but by Kendra not being able to go through with it may have saved Kendra from killing herself, either there or later.
Kendra, Dyson knew, was human, but her actions although seeming cold and callous didn't make her in-human or inhumane. They didn't make her Fae either. She was more.
She was beyond pedestrian and ordinary for a human. To Dyson, the more he learned about her, she was extra ordinary or in a word extraordinary.
Was she messed up? Yes. But she was about as sane is she could be given the circumstances.
He had a lot of work to do he surmised putting out the coffee for Kendra just the way she liked it.
No sooner had he done that Kendra came scampering down the stairs talking on her phone to someone.
".. yea… holy water from a Catholic church is ideal. Yea. Then you combine the garlic and salt, heat it up a little. Then drip the bullet heads ONLY into the mixture and wipe it dry after a couple of minutes. You got it. Lock and load… You can do that for our knives too… Thanks D-man." Kendra stated leaning against the bar guzzling the coffee then kissing Dyson on the cheek all the while still on the phone with Alex.
If Kendra was talking about shopping this would have been a perfect family scene.
"OK. So I assemble the team making she they are good with knives and or machetes. Yea… You got it . Also Alex, see if Drake can join us. Oh yea? Why not? True, He does not report to me, but YOU can ask him and I am sure he will find a way. OK. See you in a few. Later," Kendra pulled the phone off her ear and holstered it.
She was already in her combat gear and body armor with the insignias of Burning Cypress clan on her collar. How quickly she had adapted to her Fae lifestyle Dyson thought.
He did need her to wear one more insignia of sorts. It was more like a pendant, one that he didn't have a chance to give Bo. It would identify her as the life mate of a shifter and he needed her to have it at the very least, if she had to really engage the awangs head on.
"Hey Dyson, I gotta go on a recon mission for Major Flanders. Could have awangs near the wedding site, but it's only a hunch. See you later?" Kendra hugged Dyson.
Dyson didn't let go as he just murmured, "Awangs are dangerous Kendra, PROMISE me you will not be in the forest at nightfall."
"Oh Dyson," Kendra backed up slightly looking at him in surprise, "I've been through worse but I promise this is a day time recon mission only. Besides, I got Alex working on gathering good old weapons that work on killing them."
"Oh really? So did you put in an order for stingray tails on amazon forest dot com for expedited drone delivery today?" Dyson smirked.
Kendra just snickered, "I'll have Alex put in the order. K?" But Dyson didn't let go of her. Dyson really seemed worried. From what she read at Trick's place, she already knew about the armistice and that Dyson couldn't be involved.
"Kendra," Dyson said solemnly after some hesitancy, "If you encounter awangs or vampires … I'm forbidden to engage them. We all signed and agreed to …"
"An armistice," Kendra answered for him. "Lucky for me for me I didn't," Kendra snipped but Dyson still held her.
"Kendra, as my life mate, you will be bound by that same agreement," Dyson mentioned looking deep into her eyes.
Kendra pecked him on the cheek and smiled. He cared for her after all. He LOVED her. She finally broke his hug and just clarified, "The council, I take it, still has to rule on us. In the meantime, I need to be me and you need to be you. I promise to be out of there long before sundown and IF I do plan to engage them, we'll figure something out ….. TOGETHER. OK?"
Dyson just nodded and smiled and even thought Kendra broke the hug he was still holding her.
Kendra then just had an evil smile wash over her face as she pecked Dyson on the lip and warned in a whisper, "Dyson, you know you are holding a predator and shifter killer in your arms. Do you really really want to do that?
"Yup. I think you mistake who is the predator and prey. You SMELL human and I'm a powerful Fae," Dyson retorted holding her tighter to him.
"Are you Suuuuuuure," Kendra purred thrusting her hips into his quickly hardening member in his pants and then her right hand began to pet the growing lump.
Dyson just jeered her on more and returned a mischievous smirk too as one of his hands on her lower back went underneath the waist band of her pants grabbing a hold of the waist band of her panties.
Kendra knew she need to escalate the threat, "Wow, escalating tensions. I see something else escalating." Kendra smoothly unzipped his pants and fished out Dyson now very stiff member. She also became aware that Dyson pulled out her backup combat knife from her belt.
Dyson loved Kendra stroking his engorged member but still stayed on target ready to cut her panties on one side of her thigh. He was sawing through the waist band when Kendra increased her pace on his member but also was aggressively squeezing it as she commented, "Dyson, be extremely carefully what you do to the widow maker. Make no mistake, I am NO prey and in no way will I prance around fucking naked like Bo."
"Please, As my life mate?" Dyson completed and his knife cleanly went through the fabric on one side moving to the other still holding her close to him.
Kendra squeezed hard, "God that all I am to you? A frack toy?"
"No," Dyson kissed her on the neck moving up, "but you smell yo DAMN good. Your smell post raid was so fucking strong, sweet, smooth, that it made my wolf twitch the moment I saw you greet me at the hospital."
"I'm a virgin Dyson, that is what you smell," Kendra huffed out between punctuated exhales in the throes of passion. She realized that Dyson was working on her other side of her panties, when she finally said, "OK Dyson... I ... hmmmm ... I'll... LET you ... do it just... Ohhh! ... this ONCE to me. But... THAT'S iiiiiiiiit!"
Dyson cut the other side of her waist band and then before he fished them out, he twirled Kendra aronnd to face away from him in the hug, and his hand wormed into the front of her pants and made it to her soaking clit. He realized that she wanted him bad but dared not go that far.
His digits invaded her sex without warning and Kendra was almost lost in the stratus sphere but still grabbed into his member bringing him closer to the edge.
Kendra was in her full gear with body armor but Dyson found her weakness and worked her until she yelled and crested hard releasing her fluids all over his hand and underwear, even with her pants on.
After she stopped yelling bloody murder like she was shot, like a cat she went to her knees and in doing so Dyson, pulled out her tattered panties.
Dyson was close to release but Kendra, although not having succubus type experience, wrapped her lips around his stiff leaking member and took it all in. She tasted his saltiness for the first time and in the back of her mind she was wondering what got into her. She did this for no one, but she found that she was OK with submitting and doing this for her life mate just this once.
She brought him to peak quickly and aggressively growing at Dyson, "Time to take out a my prey!"
No sooner Dyson crested and Kendra make sure to avoid the projectiles but made sure he gave up everything and then some, squeezing every bit out.
Dyson was weak in the knees and knelt down with her and hugged her.
Kendra just murmured, "You're a BAD BAD doggy you know that? And I have to leave and DON'T you DARE tell anyone I walked around with no panties on all 'cus of you."
"You have my word," Dyson smirked still out of breath.
Dyson had a lot to do. Dyson quickly left for the dire wolf compound and Kendra loaded up a few more supplies before running off to Lauren's place at best possible speed.
Kendra had a lot to think about on the drive as well. Besides awangs, which to her were always very real and feared, she also had fear of another type.
A totally committed relationship with Dyson.
The scene that just transpired in Kendra's kitchen felt so much like they were a married couple but at the same time, Kendra had still yet to give her heart fully over to him.
Was it cold feet? Maybe.
Was it the fact that she was trying to accept a shifter into her life? Yes, it was still a little of that.
Was it her promise to Eric? Yes, that too.
She felt a weight lift off her shoulders that she didn't miss when she first encountered the shifters with Eric, but it still left the fact that Eric was gone and her vow was still there to eradicate them. When would she be brave enough to go back on it?
If she did, where would her power come from then? Her hate for shifters was really what catapulted her career. So it came down to 2 things really.
Can she ever go back to being attached to someone? She was too independent even more so now post Eric.
Would she lose herself becoming ordinary? It would mean that she would have to unselfishly support Dyson like he is now to her.
Kendra frowned while she was driving and a tear escaped one of her eyes. She felt really bad for what seemed like she was just stringing him along. Tamsin's words to her still cut deep where she was not only using Dyson, but more along the lines of abusing him.
Kendra painfully realized that she was the queen of diamonds trying to be the queen of hearts or worse yet, was Kendra the queen of diamonds masquerading as the queen of hearts?
Time would tell, but how much time did she have left? Ever since she first encountered the shifters over 2 years ago, she was essentially part of the Fae world. Also the very nature of her job always put her in harm's way and today wasn't any different.
She took an oath to protect the Burning Cypress Clan, and as one of their leaders, it was honor and duty to do so.
In the middle of driving, she received at text message from Lauren stating that she had an emergency she had to attend to and would be back later that day. Also that Drake and Talan were at her disposal.
'Pssst! Tamsin wake up,' Kara's voice said popping into Tamsin's head.
Tamsin furrowed her brows and tried to go back to sleep. She felt Bo on top of her with her head under her chin and just wanted to recharge a little more.
'TAMSIN! Damit. WAKE UP. Do you normally sleep this deeply as a Valkyrie?' Kara's voice came into her head louder.
Tamsin groggily lashed out her hand to smacked Kara's arms just thought back, 'I'm human, gimme a break k? At least I didn't go passionately worshiping the gods over a freakin' nursery rhyme.'
'Ow bitch. Her moves were just … unusual OK?'
'Whatever. You were scared.'
'Never….. ok maybe a little, but it was your fault with you psyching my out about her moves that don't use her powers,' Kara thought back a little embarrassed.
Tamsin just turned to look at her and finally opening her eyes. Kara was wide awake and Tamsin then thought back, 'emmm why are we using the link when you are right next to me? Are you like one of those people that text people sitting right next to them?'
Kara just grinned mischievously and thought back, 'I was planning a sneak out but was wondering if I should even bother waking up the succubus. That bead necklace move I did on her when she came probably drained her at least for a couple more hours. I decided against doing it to the doctor since she was already beat. She kept up like a trooper though.'
'Yep, no way she can keep up with us. We do have more stamina and experience after all,' Tamsin scrunched her face.
'Ohhhhhh nice one. Major burn for the human. You know she's actually pretty good with Bo, I mean in bed. Her moves with us too were surprisingly honed as well. Nerdy book worm doctor there may give you a run for your money in dealing with Bo,' Kara said with an aloof expression.
'NOT. Bo wouldn't let a frail human dominate her especially after our agreement in which only I can dominate her.' Tamsin thought but exhaled quickly like it was the dumbest thought ever.
'20 bux says that Doctor Lewis can dominate Bo one on one with you watching her lose,' Kara jeered with still holding an aloof expression twirling her bangs.
'Kara, Emmmm when I kissed the doc, I just found out that Arin's feelings for Lauren leaked through the link to me as well, so I have some of her memories and feelings,' Tamsin frowned and had no idea why she was sharing with Kara. She also felt oddly vulnerable but Kara kept it cool.
'Ok. So? Arin has a thing for the doc. Arin is now a kid, problem solved,' Kara went to her side to face Tamsin a little better.
Kara knew Tamsin sharing was rare, but Tamsin sharing to her was virtually nonexistent. Then of course Tamsin, although she COULD talk to other sisters in the Valkyrie orders, made sure not to since she knew they could not relate and all were not supposed to be talking to her. That left her, with the grown up Arin unavailable, Kara since she was part of Bo's order and could relate to some degree. Not nearly as good as Arin, but beggars can't be choosers. She surmised to take this as a blessing in a way since it was the first step to trusting one another. Kara knew she had a ways to go for that.
'Well the doc had a thing for Arin too. In Arin's quest to do what was right and just, she became Lauren's closest friend and confidant especially after I stole Bo right out from under her. I… I don't know if Arin fell in love with Lauren accidentally or … well if it was for real and if it is… then bond… then Laruen will be closer to me that I would like ….uggggg, this sucks. I am just about as protective of my younger sister as I am with Bo. Sorry Kara, my mind is running a million miles an hour,' Tamsin exhaled covering her face with her hand. She would shift positions, but Bo was still on top of her still knocked out.
Kara thought this was some bizzaar love square or some other eff'd up arrangement, 'And you fear that Arin getting all her memories back with feelings, she'll go back to the doctor.'
'Yes, but is it to be? Or should I just kick Lauren out to the curb and convince Bo she is not good? SHIT. I can't do that anymore. Bo wants her in her life, and I need keep her far away. A part of me wants to scare her away to protect my younger sister. CRAP this is really really bad. At least with Bo I know via the bond if she cheats on me,' Tamsin was still covering her face shaking her head slowly at the array of possibilities.
Kara had no idea what to say and propped her head up and glanced about the room. She spotted Lauren's medical bag at the door. A stethoscope was partially hanging out the side pocket, but the bag had an emblem of an eagle on it. It looked oddly familiar and then she looked at the far bed side table and saw Density rest on it with an emblem of a Griffin. That was Tamsin's before she gave it to Bo and then it hit her, the crest that Hildr showed Kara at the hall had both of those.
WAIT.
'Tamsin, this is important. Do you know WHO's emblem is the dragon?' Kara rushed back over the link.
Tamsin was still spinning but then scrunched her face and just pointed to the succubus resting on like it was common knowledge.
'SHIT!' Kara flooded Tamsin over the link with wide eyes denoted a revelation. 'Do not cast Lauren away. As a matter of fact, let her into your life Tamsin. Both yours and Bo's.'
Tamsin looked at her weird and just blurted out, 'What the fuck! Did Bo mess you up that bad?'
'No Tamsin hear me out. Hildr showed me a crest that came from her research on the Goddess of the New Order. From what Hrist told me it was a crest in the ancient texts which foretold the rise of the Goddess of the New Order. It showed a dragon next to a griffin, and an eagle on top of the two with its wings spread above both of them. The griffin and the dragon are mythical and hence Fae type beings, but the eagle is just an ordinary creature of the animal kingdom, so that is akin to a human. So Bo is the Dragon, Destiny which was yours is the griffin, and looking at Lauren's beat up medical bag, there is that exact eagle on it. You see, the eagle with its wings spread atop both of you infers that the eagle, in this case Lauren, is keeping you two together,' Kara concluded patting herself on the back for making all the connections herself.
'Emmmmm', Tamsin just stuttered out. She had no idea if this crest even existed, but would have to validate it, but if it were true. Lauren was to be entwined with them?
HOW?
Tamsin wanted Bo all to herself but knew Bo had to feed and still show that she cared for her family. How close would that make Lauren? Somehow she would, if what is foretold right, be somewhere between having family status and just short of her status.
Holy crap.
'Tamsin, did you choose emblems from the Valkyrie ancient texts when you gave Bo her symbol?' Kara asked.
'No, it just fit Bo so I just made it hers,' Tamsin thought back in defeat. 'I have no fucking idea what to do about the doc.'
'Why don't you sit down with her and work it out like sister to sister? Drop the human label and you should be just fine,' Kara quipped not believing that she actually cared about Tamsin. But, the old code maintained that being good sisters to one another was one of the top tenants.
There was total silence as Tamsin looked down and away from Kara. She had a lot to think about and probably talk to her enemy, the traitor of a human. But was Lauren really a traitor when she just gave Bo to her without a fight?
Kara finally changed topic to something more light hearted since nothing really would get solved here until Tamsin worked it through with Lauren.
'Hey is the bet still on? I bet Laruen may still have some moves and dominate your succubus,' Kara grinned.
'Oh, do you really want to make me 20 dollars richer?' Tamsin thought to Kara with a smug expression looking at her again.
'SCARED'
'Oh YOU have no idea WHO you're messing with sister.'
'SCARED Shitless'
'OK, So how do you propose to setup this 1 on 1 with me watching which by the way will be really awkward' Tamsin thought huffing out a laugh.
'Well, have Lauren ride in back of your truck on the way back with Bo. Tell Lauren ahead of time to take Bo as a test to make sure she doesn't move Bo's heart and in addition to prove herself to you that she is no threat. AKA let her try seduce Bo while you are driving,' Kara raised an eye brow like it was the most logical thing in the world.
'Ohhhh sister, that is EVIL. So how come I'm taking all the risk. If Lauren moves Bo's heart, it will be painful for me, so YOU drive to the precinct and meet Jason there and he can drop you off at your car later. I got shot gun, and Bo and Lauren can be in the back. That way when you lose, you'll witness it. Game?' Tamsin smirked.
'Deal. Sister's honor?' Kara rebutted.
'Yea,' Tamsin huffed out a quiet laugh, 'just like the time we agreed that servant girl's didn't count?'
'AGAIN, I amended it since they had TWICE the stamina as the drunken warriors,' Kara replied rolling her eyes.
'Well *SISTER*, you should not have spiked the water which EVERYONE drank from with extract of Xymox root, the most powerful of aphrodisiacs. You were only supposed to spike the WINE which was only reserved for the warriors idiot,' Tamsin argued.
'All right.' Kara putting her hand up to stop the argument, 'MINOR miscalculation, but because of us and our bet at the time, the word 'hedonistic' now references us in the Fae achieves. Admit it sister. Arin didn't stand a chance against Bo in bed and from what I heard through the grape vine, Bo almost sucked her dry and owned her cherry if it weren't for you and our experience level,' Kara shrugged.
'Sooooo true,' Tamsin huffed out a laugh and Kara snickered
Lauren cracked open her eyes trying to figure out what just happened. She was in bed with someone else and she didn't know who. A state of panic occurred when she knew she was snuggled up to multiple people nude.
She discreetly cracked open her eyes to see Bo asleep on top of Tamsin and Tamsin looked like she was talking to Kara but no words were coming out. The biggest sound they made was an occasional punctuated exhale of disbelief and somewhat muted giggles.
They were using the link. That was so convenient for them, Lauren thought. It was nice to have whole private conversations without being overheard or bothering anyone.
She just observed quietly.
Lauren had no idea what to do with Tamsin.
The more she tried to break away from Bo and the extremely dangerous and volatile Tamsin, the more she became attached.
First, she had no idea Tamsin was so supportive of her staying around with Bo since Bo and Tamsin were fully bonded now. It was really big of her and it looked like she was being forthcoming about that choice. A thrall would show signed of disagreement which none showed up for Tamsin. But how close could she get to Bo without getting romantically involved? Tamsin was still, rightfully so, was proactive of their relationship.
Did she miss Bo? Yes.
Did she love her? Yes.
What type of love was it however? It was not the same love she had for Bo before. Arin, in the short time they were together, managed to her surprise and somehow captured her love which she only reserved for serious long term relationships.
Second, the one secret she was trying to keep hidden was that fact that Arin and her were at the beginning stages of a relationship. She knew of Arin's demise when Hrist visited her soon after, relaying the news as well as giving her Arin's most prized tessens to her. They came straight from the battle and it hurt Lauren again, for she sobbed intensely for Arin too when she washed off all the blood in the blades. It may not have been Arin's but, Arin's death was real for her. Arin was her best friend after all and move recently lover. Arin helped the Lauren deal with letting go of Bo all the way to helping her decide which shoes to get to match her outfit.
Hrist also told her it would be about a year before Arin was reborn and even then, from what she read, will she even have the same feelings for her and would Arin find her way back to Lauren? By virtue that Arin told Hrist to give her those tessens when she engaged Kara, told Lauren that she was special. It did, in a way demonstrate to Lauren how special she was to her in just their short time together.
This also did cause another complication. Tamsin was protective of Bo but what about her twin sister? This point caused her to fear Tamsin the most. From what Arin relayed in converstation, Tamsin was one of the most power Valkyries out there and not to be trifled with.
Did Lauren harbor resentment to Kara for engaging Arin in a fight? A little, but Arin's death was a tragic accident and she knew better than to blame Bo or Kara. Bo was probably hurting enough as it was over that incident.
Finally Lauren still had to get back to see if there were really aswangs present in her neck of the woods. She may need to be there for not only her team but Kendra's too.
'Tamsin, I think Lauren is up. You may want to have that chat now,' Kara informed.
'Crap, I hate talking things through. The succubus is bad enough,' Tamsin looked over her shoulder warily.
'You need me to stick around with Bo. I think she may know if all of a sudden the bed is empty,' Kara grimaced.
'Yea, that and if you hear a fight break out, you know what to do right?' Tamsin thought back quickly.
'Join in and kill the human? JUST JOKING. Yea, split you 2 up before Bo goes postal on us all,' Kara huffed out a laugh.
'yea yea,' Tamsin dismissed and craned her face to view the doctor who she noted was pretending to be asleep clamping her eyes shut. She sensed that Lauren was acting a little out of fear.
'SHIT. How do I approach this?' Tamsin thought. She knew that Lauren kept her relationship a secret primarily due to her. That and Lauren's already close proximity to Bo.
Tamsin's main concern though was to distinguish if this was a fling, or the real thing. For now, it seemed like a fling.
'Uggg I'm gonna regret this.' Tamsin thought to herself.
'Kara, shifting Bo to you. K?' Tamsin thought to the Valkyrie next to her.
'Yep. Try not to harm the doctor. She's just a frail human,' Kara rebutted.
'Gods, but soooo temping to cast doubt on her or at least do the Jedi mind trick and say, 'Arin is not the Valkyrie you seek,'' Tamsin huffed out a laugh to break up the tension.
After she shifted Bo to Kara, she rolled to her side to gaze at Laruen for a bit and compose what she needed to do.
It was a tough break for Lauren. She gave up Bo and on top of that she really missed Arin. How did she know? The way Lauren professed how much she missed her during the foursome. Tamsin was also seasoned enough to know that some of Lauren's moves showed how much she did care for her sister.
No wonder she wanted to skip town again. To be with Bo and not have her and the doc probably knew Arin was gone too. There was really nothing left since she still had yet to return to the light Fae compound.
Did Lauren even know Arin was reborn already?
She hated that she needed to talk this out and setup some ground rules about how to engage Arin and even Bo. This was really messed up.
She gently put her hand on Laruen's forearm and Lauren's body jerked in fright. Lauren opened her eyes knowing the game was up.
Primal fear.
Tamsin knew it was unmistakable. Lauren feared her and in a way that made Tamsin take a step back to reassess what to do.
Against her better judgment, she used her human side to show Laruen she meant no harm to her. She only gave this freely to Bo, but now she had to give it to Lauren.
Compassion and empathy.
Tamsin just slowly brought her body in closer to Lauren and she just brought her into a slow gentle hug just mentioning in soothing tones, "Shhhhh. It's all right Lauren. I'm not going to hurt you. Arin trusts you and that means a lot to me."
Tamsin really didn't mean it, but had to say it to get her to calm down and open up to her. It was the only way they could talk.
Lauren was scared for her life realizing that Tamsin, one of the most powerful Valkyries was going to protect her turf and it was a huge mistake to treat her like Arin during the foursome. She told Tamsin everything that was in her heart and felt really vulnerable.
She shut her eyes tight realizing that Tamsin was trying to see if she was awake and flinched when Tamsin touched her in fear. Her eye's shot open knowing the game was up but Tamsin to her surprise backed off a little as if surprised by her response and instead slowly comforted her in a hug.
It was odd to see Tamsin, one who had every right to be staunchly protective of both Bo and Arin to be this calm and sympathetic. It wasn't a ruse or from the thrall either, it was just Tamsin trying her best to be genuine and accommodating to her.
It took a little bit of time, but Tamsin thought about the next move and just on a hunch asked, "I have sweats and a tank you can change into. Can I emmmmm make you some coffee?"
Lauren just nodded covered her body with the sheets when Tamsin stealthily got out of bed and set out the stuff for her even before she herself got dressed. Tamsin just threw on a robe and left the room quietly and Lauren heard clunking around in the kitchen.
She looked over to Bo and Kara was holding onto Bo while checking her smartphone with her other hand nonchalantly.
Lauren just got dressed and covered Bo better in the sheets to which it earned smile from Kara who went back to no doubt surfing on her phone.
She packed up her stuff and shreds of clothing and walked carefully out to the bar area.
She had no time to make tranquilizer injections for Tamsin since she had no way of predicting this turn of events and the one she made for Bo as a last ditch effort was way too powerful for a human.
Tamsin poured the coffee for both her and Lauren in a way to show that it wasn't tainted either way. She hated the putrid taste of coffee and added a lot more sugar and creamer to it for her cup. Tamsin already knew Lauren liked her coffee strong and black. She took it that way during her stay at Lauren's place.
Tamsin broke the silence and just mentioned, "Coffee dark and black? I hope I made it right."
Lauren sat at the bar and took a tentative sip and mentioned, "Perfect. Thanks."
Normally Tamsin just dove right into the heart of the matter but she needed to calm a tense doctor down.
"Thanks for coming out on a moment's notice and fixing Bo. I guess I should put better labels and child safety caps on my stuff for the baby Fae," Tamsin huffed out a laugh.
"I don't think you want to do that either," Lauren smirked, "It may incentivize her more to use it."
"Ohhhh how true," Tamsin smiled scrunching her face.
Tamsin had to extend the horrid chit chat a little more and at least make her laugh. "So, nice moves in bed there doc. You surprised both me and Kara with your stamina. Are you sure you don't have Fae powers?"
Gods Tamsin hated this and borrowed a line from Bo but it work as Lauren just laughed.
"No Tamsin, I don't, but thank you for the compliment. I've been around the block more than a couple of times," Lauren replied giggling again.
"Hey Lauren, I need a favor, do you have access to the electronic versions of the ancient Valkyrie texts concerning the Goddess of the New Order on you?" Tamsin asked seeing if she could look up the emblem Kara was referring to.
"Oh, Sure, I have it on my tablet," Lauren stated taking another sip of her coffee reaching over her medical bag pulling it out. "Ok, what are you looking for?"
Tamsin leaned over the counter toward Lauren and just asked, "I am looking for books about the crest or emblem for the Goddess of the New Order. Specifically, for a picture or description of it."
Lauren quickly was immersed in tapping away at the tablet and after less than a minute just she suscintly stated, "out of 52 canon books, 4 deal with Bo. Only 1 mentions a crest but no description."
Then how did Hildr know what the crest looked like? Lauren was great at research and she just index all the books. Wait, those were canon book, but before she could ask Lauren to include non-canon books, Lauren just noted.
"If you include the 143 non-canon, now you have 349 mentions of an emblem," Lauren worked quickly with her finger taps and swipes on her tablet which kept going at blazing speeds. "Isolating for books that have above a 90 percent correlation to the canon books to ensure authenticity. That narrows it down to 22 books with 43 mentions of a crest or emblem. All 28 mentions of a crest all have the same 3 figures, no more, no less. An Eagle, a dragon and a griffin."
Lauren cracked a smile of satisfaction flinging her blond locks over her shoulder.
Tamsin was impressed but needed more information, "Are there any illustrations in any of those?" Tamsin lean forward a little more to view Lauren's screen.
"Uhhh. L.. Let me check," Lauren mumbled working her magic on her tablet.
After a couple of painful seconds waiting, Laruen concluded, "3 and they all match. Here." Lauren put the tablet on the table and then Lauren noticed that her eagle was one of them. "Uhhh, that eagle is the same symbol I learned how to draw when I was a kid. I took many of pictures of it and I put on all my important items."
Tamsin could not believe it. Lauren was somehow integral into Bo's and her relationship and finally decided to clue Lauren in.
"The dragon is the emblem I gave Bo. I drew it on her Glock and Rifle without foreknowledge of this. As for the griffin, that's my emblem. Again, never seeing these illustrations before," Tamsin puffed out looking away disappointed.
"Oh really?" Lauren was still digesting some of this when she stumbled into something else as she kept working the tablet, "Wait a couple of the books mention a griffin with an arrow clenched between its teeth paired with an eagle too. There is only one illustration, here…."
Tamsin didn't want Lauren this close to her Bo. The eagle was hovering above the 2 of their symbols with its wings extended out as if shielding them from the elements and keeping them together like Kara mentioned but finally caught up to what the doctor was saying.
She looked over briefly and there was a crest with the eagle perched on a large branch and the griffin with the arrow side by side BUT the eagle had one of its wings AROUND the griffin.
SHIT, Tamsin thought. The griffin with an arrow was what Tamsin gave Arin as sort of a joke but it looked like fate didn't joke around. This was impossible. Fate had made it so that Lauren was not only protecting the relationship between Bo and her, but it also looked like FATE chose Arin and the Doc to be together.
Tamsin just dropped her head on the counter in utter defeat and just growled out, "Fuck me!"
"Huh?" Lauren snapped her head to look at Tamsin since she was still deep in thought trying to deduce why Tamsin was with her albeit with an arrow, and at the same time, with Bo and her. She just looked at her warily since it looked like Tamsin knew the answer.
"Tamsin? I.. Is something wrong?" Lauren hesitantly asked.
"Shit… Lauren, the Griffin with the arrow is .. ummm Arin's symbol I gave her early in our life times," Tamsin murmured out talking into the counter top not even bothering to gaze at Lauren.
"Oh… So.. so by analysis that means that … ummm Oh," Lauren squeaked out at the end getting red in the face.
They both got what that meant.
"STOP please. NO MORE," Tamsin brought up her hand and then slid herself off the counter and went into the cupboard and pulled out 2 shot glasses and the vodka.
"I… I don't drink Vodka, but I can make … make an exception in this instance. Although simulants and depressants don't mix well since we just had coffee," Lauren looked away red in the face.
Tamsin just poured the first round of shots and just responded spartanly with one word, "Drink."
Tamsin and Lauren gulped down the first shot together and slammed the shot glasses back down on the counter.
Lauren poured next round and down the hatch the vodka went.
After some silence and the fact that the alcohol had the desired effect of helping both the doctor and Valkyrie deal, Tamsin decided to continue.
Tamsin calmly then asked, "Just so we are on the same page, can you tell me where you last left off with Arin since I may be able to fill you in on other items that has occurred since then."
Lauren just bluntly stated, "Well as you know, Arin visited me right after the church incident, but had to leave several hours later to attend to Hildr's 'distress call'. After that, Hrist paid me a visit later that evening and told me that Arin was killed in combat but was set to be reborn. I have not heard anything else past that. I hear it will be a year or so until Arin is reborn."
Tamsin just put it all out there as she filled her in, "Arin has already been reborn by special exception from Freya and Odin."
"What!" Lauren blurted out, "If she is reborn so soon she'll have issues separating this life for the last. Not to mention the feelings that accompany it. Who then is her mother or guardian?"
"Bo with me guiding her of course," Tamsin stated calmly.
"Bo!?," Lauren covered her mouth in shock. This was a lot to process.
Both parties became deep in thought on this arrangement as a whole. While Bo being a mother to Arin was not the issue, it was how intertwined the four of them were.
Lauren just shut her mouth since she knew she'd put stuff out on the table that Tamsin couldn't deal with. The biggest was the fact that Tamsin really didn't like her for betraying Bo in the first place, but to be paired by fate to Arin, Tamsin's identical twin sister? Tamsin would set the bar for her even higher and she was barely meeting Tamsin's expectations she felt before all this. She hated to meet someone else's expectations of her since it was her life, but lives were at stake here.
And what of Bo? She was Arin's mother now and Arin was to be hers? Bo would have serious expectations of her as well and would be, like it or not, central in their lives as a couple.
Tamsin just could not believe that several months back she didn't give a crap about Lauren. Now come to figure out Lauren was the eagle and as such needed to be protected more than the word she gave Bo to find her and keep her safe for a short period of time.
Also before she only cared that Lauren was good to Bo. Now she needed Lauren to step up to the plate and be good to Arin even if it meant strong arming her to do the right thing. How Tamsin hated this and took one more shot of Vodka with Lauren doing the same.
This also meant that even as a human, she needed to stick around to protect her sister first and foremost. She no longer just had the luxury of just falling off the face of the earth or expiring. Before, all she had to do was worry that Bo would be taken care of. Now? Arin too.
The bond between Arin and Lauren? Tamsin didn't even want to go there.
Tamsin finally felt mad even, but the vodka and thrall helped a little. If Lauren ever willingly betrayed Arin, she would be dead a second later. Either at Arin's hands or her hands or BOTH. Torture was not out of the question at this point but the doctor didn't need to know that.
Lauren, Tamsin realized, was not courting death, she was dancing with it. Death could come from her enemies and now extended Valkyrie family of sorts.
At least Bo was between all of them, so maybe there was a slightly better possibility this would work.
And finally, for Tamsin, she needed to relay all this to Bo. 'Fun' came sarcastically to mind.
'I hate you Kara. You were right about the crest and MORE. I'll fill you in later,' Tamsin thought to her.
Kara's voice then popped in her head, 'does Bo have Japanese ancestry?'
'Wha….. Nooooo why?' Tamsin thought back in wonder.
'SNEAK ATTACK! Ahhhh! Bo… FUCK!... she's …. She was snuggling up against me… she was squirming, rubbing herself on me and… and Oh FUCK yea… and running her hands all over me pretending to sleep working me up …. Now she's awake prowling over me ….. looking at me like I'm a meal …. gods I need her soo much…. noooo not the tongue down there! Shit she's got meeeeeeeeeee.' Kara thought back urgently as Bo just opened her blue eyes and just smirked evilly over Kara now on her back spread eagle with Bo in between her legs licking her lips.
"AHHHHHHHHH!" a loud squeal from Kara distracted Lauren as Tamsin huffed out a laugh.
"Doc, I thought your stuff suppresses her appetite?" Tamsin asked Laruen warily.
"It… it does. It suppresses her drive, but it doesn't turn it off. Bo, if she really works at it can turn it back on, even though it will be a little harder to do so. She may have some.. some motive for doing this to Kara .. that isn't related to her nature that is," Lauren analyzed rubbing her chin.
'Fuck….. NOT my button… noooooooooooooooooo g-spot too! Oh Gods she knows I like it rough! Biting my tips!' Kara tough back to Tamsin.
"Fucking talk to Tamsin all you want, it won't save you from touching the heavens in 5, 4, 3, 2, 1," Bo could be heard from the room over Kara's screams of ecstasy.
Lauren and Tamsin just covered their face not believing that Bo was knocking over Kara as easily as getting undressed.
"Nooooooooooooo! Coming!" Kara yelled at the top of her lungs as just kept repeating it.
"Ummm.. ummmm not the best plan to leave Kara in there naked with a powerful succubus," Lauren finally mentioned over the yells staring at her bed room door not even looking to Tamsin.
Tamsin did the same, her jaw partly open as Bo was decimating Kara in bed one on one. Why though?
'I….. I.. I fucking HATE you Tamsin you bitch,' Kara stuttered back.
'Awwwwwwww baby Fae has HUMAN moves and just owned you? I thought you were 3rd order for a reason? At this rate I question your record at Troy.' Tamsin jeered.
'Fuck you bitch!' Kara spat back all riled up.
"Be NICE Bo!" Tamsin called out to the door so Bo could hear.
"I am nice," Bo cooed planting kisses from between her thigh, to her toned stomach, between her breast and then finally pecking Kara on her soft supple lips.
"I'm just a baby fae and I need to know how I was in bed compared to everyone else you bedded with Kara. Do I even register on your scale?" Bo asked innocently but also had a wicked all-knowing smirk.
Kara found herself in heaven, hot, sweaty, and a fucking mess. Her hair was disheveled and she was texting Jason on her phone but she had let it fall to the ground as soon as Bo mounted her sneak attack.
Her mind was also mush. It was probably one of the best releases she had ever had in all her life times and just stuttered out weakly, "It… it was probably the best orgasm I have ever had. In ANY of my life times. D.. D… DAMN Tamsin is lucky. H.. how did you know how to handle me so well?"
Bo just smirked knowing she won but also got an honest answer, which also meant her walls were down.
She just shrugged humbly and just mentioned, "Luck guess, I think." Deep down Bo knew innately how to handle Kara but really didn't want to bruise her ego that badly.
Bo then switched topics as Kara rolled to her side propping her head up with her arm while Bo decided to roll on her stomach and cradled her head between her locked fingers from both hands with her elbows planted deeply into the bed. "Hey can we talk girl to girl and just be honest to each other?"
Kara saw a smiling succubus whose face was less than a foot away from hers. Bo's feet were swinging lazily together in the air towards her behind. 'OMG, this succubus has moves,' Kara thought. First Bo just dominated the crap out of her and now she was like a teenage kid shooting the breeze like they were best friends.
"So I assume Lauren and Tamsin are in the next room hammering things out?" Bo asked.
"Yes, they thought it best they talk in private and I stayed with you so you would still have someone here after .. emmmm our … emmmm encounter… FOURSOME," Kara just gave up.
"Thanks Kara. Sometimes Tamsin wants someone around to protect me too but I keep telling Tamsin that I can hold my own and suck everyone dry one way or another," Bo smirked hoping Kara would get the innuendo.
Kara cackled and finally added, "Yes. I have no doubt you could. At least if they are gonna go, they'd go with a huge smile."
Bo joined in and giggled.
"So has it been hard to follow the old code?" Bo finally asked getting to the meat what she wanted to talk about. It was the main driver on why she needed Kara's shields down.
Kara was so enchanted by Bo she just answered, "Yes, but the more I follow it, the more I feel at peace. I almost fucked up and engaged everyone at the hall to the death, but I stood down voluntarily. The old code professed peace and patience after all."
"Wow, that was brave. Were you hurt?" Bo asked with genuine concern.
"Naaaaaa I'm all healed now that I got to rest… emm in a way," Kara smirked replying with another innuendo as well.
"So the old code does not specify a god to serve. Do I still have your fealty?" Bo asked.
"Yes. I serve Valhalla, the creator of the code, but you gave me a choice so I serve you as well," Kara clarified.
"Oh so what happens when what I want conflicts with your other god?" Bo asked knowing it was impossible to serve both all the same time.
"I don't know but since you seem to hold its tenants through the way you live and lead, I see no conflict," Kara replied to ease Bo's concern.
Bo didn't feel like a god but the old code predated everyone, even Odin and Freya, and it seemed to work so she felt that she had to yield to it and just clarified to Kara, "Can we do this? If what I want conflicts with the old code, choose the old code but PLEASE be honest with me and let me know first?"
Kara, without a thought just said, "Sure…"
Moment later, she knew she was not addressing just any succubus but Bo, Goddess of the New Order so she corrected herself and straightened up a little even in the nude, "I mean, I swear it on my blood oath Bo Dennis, Blood daughter of Odin and Goddess of the New Order."
Bo just giggled and nudged Kara playfully all embarrassed, "Stop. A yes was good enough."
'SHIT, I can't get use to Bo. Is this goddess ALWAYS personable to everyone?' she relayed to Tamsin.
'Yea she's the opposite of the Valkyrie sisterhood right? Quite a charmer and she is ALL mine,' Tamsin thought back but teased, 'What? Now are you going to find a succubus of your own too?'
'We are both immune to her species, but can she charm the cloths right out from under you without powers?' Kara asked.
'You tell this to anyone I'll kill you," Tamsin thought back quickly but Kara butt in replying for her.
'I guess that is 'Yes, several times,'' Kara concluded.
Lauren and Tamsin just took a seat on the couch after Kara finished cresting, they didn't drink any more shots since they were both trying to somewhat get along with one another.
They realized they were stuck together.
Lauren and Tamsin both wanted to be far away from each other for good reasons revolving around Bo, but fate had something bigger in store.
They were at opposite ends of the couch when Tamsin finally spoke with Tamsin gazing at Lauren eye to eye and spat out, "Lauren, we have our differences but I can't cast you out. Bo needs you and sometimes it takes a village to fix her shit. Now it seems that you are a part of her life AND mine. Not to mention my sister Arin. As much as I want to flip my cookie over this, I only need you to promise me one thing. Keep it and we will be fine, break it even after I am gone, you will spend the rest of your life in pain and misery. You will pray for death."
Lauren knew she was in deep shit. She had a terrible record of commitment according to Tamsin but decided to listen at the very least so as to not slam the door on Arin. "OK, what is it Tamsin," Lauren bravely asked although deep inside she was scared for her life. A pissed off Valkyrie was the last thing she needed, but more so Tamsin could command all of the sisterhood.
Tamsin just laid it out concisely bordering near anger as she threatened, "Never betray Bo, Arin, or myself EVER again. Actually, this isn't a choice Lauren. Do it, or leave NOW. I'd rather deal with Bo's and Arin's broken heart that have to fucking deal with a low life terrorist traitor. The only reason why I show such any restraint right now is because of Arin and the thrall. Oh yea, I forgot, I am Bo's willing thrall so that I wouldn't kill you the first chance I got after you fucking tried to take back my Bo. But make no mistake, I have learned to override the thrall effect for almost a minute which is PLENTY to time to fucking torture you into a slow DEATH."
Lauren was incensed with rage as she could not believe that it was all Tamsin thought of her but what someone said when they were angry was what they really felt. Tamsin tried to steal Bo from her starting in Brazenwood and now she was accused of trying to seal Bo back? Wasn't that Tamsin's mission? Also, wasn't Tamsin the pot calling the tea kettle black.
Lauren didn't know what she was doing but like a cat she jumped on Tamsin in a fit of rage with her tranq syringe ready to go. The dose this was loaded with was for Bo which meant it would kill Tamsin.
Tamsin drew her dagger from the sofa folds and sliced for Lauren's throat at the same time.
Tamsin was surprised that Lauren dared to even engage her since Lauren had no combat experience but the thrall slowed her down a little in terms of the recognition of the threat.
Lauren blocked the dagger just as it reached her throat and was so close to Tamsin's face that it made it hard to execute the slice, but it could still be done.
Apparently, Lauren did have some fighting experience after all Tamsin thought.
Lauren slammed the needle into Tamsin's neck just at the right point of entry but Tamsin blocked her thumb from pressing down on the syringe plunger when she was able to grab a hold of her wrist with her other hand.
They both struggled little as Tamsin's blade started to bite into Lauren throat, blood drops started to fall down on Tamsin's robe since she was more underneath Lauren.
Lauren used her weight and firm grip to stop the slice for the time being but was losing out quickly.
Tamsin realized that she'd better kill Lauren now since Lauren just got her thumb free to press down on the plunger.
No one was backing down as Lauren spat out only loud enough for Tamsin to hear, "You fucking cunt! You stole *MY* Bo away from me first in Brazenwood and NO I don't forgive you for that. AND Traitor?! I know all about you and your quests for Odin including all the clandestine ones for personal profit. FUCK YOU Tamsin, you're a traitor to the old code, a fucking disgrace to the Valkyrie order. You're the devil's spawn and I come out smelling like a rose next to you."
Lauren started to push the plunger down as Tamsin tried in vain to get the needle out of her neck. She didn't have enough leverage at the moment. With Tamsin bucking wildly, it was hard to deliver the deadly dose.
Tamsin started to slice into Lauren's neck even more as the thrall effect was goading her to stand down. She was doing this for both Bo and Arin. She then grunted out, "Then let's both go to HELL together. I *HATE* you Lauren." She managed to buy a little time bucking her hips which cause Lauren to lose her balance slightly.
"SAME!" Lauren growled back unphased. This dark evil Valkyrie who killed tons of innocent lives had no right to judge her and JUSTICE was just a plunger push away. She too was doing this for both Bo and for Arin.
The two were locked into death's firm grip. They had so much pent up unaddressed animosity towards each other and neither was going to back down and all this stemmed from the love of one woman, a succubus that radically changed their lives for the better.
Bo preached loved and forgives but was this the horrendous result of it?