A/N: Thank you for all your lovely reviews and comments. I'm sorry it's a bit short, but I didn't want to make everyone wait any longer.
Evony smirked, flaunting her closeness to the blonde, "What makes you think any of this has to do with you?"
Bo's eyes narrowed as the dark power within her grew stronger, "Because humans aren't exactly your style. Remember Jason?"
"Ah yes, maybe I've learned since then," the Morrigan continued. Perhaps the succubus was finally learning the ways of the fae. It would make her a bit harder to manipulate, but Evony was up to the task. After all, Bo still wore her heart on her sleeve, and emotions were a huge weak spot.
Bo crossed the room and situated herself directly between Lauren and the Morrigan. She guessed the truth of Evony's motives and countered, "A more likely answer is that you're using Lauren to repay me for the other night."
Lauren's eyes widened, "What on earth is going on? Bo, what happened the other night?" Sure, Bo had a wild streak that she loved dearly, but the leader of the Dark Fae?
Evony laughed, sensing weakness, "You didn't tell your precious Lauren about your little seduction? Has she seen that lovely black lace lingerie or was that for my eyes only?"
Bo smiled, not about to be outwitted. What the Morrigan didn't realize was that Bo and Lauren had been down this road many times over and that Lauren totally understood that sexual non-exclusivity had nothing to do with emotional monogamy. "Lauren understands that sex is part of my nature, and she knows how I feel about her. The difference being I would never leave her handcuffed to the bed, begging for release."
"Bo?" Lauren was trying to wrap her brain around the image of Bo handcuffing the leader of the Dark Fae in some kind of weird sex game. Sure, Bo needed to feed…but did it have to be with the Morrigan?
"Oh, really? If you love her so much, why did the good doctor run straight back into Nadia's arms the moment she woke up?" Evony knew how to twist the knife in Bo's heart and had absolutely no qualms about doing so.
Trick saw where the arguing was headed and intervened, sighing because it was just like his lovable granddaughter to get mixed up in drama, "Stay civil or take it outside."
Bo looked over at Trick, grateful for his distraction, "Don't worry. I have no intentions of getting into another battle today. No matter what the provocation."
"Nadia was in a coma for five years because of me. I had a responsibility to her," Lauren said quietly, but with conviction. She added, "It had absolutely nothing to do with my feelings for Bo."
Vex rolled his eyes, "Feelings, feelings, feelings. That's all you women care about, isn't it?"
Bo grinned seductively, turning her attention to Lauren, "Not everything." She glanced over at Evony as she put a hand gently to Lauren's face and kissed her possessively for the second time that day in front of witnesses. Her hands wandered down Lauren's arms and caressed the blonde's breasts as she suppressed the desperate urge to feed off of her sexual energy, knowing that a human would not bounce back as readily as a Fae. She deepened the kiss, letting her hands wander beneath the doctor's shirt, eliciting a moan of pleasure that urged her on. She would have taken the good doctor right then and there in the middle of the Dal if a voice hadn't piped up behind her.
"Hasn't anyone taught you to share?" Evony pouted.
Steam began to flow out of Bo's ears as her eyes glowed brightly and the wind began to swirl around her. She had been hanging on to her control by a thread after the battle and her need to protect Lauren allowed the creature within her to emerge. Everyone present began to tremble at the sheer power Bo was exhibiting; everyone except for Lauren, who had witnessed this before, and was flashing back to the room full of corpses Bo had left the last time this had happened.
Bo picked Evony up with a single hand and held her in the air by her throat. When she spoke, her voice was deep and ethereal, echoing throughout the room, "The Garuda was no match for my power. How dare you challenge me?"
"Bo, stop please. This isn't you. Look at me. Look at me and fight this," Lauren found her voice, desperate and pleading for Bo to listen to her, "I don't need you to protect me. All I need is you."
The sound of Lauren's voice helped Bo fight her way back, but it wasn't until Lauren turned her around forcibly and looked her directly in the eyes that the wind stilled and her eyes returned to normal. Bo's voice was quiet and tortured, "Lauren, what happened?"
