Chapter 22

Author's note: I decided to spoil you guys and post another chapter today! Actually, since my writers block has ended I've been able to write multiple chapters at once. I was going to post this one with the last one, but realized it would be kind of lengthy. I already have the next chapter partially written, so hopefully I'll have that posted by the weekend. I also wanted to thank everyone for their reviews yesterday. That was the first time in a while that I've received so much feed back! Thanks so much and please keep it up!

The Dal

Bo paced back and forth in her room at the Dal. It had been five days since Lauren put her on "time out" and she was beginning to lose her mind. Each day that past became harder and hard. In all honesty, she would much rather go through the Trials every day of her life than go one more day without seeing her mate. The last time she saw Lauren was the morning after their fight. Lauren had come into Kenzi's room to give Bo her first injection. The only thing the doctor said to her was that she would have to come to the lab in three days for another injection. She tried to put it out of her mind, but today was the day of her second injection and she was in no condition to be in the same room as her mate right now.

Seeing Lauren wasn't the only thing that had her on edge. She knew visiting the doctor would kill her because she missed her so much, but Bo also hadn't fed once since Lauren put her in the 'doghouse'. The doctor had informed her that she needed to feed and that she could feed from anyone that she wanted. The problem is, she couldn't bring herself to feed from anyone else. Bo hated to admit it, but this infuriated her to the maximum. Nine days ago Bo could have had anyone that she wanted; all she had to do was go to the closest bar and work her succubus magic. Now she couldn't even get her ass out of the Dal, or think of anyone else besides the blonde haired doctor. Kenzi and Dyson were right; she was absolutely and positively whipped.

"Honestly Bo, you need to cool it with the pacing. I've been listening to your heels clap against the floor for at least two hours now." Kenzi said while entering the guestroom.

"Sorry Kenzi, I'm just really nervous about seeing Lauren today." Bo apologized. "I'm afraid I might hurt her."

"Why on earth would you be afraid of hurting Hotpants?" Kenzi asked, taking it upon herself to lay across Bo's king size mattress. "You've been all emo since she cut you off from 'snack time'; I think we all know that you care about her too much to hurt her."

"I haven't been feeding." Bo admitted, finally stopping her movements to look at the shocked Goth.

"Wait, what?" Kenzi questioned while lifting her head off of the bed. "We've been ordering pizza almost every night so you could have a slice of the hot pizza boy! Don't tell me I've been stuffing my face with pizza for four nights for no reason! What the hell have you been doing with him down here?"

"Talking…" Bo trailed off, not daring to look at Kenzi.

"Talking!" Kenzi repeated. "Since when do you 'talk' to hot pizza boys…since when do you TALK in general?"

"We've been eating pizza and talking about Lauren!" Bo confessed as she collapsed on the bed next to Kenzi.

"You have got to be shitting me!" Kenzi yelled. "For the past four nights you have been hanging down here with Mr. Hottie shooting the shit about the doctor who whipped your ass! How is that even possible? I wouldn't even be able to keep my hands off that fine piece of meat…"

"First of all, he's gay. I'm shocked you couldn't figure that out on your own." Bo mumbled into the sheets. "Second of all, he just broke up with his boyfriend, so he's a really good listener! And…I may have pulsed some energy into him at the end, so he wouldn't feel as bad and so you guys would think that I fed from him…"

Kenzi stared at Bo with a shocked expression. "I don't know if I'm more pissed that you lied to me and talked to him over your BFF or that he's gay! Why are all the hot men in this world gay!"

"I'm sorry Kenzi, I didn't mean to lie. I just didn't want to admit that I'm completely whipped." Bo apologized while rolling onto her back. "Now I'm starving, mateless and extremely horny."

"It's ok, Bo. Dyson and I were only teasing you that night. You know you can talk to me about anything." Kenzi reminded her. "One things for sure though, you definitely can't see the 'succubus tamer' looking like this. Your eyes keep flashing blue randomly, you're all sweaty, you look like you haven't slept in weeks, and when was the last time you got your ass in the shower?"

"Succubus tamer?" Bo questioned. "I honestly don't know how you keep track of all these nicknames, Kenz."

"Well, it's true. She definitely found a way to tame you. Look at you; you're a hot mess who hasn't breathed fresh air in days." Kenzi laughed. "A few weeks ago, me and you would be on the prowl looking for hot bitties. Now you're a love sick teenager that got put in time out because you were more concerned about getting your girl pregnant instead of worry about her actual feelings."

"Thanks for the reminder, Kenz." Bo glared up at her. "I need to call her and cancel our meeting. I miss her, I want to fuck her and I haven't fed in days. I'm not risking the chances of me hurting her over some stupid injection."

"I'm not letting you cancel your injection. You're not feeding at all, Bo. If you don't get this injection you could hurt someone else, not just Lauren." Kenzi informed her. "Lauren's going to be pissed when she finds out that you haven't been feeding. You're putting your own life in danger and it's not healthy. As much as I love you, I'm not trying to be your next meal. We need to find you someone to feed from before you see her."

"Who do you have in mind?" Bo questioned. She didn't want to admit it, but Kenzi had a good argument. If she didn't feed soon and chose not to get the injection, she could end up hurting some innocent person. She just hoped when the time came, she could actually follow through with feeding from someone other than Lauren. "I don't want anymore pizza boys and I don't think the Morrigan would like it if I fed on her Dark Fae. Considering that the Elder Counsel haven't decided what to do with me yet, I'm trying to keep a low profile."

"I'm pretty sure the Elder's want you to align yourself with them. Obviously they know how powerful you are and how much strength you could bring to the Dark. It's Evony who has a problem with you." Kenzi mused. "I agree though, keeping your chi sucking under wraps is probably the best for now. Since it's the middle of the afternoon, we can't go clubbing or to some random dive bar. That leaves me, Trick and…Dyson."

"Yeah, none of those are happening. Try again." Bo laughed out. "I'm trying to get my mate back; I'm not trying to give her a reason to hate me more. I'm almost positive when she said I could feed from 'anyone', she actually meant 'anyone but Dyson'. I may have acted like a complete idiot before, but I'm not that stupid."

"Good point." Kenzi agreed while removing herself from the bed. "Go shower and get cleaned up. I'm going to think of something in the meantime."

Lauren's Apartment

Staring blankly at the tests in front of her, Lauren tried her best to reign in her control. Truth be told, in the past four days, Kate and her had made zero progress in finding a solution to her hormones. In fact, based on the tests in front of her, her hormones and progesterone levels were the highest they have ever been. Kate kept reminding her that she was still healthy because her hormone and progesterone levels were balanced, but she was still worried because she had never seen them this high in any human or Fae, even during pregnancy. If that wasn't worrying enough, Bo was coming for her second injection today.

Over the past few days, Kate and Lauren had become close. She wasn't sure if it was because they had been working around the clock together, or because Kate seemed to truly care about her. Kate had even been sleeping in her guest room for most nights, so she could monitor the doctor's levels in case something happened. This was another reason why Lauren had become more anxious. The doctor had been straight forward with her about everything besides Bo, and she knew that the fairy healer was beginning to think that there was something missing. Kate had given her every herbal remedy she could think of. She even looked through her clan's ancient healing book and came up with nothing. She knew Kate was struggling when she began using human hormone supplements in a failed attempt to help Lauren. Even Lauren hadn't been able to stumble upon anything in any of her books. Trick had given her a bunch of reference books from his study, but all of them came up with dead ends. The only solution so far seemed to be Bo.

"Lauren…" Kate said while carrying two cups of coffee. "I ran more tests after I gave you the human supplements…nothing worked. Your hormone and progesterone levels have climbed, but remain stable. I'm sorry I haven't been any help. I'm at a loss, usually these remedies work. I've tried everything from my family's book and nothing seems to be working. I know I'm only 100 years old, but I've never seen anything like this. I feel like I'm missing something important…"

"I'm afraid I haven't been completely honest with you, Kate." Lauren answered as she grabbed the cup of coffee from Kate and she took a seat across from her. "And I'm not too sure I should be, based on the severity of the situation."

"You can trust me. I think I've done more than enough to prove that over the last week." Kate replied. "I can sense how… 'uncomfortable' you have been over the last few days. What aren't you telling me?"

"What do you mean you can tell how uncomfortable I've been?" Lauren looked at her quizzically.

"In my clan, royal parents decide from the second you are born whether you're a warrior or a healer. Once the decision has been made, you are taken to the Elders to be marked." Kate explained. "Healers are marked with the symbol of an Alicorn by using unicorn blood. The mark, or tattoo, is made above our hearts. This blood gives us special abilities. A healers capabilities differ based on their family blood line, how educated they are and how attuned they are with various species of Fae. I'm able to read people's aura's in order to locate injuries. These injuries fluctuate by different heat waves. Once I've located the source, I place my hand directly on top of it and close my eyes. This allows me to see into the injury, almost like an x-ray."

"Why have I never heard of this before?" Lauren asked. "I've read multiple books on different Fae clans. There's nothing regarding unicorn blood in your clan history."

"Only Royal members of my clan bare the unicorn's mark. We refrain from mentioning it because if people were to find out we possessed unicorn blood, they would come after my people and use them for the wrong reasons." Kate went on. "If the Morrigan ever found out that I was marked with unicorn blood and had these powers, she would lock me up and use me for her own benefit. We actually make blood oaths the year of our tenth birthday to never speak of our mark. The breaking of that oath is death. You're the only person that knows outside of my clan. I'm supposed to help you, but I can't if you don't tell me the truth. I obviously trust you, do you trust me?"

"Of course I trust you. You didn't have to jeopardize your life because of me." Lauren replied, shocked by Kate's honesty and Royal blood line.

"I knew I was supposed to be here, I just didn't know why until recently." Kate smiled at her. "To be honest, my mind has been a bit blurry since I got here. I remember the past three years perfectly, but outside of that I'm only able to remember bits and pieces."

"You said you could read my aura?" Lauren interrupted, trying her best to change the subject. The last thing Lauren wanted to do was reveal what the Morrigan actually did to Kate's mind. She wanted to help her, but that would endanger everyone's lives more than it would help. "Is that the same way succubae's read aura's?"

"Not exactly." Kate replied. "We are both capable of reading auras, but we focus on different waves. Succubae's focus on pleasurable waves and I focus on painful ones. Succubae's can only see consistent colors based on an individual's arousal. When I look at you right now, I see multiple colors. Most of your body is currently yellow, which is good. Your heart and mid section is more orange based, because your vital organs reside there, causing your body to be slightly warmer. By your…nether region is bright red, meaning something is wrong or you're just always this severely aroused."

"Do you always see injuries in a bright red color?" Lauren replied with a shocked expression.

"No." Kate answered. "Injuries fluctuate in different shades of red depending on the injury. Usually the deeper the red, the more severe the injury is. You're glowing. I've never seen anything like it; then again, I usually don't read arousal because not many people find that painful."

"Oh." Lauren replied, rolling here eyes in embarrassment.

"Don't be embarrassed." Kate laughed. "I'm here to help. Let's just be happy there's not a succubus in the room right now. Your aura is bright to me; I can't imagine what it would look like to one of them."

Kate was clearly making a joke, but Lauren knew the truth behind her words. If she was feeling this bad, she couldn't imagine how Bo must be feeling. There was absolutely no way that she could let the succubus come over for her injection when her hormones were causing her aura to flare up. Bo said it was painful to be around her five days ago, and that was when she had fed from the doctor multiple times in one day. If Bo saw her like this now, her primal instincts would surely take over causing her to harm anyone that got in her way. At this realization, Lauren openly cursed herself because of her own stupidity.

"Are you alright?" Kate asked nervously in response to the doctor's cursing.

Lauren was about to answer when she felt the pocket of her lab coat vibrate. Digging her hand into her pocket, she quickly took out her phone and glared down at the screen. It was a text from Bo.

"The source of my problem is on her way here." Lauren informed Kate abruptly. "I have fifteen minutes to explain everything to you, so listen closely and take notes if you need to."

Bo/Kenzi

Bo and Kenzi made there way down the complex's hallway towards Lauren's apartment. They ride over should have been fifteen minutes, but it somehow turned into a half hour when Kenzi decided to pull over at the closest gas station to get candy.

"I'm supposed to be getting on the doctor's good side." Bo said, hitting her best friend on the arm as they walked. "Being late for my first appointment with her is not good!"

"I was hungry!" Kenzi glared at her friend while she rubbed her injured arm. "It's not like things could go worse than the last time we were here! Hopefully this time you won't go all crazy succubus and throw me across the room at the sight of doctor Hotpants."

"That's not funny, Kenzi." Bo said as she knocked on Lauren's door.

Expecting to see Lauren open the door, Bo was completely shocked to see a petite, curly haired brunette answer her knock. "Who are you?"

"Hi, I'm Lauren's assistant." Kate said with a huge smile plastered across her face. "My name is Kate, you must be Bo?"

"Yes, and this is my friend Kenzi." Bo said as she shook Kate's hand. "Where's Lauren?"

"She's upstairs in her room freshening up. She'll be down shortly." Kate informed her while letting the pair enter the apartment. "We haven't been able to get much rest lately because of the multiple tests we've been running on Lauren."

"Is she ok?" Bo asked nervously, eyeing the item in Kate's hand. "Are those handcuffs?"

"Oh these…" Kate said nervously while raising her hand. "Yes, well sort of. They are going to act like handcuffs. It's really just a strong type of rope. Lauren and I haven't been able to stabilize her hormones. They've actually done the complete opposite and have increased, causing her aura to flare up even more. For a succubus, it will be unbearable to be around. Lauren wants to give you your injection, but…"

"She's afraid I'm going to hurt her…" Bo interrupted sadly. "I would never…"

"I know." Kate chimed in. "She trusts you, we're just in uncharted territory right now. I've never seen anyone's hormones this high, I've never heard of a succubus performing a soul bond, and Lauren's body is obviously changing itself for you. We just need to take extra precautions because this is all new and you guys have been separated for a few days."

"You're right." Bo agreed. "I don't want to risk hers or anyone else's lives because I was too arrogant to listen to Lauren. I made that mistake once, I won't do it again."

"Thank you for listening." Kate said happily. "I was a bit worried about telling a succubus that I was going to be tying her up."

"I've heard worse." Bo laughed. "Where does Lauren want me?"

"She said that cement beam over there runs down through the entire complex, so it's unlikely that you'll be able to break it." Kate answered, pointing over to the beam that divided the living room from the kitchen.

"Ok, let's get this over with." Bo huffed while making her way towards the beam. Once there, she rested her back against the beam and wrapped her arms around the solid object behind her. Feeling Kate's nimble hands tie the knots around her wrists, she knew there was no way she was getting free. "Looks like you've done this before."

"I've been around for 100 years, so I've tied a few knots in my lifetime." Kate chuckled. "Lauren should be down shortly. Kenzi and I are going to stay up in her room while she's down here, just to make sure nothing happens."

"Why can't we just stay down here?" Kenzi asked in between chews. "She's just getting an injection; it'll only take a second."

"That's not entirely true." Kate answered. "Lauren wants Bo to feed from her."