A/N: Here it is.

Who will suffer Ronan's Wrath?

Chapter 10: Sins of The Mother

Penthouse

Ronan had been reading over a book his Mother once gave him before she died. It told him everything he needed to know about Bo and her friends. The very people that shunned her from the city. Every time he read it, he got angry. His Mother also told him all about his own family. And how they were connected to Bo.

Nothing of what Bo told him before, was in here. Either it was a big fat lie, or his Mother neglected to write it down. Whatever the truth was, it didn't matter. Once he had the dagger and Bella, he would bring his Mother back. And then everything would be the way it was.

Wouldn't it?

He honestly didn't know anymore. He'd been hell bent on doing this for he last year, so everything he thought about just came right back around to that. One of his men told him that Charlie was whispering to herself and it seemed suspicious, so Ronan told him to shut her up.

That resulted in a strong sedative being administered to her. She wouldn't be getting up from that for a while. Suddenly, he heard the sound of the elevator behind him. "Ooh!" He closed his book, spinning around. "Company!" As he walked in from the balcony, he saw Bo and her two eldest children. "Is that all of you?"

He expected to see the entire Dennis Clan show up but alas, he was disappointed.

"It's enough…" Bo said. "… I want my daughter back. So, if you'll kindly hand her over we'll be on our way. No one has to get hurt here" in a perfect world, this exchange would go smoothly.

But the world was far from perfect.

"But hurting people is so much fun!" Ronan skipped over to them, but kept a safe distance. "Although, maybe you're right. Maybe there's a way for us to both get what we want without unwanted bloodshed. Here're my terms; you give me my dagger and I'll give you your daughter. Fair trade"

Shay scoffed, "Unfair, you mean…" she knew his game. "… You only want it back so you can kill us again. Sorry to tell you, but that won't be happening. It sucked enough the first time. I don't need a repeat"

Ronan shrugged, "Fine then. No dagger; no Charlie. You can leave now!" He waved a hand to them, telling them to scram.

"I'm not leaving here without her!" Bo told Ethan and Shay the plan on their way up. They just had to act the part. "You want the dagger?" She pulled it from inside her jacket. "It's yours! I'm willing to trade if you are"

Ethan protested, just like she told him to. But she ignored him, telling him Family was more important than a weapon. From what they could see Ronan was eating it up.

Ronan held out his hand, "Give it to me" he yearned to have his beloved weapon back. It was practically calling to him.

"My daughter first…" Bo was far from stupid. She'd done enough of these trades in her life to know how they worked. "… And remember, no Charlie; no deal!"

He exhaled loudly, god she was no annoying. "She's down the hall, first bedroom on your left. Apologies if you find her a little out of sorts. But I had to do something to shut her up. Go ahead, rescue her" he welcomed them to it.

"Shay, go!" Bo told her, watching her run off into the back bedroom. She waited for them to return, and when they did she saw her little girl beaten and bruised. "You bastard!" She wanted to kill him for that.

Ronan rolled his eyes, "Quit your crying, she's alive isn't she?" It wasn't that bad. God, they were so dramatic. "Now, my dagger. If you'd be so kind" he held out his hand again.

As Shay held her injured sister she noticed a few guys pour into the living area. They were obviously getting ready for when he had the dagger back. There was no way he was going to let them leave here alive. Parker was among them, but he didn't want to be. He even made eyes at Shay, but she didn't know what he was getting at.

Bo stepped forward, "Before I hand it over, I have a few words of advice for you"

"Oh?" Ronan raised an eyebrow, intrigued.

"You can try and come after my kids again…" she said. "… Hell, you can even come after me if you want. But just know, that as long as I'm still breathing; you will never have a day of peace. I could've been your ally, but you chose to embrace the darker side of our family. Now, I'm your enemy. And that's something you really don't want me to be"

Ronan wasn't falling for this. "Why not?"

There was a simple answer to that. "Because my enemies don't usually last the year. I will find a way to destroy you. And I can promise…" she whispered in his ear. "… It'll hurt" she gave him the fake dagger, then stepped away.

"Mom?" Charlie tried so hard to warn her, but the drug they gave her was making her head spin. She couldn't form a sentence. "He—" she couldn't say it.

"It doesn't matter sweetie, we're taking you home. Let's go guys" Bo held Charlie with Shay's help, as Ethan watched over them while they made their way to the elevator.

As they were attempting to leave, Ronan noticed something off about the dagger. It wasn't radiating the same energy as before. He guessed they would've powered it down, but even without energy curling it, it had its own energy it gave off. And he couldn't feel any of it.

This wasn't his dagger.

It was an illusion.

"It's a fake!" He was outraged. He'd made good on his end of the deal and they went and did this. "Stop them!" He ordered his men to grab them.

Ethan fought two men, Shay fought another while Bo tried to get Charlie to the elevator. Just as they were about to get inside, a man grabbed Bo's hair, pulling her back into the apartment. But just before he pulled her away, she managed to hit the button to the seventh floor.

As long as Charlie was safe with Lauren she didn't care what happened to her. The doors closed as Bo was yanked back into the apartment. "It's too late, she's gone. You can't hurt her anymore" she laughed, loving the fact that Charlie was safe and sound now.

Ronan made sure Ethan and Shay were being held with knifes to their throats. Yes, they'd heal. But it would take a while. And if they were too busy holding their bleeding throats, then they couldn't fight. "Clever girl Bo…" he was impressed. "… I assume this's Bella's handy work?" He held up the fake dagger.

"Sure is" Bo was proud to say that.

"You know, I've always thought Bella was under appreciated. I mean, it can't be easy being the youngest of a powerful bunch. I think she'd thrive if she went solo. Don't you agree, Parker?" He looked at his friend.

Parker stood behind Shay with a knife to her throat, then began glancing at Bo. It was time to give up this game. "No, I don't…" he let Shay go, who then threw the knife he was holding towards the man holding her brother hostage. Hitting him in the head. "… I don't take orders from you anymore"

"Then I hope you know, you've just killed your little brother!" Ronan had a feeling Parker would end up turning on him sooner or later. "You Dennis' really do have a way of making people swoon for you, don't you?" he hated that.

"What can I say, it's genetic" Bo smiled.

Ronan wasn't amused, "Well, I hope you can live with yourself Parker…" he looked at him again. "… You chose love over Family, and now because of that your little brother's gonna die"

But there was something Parker already knew. "Don't you mean, he's already dead?!" He found out from another guy earlier this morning. "You never had any intention of giving me my brother back, because as long as you had leverage over me I'd be forced to do what you say"

Laughing, Ronan bowed his head. It was time for some home truths. "You're right, I didn't plan on giving him back. To be honest, you're lucky I kept him around as long as I did, he was so annoying" he made a face, remembering the whining.

"You prick!" Parker lunged at him, but Ethan held him back. "Let me go! I have to kill him!"

Ethan couldn't let him do it. "No, he'll kill you. You're not strong enough!" He pulled him back, "I'm sorry your Brother's gone, but there's still someone who needs you!" He meant Bella. "Let it go Parker" he calmed him down.

Ronan let out an 'aww', "How touching, pardon me while I grab a bucket to vomit in…" he didn't care for it. "… So, who's got the real dagger? Is it you Bo? So you can 'destroy' me; to use your words" he quoted her.

"Maybe…" Bo have a shrug. "… Must suck for you though. Knowing that today's your last day. And I did promise you it'd hurt, didn't I?" She was looking forward to this.

Unbeknownst to them, Ronan wasn't going to go down alone. He was going to take one of her children with him. But not even he knew which one. It kind of made it more fun. "Well, I guess when it's time to go, it's time to go. I had a good run though, didn't I?"

"You got closer than your Mother ever did" Bo had to give him that. Zee never came this close to destroying her family. But Ronan was much smarter, clearly. And she told him that.

Ronan could take that as a job well done. "Go on then…" be outstretched his arms, inviting them to kill him. "… I won't fight you. I know it's over" there was nothing more that could be done.

Ethan reached into the back of his belt and retrieved the dagger, handing it to his Mother. "You're lucky it's not me. Cause' I'd make it hurt much worse" he would've been very creative with it.

Bo held the dagger, this was it. "Any last words?" He was entitled to them.

"Just, that you're right about me being smart…" he chuckled. "… Pity I don't have an ace up my sleeve right now though, huh?" he gave her a wink. In the next second, Bo drove the dagger into his heart. "Oh that's right, I do" he smiled painfully as he fell to the floor, feeling the dagger suck the life out of him.

Ironically, it wasn't his scream that shocked Bo.

It was the scream that came from behind her. She turned around, and saw her daughter with the same wound. She was bleeding heavily. "No!" She ran to her, catching her as she was about to fall. "I don't understand, how's this happening?!" She held her hand over Shay's wound.

"They have the exact same wound…" Ethan checked. But he fell to his knees, holding his sister's hand. "… He must've been linked to her. Stabbing him, stabbed her too. Shay? You have to stay with us" he began crying.

He could've tried his blood, but it wouldn't have made a difference. She had the same running through her veins. And it wasn't doing anything. Because of the dagger.

Shay felt her insides begin to burn, just like the last time she got stabbed with that dagger. "Guess Charlie wasn't kidding when she said it was a trap, huh?" She was in so much agony.

"Shh, don't talk. We're gonna fix you right up, I promise!" Bo held her between her own legs, stroking her hair. "I'm not losing you again. Ethan, go get the others. Now!" She yelled at him until he left in the elevator.

"Mom? I don't think it's gonna work this time" Shay had a feeling this wasn't something that could be fixed.

Bo shook her head, "No. It will! We're just gonna do what we did last time, and use the dagger to revive you. It's all gonna be okay kiddo" she kissed the top of her head.

"That'll be hard to do without said dagger. Look!" Shay pointed to where Ronan laid, still choking on his own blood.

Following her direction, Bo saw the dagger that was stuck in Ronan's chest. The hilt was starting to disintegrate. Then she recalled what Bella told her before.

Ronan made the dagger with his own blood, if he died then the dagger must go with him. But that was bad, because if they didn't have the dagger then they couldn't put Shay's energy back.

"There's always another way around something. And we'll find it, I promise. We're not letting you go just yet" Bo wasn't accepting it.

Shay could feel her time was short, "I don't think I've got much time left, so just listen…" she looked up at her. "… Tell Sasha, I love her. I need her to know that. And you guys—" she cried, not wanting to say goodbye but she had to. "I know I'm a pain in the ass, but I do love all of you"

Bo couldn't contain her tears, "Shay, please. Don't give up, you've gotta fight it" she held her closer.

Suddenly, the sound of the elevator went off. Ethan walked out with Lauren and Bella. Patrick stayed with Charlie, she couldn't move in her condition. "Shay?" Lauren dropped to her knees, checking her daughter over. "You're gonna be fine!"

Shay just shook her head, taking her hand. "Mom, it's okay…" she was accepting this. "… I'm ready. It's on you to keep them safe brother, okay?" She gave him a smile. "If you don't do a good job I'm gonna haunt you forever" she tried to laugh but it hurt too much.

"I promise" Ethan could do that for her.

Parker had been watching Ronan choke, and he could hear his heart slowing with every beat. As he approached the others, he made sure to embrace his Girlfriend. She needed him. "She only has seconds left" he told them.

Lauren couldn't get over what was happening, she had seconds to say goodbye to her daughter. But she didn't want to. "This can't be it…" she refused to accept it. "… It can't be"

"Her heart's slowing" Parker wanted to make them aware.

Bo let go of Shay and let Lauren hold her, and a part of her had to get away. She killed her daughter. Maybe not literally, but she killed Ronan. And that killed Shay. How could she even look at herself?

Shay's eyes were firmly closed, she wasn't able to speak any longer.

"I love you, so much…" Lauren kissed her head. "… You've done so much for us. Things no one else could've done. We will see you again" she didn't want to let her go, but she felt her stop breathing. And as her last breath escaped, Lauren cried hysterically.

Parker heard Shay's heart stop.

She was gone.

Bo walked over to Ronan's body, he'd died at the same time. But unlike Shay, he choked on his own blood. That was deserved. He took her baby girl away from her. She bent down, touching he remains of black ash that laid over his chest. Some of it mixed with his blood. That's all that was left of the dagger.

Out of all their children, Lauren connected with Shay the most because of their past history. A history that Shay never knew about, it would've confused her if they'd told her and Ethan about their past selves. She and Lauren didn't want to burden them.

After this, Lauren would be inconsolable. Even as she looked over to her, Bo saw her Wife clinging to Shay's lifeless body. Hoping she'd come back. But she wasn't going to. She would've been back by now if she was.

"Ethan?" She finally found her voice among her tears. "Take Shay down to the car, we're getting out of this place…" she waited for him to start but he couldn't take Shay away from Lauren. She wouldn't let him. "… Lauren?" She walked back and touched her shoulder. "You need to let him take her"

Lauren just held her tighter, "No!"

"Babe, listen to me…" Bo knelt beside her, "… You don't want her to stay in this place. We need to take her home. Where she belongs. Come on—" Lauren just slapped her hands away. "Lauren, you need to let her go"

"Why? So we can take her home, and then prepare a burial for her?!" Lauren was angry. "She's supposed to be immortal! She's supposed to be alive!" She kissed Shay's forehead.

Bo wasn't giving up, "She will be again…" she promised her. "… This isn't the end for her, or for us. We're gonna bring her back, just like before"

Ethan frowned, "How? The dagger's gone, Charlie's too weak and the last time Grandpa tried he almost died. How're we gonna bring her back?" He wanted it as much as anyone. Shay was his first sibling, and even though they weren't born at the same time, they felt like twins. Given that they shared the same powers.

"There's always a way, and we'll find it. Lauren? Please, let him take her. Come on…" Bo reached for Lauren's arms again, and this time she let her lift them. She pulled her up, and hugged her tight. "… I'm not giving up, I swear" she whispered to her.

"Please Bo; please, tell me she's not really gone!" Lauren was begging her for the right answer.

And as much as Bo knew the right answer was, that she didn't know. She had to tell Lauren what she needed to hear. "She's not gone…" she said. "… Come on, let's go home" she helped her walk to the elevator, Lauren was still hurt from earlier.

Dennis Household – Shay's Bedroom - Later

By the time they got home, Shay's body had gone cold. They didn't understand why it was happening so fast. Ethan laid his sister down in her bedroom, gently on her bed. "You can't leave me yet sis…" he held her hand. "… You still owe me that fight, remember?"

He couldn't believe this was happening.

Suddenly, he heard a creak come from his left. Lifting his head, he saw Sasha standing by the door. "Sasha, how'd you—"

"Bella called me…" She knew what he was going to say. "… She told me what happened, I didn't believe her. But, then I could feel it. In my heart, you know?" She'd cried on the way over, now she was just whimpering. "I made her promise me she wouldn't die again" she relieved Ethan of his seat and sat by her Girlfriend.

Ethan stepped away, but not far. "That doesn't sound like something she'd promise" he knew her too well, she'd never promise something she couldn't deliver on.

That's when Sasha laugh, "She didn't…" she started to well up again as she held her hand. "… She promised to try"

"Yeah, that sounds more like her…" He placed a hand on Sasha's shoulder. "… Look, we're not giving up on her. Like Mom says, there's always a way around something. We will get her back"

"What if you can't?" She asked him. "I know you believe you will, and I'm praying you do too. I want her back as much as you guys but, maybe it's time for us to face the harsh reality of all this" she didn't want to, but she had to be realistic.

Ethan frowned, "And what's that?"

She wiped her tears, looking at him. "How many times can someone actually cheat death?"

That made him wonder, what if he wasn't actually immortal? He'd already died, by Ronan's dagger. Being immortal meant that nothing could kill a person. But the dagger did kill them. Maybe it wasn't as easy as all that.

Maybe it never would be again.

Bo & Lauren's Bedroom

The only reason Lauren wasn't in Shay's room right now, was because she had to treat her own wound. She was healing finally, but it was still slow. Whatever their weapons were made of caused her healing ability to be lazy. So while looking in the mirror, she stitched herself, and then wrapped it. She could feel Bo behind her.

"You don't have to tip toe around me…" She secured the last piece of tape over her gauze, then turned around. But she found Bo in tears. "… What's wrong?" She sat her down on the edge of the bed.

Bo still wasn't over it. "I did this…" she said. "… I killed Ronan. If I hadn't, Shay would still be alive!" She couldn't stop crying. "I killed our little girl. Lauren, I'm so sorry!"

But Lauren didn't blame her one bit, she brought her in for a hug. "No you didn't! You had no way of knowing what he'd done. I sure as hell didn't see it coming. Do not blame yourself for this, you hear me?" She held her face, "It is not your fault, okay? It's not" she kissed her head, then hugged her again.

"We have to bring her back but, where the hell do we start?" Bo didn't know. She just knew that there was always an alternative to something. She'd spent her whole life believing that. "Trick and Charlie are out of commission, and the dagger crumbled into pieces after Ronan died. What else is there to try?"

Suddenly, they heard a knock at their door. "I might know a way…" Bella had been standing there for a while, and she hated seeing her Parents so broken. "… But, it's dangerous"

"Everything is, these days" Bo pointed out, she wasn't exaggerating.

Lauren got up, slowly so not to rip her stitches. "What've you got in mind sweetie?"

Bella had spent the entire twenty minutes that they'd been home, going through every spell book she had. Then realised she was missing one. It was a dangerous book that Trick kept locked away in his vault. Since she didn't have the time to go to the hospital and ask him for a key, she summoned it to her. He wouldn't mind.

Much.

"This would be a lot easier if Ronan's dagger hadn't died with him, we could've used it to resurrect Shay. But, since we can't; I had to resort to something else. Something darker" Bella showed them her book.

"What is it?" Bo asked.

Explaining that wasn't going to be easy, but Bella had to try. "It's a book of dark spells. I found it in Grandpa's study years ago, but he told me no good came from reading it. So, he locked in his vault—"

"If he locked it in his vault then how did you get it?" Lauren knew that Trick never let anyone into his vault without his say so. He never even shared the key's location with Bo. "Bella?" Her daughter had a guilty look on her face.

Bella rolled her eyes, "I summoned it. I'm gonna put it back, I promise. I know it was wrong and I should've asked Grandpa first but, what if there's something in here that can bring Shay back? Isn't it worth going behind his back, just this once?" She believed it was.

Bo looked at Lauren, she had them there. And even though Trick would have something to say about all this, he'd understand why they did it. "Yeah, it is. So, have you found anything?" Bo brought her to sit in between them on the edge of the bed.

"I've had to translate most of the pages, but I think I found something that might work…" Bella flipped the page. "… It's a spell that'll allow me to send one of you to limbo. Once there, you can find Shay and send her soul back to her body. I'd go myself, but I won't be able to search for her and do the spell at the same time" it was risky, but anything was something.

Except, Bo didn't like the sound of it. "That sounds too dangerous Bell. Travelling through the realms never comes without consequences. Trust me, I know. I don't want to risk losing you too"

"I'm gonna have to go with your Mom on this one sweetie. As much as I want Shay back, we can't lose you in the process" Lauren agreed with Bo one hundred percent.

"Mom, it'll be fine. I already have it figured out. I'll tie your souls to me before I do the spell. You'll have a clear route back. I can pull this off, please let me save her" Bella had to do something.

But there was still something that confused Lauren. "You make it sound so simple. But I'm guessing there's more to it. Especially since Trick found this book too dangerous to leave on his bookshelf. So, what's the catch?" She wanted the truth.

Sighing, Bella knew she'd have to tell them. "Every spell in this book, is ridded in Dark Magic. It's gonna take all my power to pull this off. And there's also the added risk of me becoming addicted to it"

"Addicted, how?" Bo needed more.

"This kind of magic draws from dark places. The feeling of that much raw power, can be seductive. Sorcerers who've used it in the past, almost never recover from it. But I will, because I'm not just any Sorceress. I know the difference between good and bad. I won't get sucked in" Bella promised them.

Lauren still didn't like it. "I dunno Bella, it sounds like a lot"

Bella turned to her, "Mom, I promise you; I can do this. I can help you bring her back. Remember when I asked you to have more faith in me? I really need you to do that now" she wanted to save her sister.

"Lauren?" Bo called to her. "She's ready. I can sense it" she honestly could. Bella had grown into so much power. She wasn't worried about her at all.

"She better be…" Lauren said, giving her youngest a hug. "… Because I won't survive losing another daughter" she meant that.

Shay's Bedroom

Ethan had been sitting with Sasha for the last twenty minutes or so. And the more he looked at his sister's pale face, the more he wondered how long it would be until his own number was up. It was starting to become all he thought about.

"Do you think she's in a nice place?" Sasha asked, finally breaking the silence. "I've never read into the whole Heaven and Hell thing. I just hope she's not suffering" she couldn't bare that thought.

He was worried about it too. "So do I"

They were interrupted when the bedroom door opened, Bo and Lauren entered carrying a few items. With Bella following behind carrying a large black book. "Sorry to interrupt, but I'm gonna need the room" she said it as politely as she could.

Sasha got up, taking a step back with Ethan. "What're you gonna do? Have you found a way to bring her back?" She hoped they said yes.

"We're not sure yet, but Bella's gonna try…" Lauren gave Bo the candles so she could light them. "… Sasha, I know you wanna be with her. But we're gonna need you to step out for a few minutes. You too Ethan"

Ethan had to stop Sasha from objecting, "Whatever you need. Come on Sasha, let's get a drink downstairs" he took her out of the room.

Bo jumped on the bed beside Shay, "Knife?" She looked at Bella, who handed her a small throwing knife. She made a small cut on her left palm, and then the same on Shay's right. After giving the knife back, she joined hands with her daughter and laid down on the bed. "Good to go" she took a breath.

Bella and Lauren stood on either side of them. "If you can't find her after ten minutes, call my name really loudly and I'll bring you back. A living soul can't survive over in Limbo for long. Best not to push our luck"

"I got it" Bo promised.

Closing her eyes, Bella began to chant the ancient words. And already, she could feel the dark magic begin to course through her. With her Mother joining hands with Shay, she was connected with her. So once Bo was over there, she'd be drawn to her soul.

"See you soon Mom" Bella touched her Mother's head, putting her to sleep.

Limbo

Bo's eyes opened. And she found herself in a white mansion, covered head to toe in marble. "Is this Limbo, or a museum?" She walked around, trying to focus on where she was being drawn to. She didn't have much time. "Shay!" She called for her, but got no answer.

"A little lost, are we?"

She felt nothing but anger when she heard that voice. Turning around, she saw Ronan's smug face. "You know, for a dead guy you look awfully happy"

He'd been here since he passed. But was having a hard time settling on a destination. Maybe he wasn't ready to cross over yet. "Well, you kinda have to roll with the punches when you end up here. Besides, I died happy knowing that I ruined your life with my last breath…" he laughed. "… My condolences, about Shay"

"Why don't you stick them up your ass! I'm not here to catch up with you!" Bo moved passed him, "Shay!" She called for her again, "Shay, please! If you can hear me, we gotta go!"

Ronan appeared next to her again, "You're wasting your breath you know. Shout all you want, she's not gonna hear you. Not where she is" he looked away.

Bo spun around, "Why not?! Where is she?!" She didn't have much time left.

"Funny, we both arrived at the same time. But as soon as we got here, Shay was taken. Well, I guess 'claimed' would be the more appropriate term" he replied.

"Claimed? By who?" Bo didn't understand this.

Ronan smirked, this made his afterlife. "Come on Bo, it doesn't take a genius to figure it out. Think about it…" he loved to see her helpless. "… Your daughter dies, and is sent to a supernatural waiting room. Hybrid souls are rare, and coveted. One person took full advantage of her arrival"

Bo grabbed his throat, "I swear to god Ronan, if you don't tell me where she is I'll kill you again. And this time I'll make sure all that remains of you will be air!"

"You've angered a lot of people in your long life Bo…" he told her, escaping from her grip. Her threats were empty here. "… One person in particular, is more pissed than the others. So naturally, when he saw Shay's soul arrive, he snatched her right up"

"He?" Bo had a feeling she knew where this was going. All Ronan did was laugh. "No, that's impossible!"

This was her problem, and Ronan saw it. "When're you gonna wake up?!" He asked her. "Anything, is possible! Especially in our world" that was the beauty of being Fae.

Suddenly, Bo felt her body get lighter. She was being sent back to her body.

Her time was up.

A/N: So, Shay was the casualty. And looks like things are getting even more complicated. Who do you think 'He' is? I've decided to extend the story by two chapters. Let me know what you thought.