Bo paced from side to side of the small room she waited in for about 20 minutes without someone showed up. She began to wonder if this could be a trap indeed, where she was enticed away just to be not on the way for attacking her friends back home. She tried to dial Kenzi a few times but couldn't pick up a signal.
It's been the 1001 times Bo checked her smart phone when she heard the door opened. In a fluent movement she whirled around and paused perplex.
"Lauren..."
"Hey Bo!" The doctors face softened with a smile when she saw the succubus.
"Lauren...I thought you were …..are you okay?" Laurens eyes wandered over the beautiful face of this woman.
"I am now..." The moment, Bo realized, that Lauren was fine, she closed the distance between the two of them and Lauren felt soft lips covering hers.
Soft lips. Everything Lauren could feel, wanted to feel at this moment were soft lips. Bo's lips. She added the smell of Bo's hair, it's structure, her hands caressing her curves, the feeling of the skin on her own. The pressure of her body. The complete essence of the woman. That was what she wanted.
She felt the wall in her back. And air cooling her skin. Warm breath tickling her neck. Whispered words against her ear. "I missed you. I missed you so much it hurts." These words. Like daggers in her heart.
"I am here now." Just a whisper between kisses.
"What I am grateful for." Lauren felt the delicious smile on her neck and buried her hands into Bo's mane. "Oh yeah?"
"Oh yeah! Very grateful...indeed."
Lauren sensed the embrace of Bo's arms and it's warmth. Not the heat of the body from the sex they shared, no, the warmth of the embrace from the love they felt. She opened her eyes and could watch Bo sleep. Peaceful, sound. Beautiful. As this succubus was. Not just in her body and shape but in her very soul. And she could watch her forever. Be here forever. Love her forever.
Her face saddened. Lauren knew their minutes were numbered.
Slowly she raised freeing herself carefully from the arms that holding her so lovingly. Her eyes overwhelmed by Bo's presence, her heart aching by the certainty of it's loss.
She caressed Bo's line of the lower lip with her fingertips, placed a soft kiss on the edge. "You never forget. I do love you so much! It hurts!"
Then she slipped out of the bed, collected her clothes, got dressed and left the cabin in the woods.
The night embraced her as well. Covered her skin too. In coldness and with darkness. It was another kind of love, Lauren thought. An unconditional love. The love of a sister perhaps. Or a mother.
"Lauren...Wait." Bo was half dressed when she came after the blond.
The human stopped. "Bo. No.. Go back." she returned with determination and backed off. "Lauren..."
"Bo, I beg you. Let me go...don't follow me. Don't come for me..." Lauren implored. She saw the pain in the succubus eyes and her tears.
"But..."
"No. Bo. Please. Promise." They simply stared at each other.
"Who are they? What do they want? Lauren … !" The succubus voice was just a whisper full of sadness and desperation. Lauren wished fervently to take her in her arms, holding her close and kissing her fear away. But on the other hand it's her fault to see Bo like this. She wished she could tell her, everything. Could make her understand, the necessity of staying away but there was nothing she could explain. Bo would ask more questions. She knew her. Her huge brave heart. Her dear lovely Bo. She suddenly regretted to had asked for this opportunity to see her again.
All of this will just break her heart. She sighed.
The blond felt the presence of the pack as an icy breath right behind her. No one could see them, they are literally melted into the dark. Waiting. Observing. They were predators. That's what Lauren knew for sure. Not the way Bo was. They won't offer their prey an ecstatic night. Just a final solution of the living state. She needed to go. Now. Otherwise something terrible would happen. To her. Or Bo. Maybe she could protect the succubus. And if that means... Lauren felt a tear wetting her cheek. Her own voice cracked, a salty taste on her lips.
"Bo...it's over. You better leave."
"I ..I won't give you up so easily."
Iron grips around both arms. Lauren closed her eyes clearing her view.
"Bo...Don't...forget me." The human whispered resignedly. The fog around Lauren became thicker. Then she lost track with the succubus' shape.
"Welcome back, Lauren." the hooded man said when the two pack members escorted her to the lab. The human didn't answer. "Hope you had a … vivid talk." his gaze burned on her. Although she didn't want to she replied. "I did. Thanks." For a second she pretended to be so much stronger than she really was. His eyes scanned her. Touched her under her skin.
"Something wrong?" the softness in his voice caused icy shivers. Lauren hesitated, than she faced the man. "When this is over, you said...I am free to go wherever I want to...?" His face remained blank, unreadable. "Yes."
"That means I don't need to go back … "
"Back? To the Ash?"
"Yes. You owe me a favor. So... can you bring me away?" Daniel studied her intensively as if that what she said changed a few things. "Away ?" The hooded man thought for a moment. "We can do that, yes. But if you want to run from the Ash, be aware that this means for you … no more fae involvement. And this includes..."
"Bo. I understand." He nodded. "Think about it." he offered and was turning to leave.
"I have. Already. I am … sure. I want to run... from the Ash." Lauren told him, tried to sound convinced. His eyes narrowed. Daniel looked at her while Lauren were chewing her inner wall of her cheek. Finally he agreed. "So...it will be."
The human lowered her head absently. "Are you okay?" Lauren returned in the present. "Don't worry about me. I will finish my work."
"I never questioned that, but may I ask... why you intent to leave the succubus?" The doctor averted his eyes. It hurt her to just think about it. She needed to swallow a few times hard and cleared her throat. "No... that's none of your business..." Lauren didn't feel the strength to affront Daniel but he simply smiled at her knowingly. "Of course." he turned his head to the blackboard.
"I took a look at your notes." he changed the subject. "You found out what it is."
"Yes. "
"A virus?"
"A biochemical weapon. Made to destroy you. Unfortunately the virus is not able to adapt to different circumstances of your genes properly. It's quite too simple actually."
"Unfortunately?" the hooded man asked. "I am sorry. I am not thinking clearly at the moment. That's not what I meant." Daniel smirked hidden. "Simple or not, it kills my people what means it's working very well. Tell me more." he encouraged her, his hands clasped behind his back.
"I am not sure...but I think...as far I could make it out ...the virus attacks your wolf genes. I was going to check that, before..." she sighed. "I was interrupted. I will check this now."
"You think you will be able to find a serum?"
"I am working on it. And yes. I am pretty sure I can find one." She closed her eyes and rubbed the bridge of her nose. Lauren hadn't noticed she was on the edge of her power.
"Why don't you just take a little rest, Dr. Lewis."
"But the serum …" "Go to sleep, Lauren." She wouldn't protest.
The hooded man returned to the throne room. "Call the snifflers." he ordered and a young man, who awaited him left immediately following his orders.
After the last talk to the human a few aspects changed. For the human, for the pack as well.
"You wanted to speak with us?" the bearded man said when he arrived. "Hack their systems. I want to know who could have been in contact with the alliances. Go back half a year. Concentrating on the medical files. Filter: Scouts."
"As you wish." the bearded man bowed. Before he could leave the hooded man added. "And …. tell everyone... no more shape shifting until we have the serum." An unseen nod of the sniffler.
The coated man approached him and waited for an explanation. "We have a traitor among us. I want him or her."
"And you think it is a scout?" the older man asked casually.
"It's just a feeling." the hooded man answered in his dark calm voice. The man in the coat watched him carefully. "So you let her go. The human."
"I am not sure right now. But I think, she could be more valuable alive than dead."