A/N: Okay, hope everyone's having a good weekend.

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Chapter 9: I Only Lie When I Love You

Lauren's Old Apartment

In the time Lauren and Dyson had been gone, Kenzi had finally awoken. And she was confused as to how she had no scratches on her. Or why she was still alive. But her sister quickly explained to her what happened. It was a lot to take in. But she was glad she was still alive, and grateful to her sister for saving her.

Not long after that, Cami started fussing. It was like something was upsetting her. Bo just didn't know what that something was. And with every second that Lauren was gone, her own worry grew even more. She didn't like being out of contact form her for this long. So, she tried calling her Wife's phone and got her voicemail.

That was odd. Lauren always answered phone, especially if it was Bo. She tried Dyson's cell phone, and got the same thing. Okay, now there was definitely something wrong. She was about to hand Cami over to Tamsin and rush off to the hospital to investigate, when finally; Dyson was calling her back. "Thank god, Dyson! What's taking you guys so long?"

"Uh, it's not Dyson. It's Ben, Lauren's old work buddy. You probably don't remember me, it's been a long time since we saw each other last" Ben spoke.

"No, I remember you. Ben, why do you have Dyson's phone? Is everything okay?" Her mind was fearing the worst.

Ben took a while to answer, "Not really. Look, this guy showed up about ten minutes ago and took Lauren. JJ's fine; he's still sleeping. But, Dyson's hurt pretty bad. That guy impaled him with an I.V stand. He probably thought it killed him, but Dyson's tough. He's alive, but barely"

Bo breathed in and out, she felt sick. Her Wife had been taken and her brother-in-Law was hanging by a thread. But the sliver lining was that her son was okay. Why didn't Travis kill him like he planned to do? "Umm, okay; I'll be right there. Just do what you can for him" she ended the call.

Tamsin heard the nature of Bo's conversation, and it didn't sound good. "Is it JJ?"

"No…" Bo was rattled, she didn't know what to do first. "… I don't know how Travis found them, but he did. And now he has Lauren, and Dyson's hurt really bad. I've gotta get over there!" She went to grab her jacket.

Kenzi did the same. "We're coming with you Bo, we can't sit back and do nothing. I'll get Cami packed up" she held her niece and took her off the bedroom to change her.

"Bo?" Tamsin could see Bo was frantic. With good reason. "Bo?!" She grabbed both her arms. "I know you're scared, and worried about Lauren. But, the one good thing about this; is you know he won't hurt her. He needs her. So, take a deep breath and pull yourself together. You gotta be on your game"

Nodding, Bo did as Tamsin instructed. "I dunno what I'd do without your brand of tough love…" she was grateful for it. "… Thanks T" she waited a few minutes until Kenzi returned with a fussy Cami. Bo picked her up, hoping it would calm her.

But no such luck.

"What's up with her?" Kenzi had never seen her like this.

"I don't know…" Not only was Bo worried about Lauren, but she was also worried about what was happening to her little girl. The fact that she was able to heal Bo earlier scared the hell out of her. Cami shouldn't have been able to do something like that.

Also, Succubi couldn't heal people with a touch of their hand. Neither could Werewolves. Which only made Bo wonder, who in her Family did Cami take after? "… But she's full of surprises lately. I'll explain later, let's just go" she threw Tamsin Lauren's keys to her car since they went in Dyson's.

The three of them left the apartment, hoping to come up with some sort of plan by the time they got there.

Highway

After they left the entrance to the hospital, Lauren was placed into a town car with Travis entering after her. When she saw the roads, the driver was taking she could only assume he was taking her to his Family's home. Going to his apartment would be to predictable, and Bo knew where it was. "Why did you kill my brother?"

"He tried to keep you from me…" Travis replied, "… While I enjoy a good a chase, this one has proved to be very annoying and I was no longer amused by it. One thing about me, is that I always get what I want" he winked at her.

She scooted closer to her side of the car. "No matter the cost, I see…" she noticed the way he was looking at her, as if he was confused about something. "… What?"

"Why aren't you trying to hurt me?" He asked, not sure. "Last time I had you alone, you snapped both my wrists in order to give yourself time to flee. And now, nothing. Why?"

"What good would it do me now?" She countered by asking her own. "We made a deal. You leave my son live and in exchange, I give in to your demands. Honestly, I dunno why you're so hung up on me; I'm not that special" she drifted her gaze out the window.

He begged to differ. "But you are…" he said. "… In fact, you're unique. There's no one like you Lauren. Do you think our Grandfather's made a deal just for business purposes?" He asked, then shook his head. "No, they knew we'd be stronger together"

"How would they possibly know that?" She didn't buy any of this.

"I'm assuming you've read most of the prophecy about the Black Wolf?" She nodded at him. "Well, the only way one can be born, is if one or both Parents are of Royal blood. You are, and so am I" he told her.

Until Dyson brought home that book about the prophecy, Lauren had no idea her Family descended from Royals. But to know that all this was planned before she was even born, gave her the creeps. "That doesn't mean I belong to you"

"Yes it does!" Travis didn't even have to find a way around that. "You and I, were always supposed to be married. It doesn't matter if things have gotten in the way, that deal never changed"

Lauren stared at him. "That deal, is bullshit!" She shouted at him. "But if making good on it, means you'll leave my Family alone; then that's what I'll do. But don't ever expect me to love you. That'll never happen" that was a promise.

Travis loved her feisty spirit. "Never say never" he sat back in the seat. Letting her look out the window again.

Hospital

When Bo, Tamsin and Kenzi got to the hospital. They noticed JJ awake in his bed, snacking on a big bowl of jello without a care for what'd happened. "Hey buddy!" She ran to him, making sure he was okay and he was. "How're you feeling?"

"Better thanks to the jello!" He smiled, "Where's Mommy? She wasn't here when I woke up" he didn't understand, he expected to see his Mother and Uncle by his bedside once he opened his eyes. But nothing. Not even his Uncle.

Bo couldn't tell him the truth, so she just played along. "She had to run out to get something, but I'm gonna bring her home soon. I promise…" that's all she could say. She told Kenzi and Tamsin to keep Cami and him entertained while she checked on Dyson.

Finding Ben, she asked where he was and he took her to the next room. She gasped when she saw the state he was in. He had bruises over his face and a giant gauze taped to the left side of his abdomen. "… How's he doing?" She stood by his side.

"I'm not gonna lie, it's not looking good…" Ben checked his vitals, "… He's lost a lot of blood, and his heartbeat's erratic. But, if surviving this long is any indication; he's strong. Who was that guy Bo? Why did he do this?" He deserved an answer.

Sighing, Bo decided to tell him. "His name's Travis; he's my half-brother and centuries ago his and Lauren's Grandparent's made a deal for them to marry. Only, it didn't turn out that way and now he wants her for himself. Does that answer your question?" she hoped that was enough.

"What did you just say?"

Bo spun around, seeing Kenzi at the door. She wasn't supposed to be in here, she was supposed to stay with Tamsin and the kids. She must've heard. "Kenz—" she couldn't get a word in as Kenzi held up a hand. Stopping her.

"There's a lot of shit running through my brain right now Bo…" Kenzi didn't want to believe what she heard, but Bo wouldn't have said it if it wasn't true. "… But I don't think I'll be able to deal with the fact that my sister's been lying to me!" She turned away, taking a breath.

Ben just stood idly by, not knowing what to do. So instead, he went back to checking Dyson's wounds.

"The truth; now!" Kenzi demanded.

Bo always knew it would bite her in the ass sooner or later. She just didn't think it'd be now, when all this other crap was going on. "Travis is our half-brother, that tends to happen when you share the same Mother" she watched her sister's face drop.

"Mom?" Kenzi frowned, tears rolling down her cheeks. This was madness. "Are you saying, Mom's alive? That she's been alive this entire time?!" She was so hurt by this lie, and by being kept in the dark about the truth. "Why didn't she come back to us?"

And this was the part that Bo had always feared putting Kenzi through. The truth to why their Mother left and why she never came back. "Because she doesn't care about us Kenz. She never wanted us. We were just objects to her, and she had no problem throwing us away"

Kenzi felt sick, she was too young to remember her Mother when her Father told the world of her death. But the stories her Father told her didn't paint her Mother as an abandoner. "Then why bother even having us at all?"

"Her marriage to Dad was arranged, having kids was the next step in their family plan. She gave him what he wanted and then left us. She started a new life, got remarried, and had Travis. To her, he is the only child she has. We're nothing to her" Bo didn't waver from the truth.

"Have you seen her?" Kenzi asked.

Bo just nodded, "If it makes you feel any better, I wish I hadn't. What she said to me-" she paused, almost choking from her distain. "She repulses me. Trust me Kenz, we're better off without her"

"How can it be that easy for you to hate her?" Kenzi didn't understand. "She's our Mother. The woman who gave us life. We wouldn't be here if it wasn't for her"

"Yeah, and if it wasn't for her; Lauren wouldn't have been kidnapped and this whole blood deal thing would be non-existent!" Bo was losing it now. "Look Kenz, I'm sorry I kept it from you. I was just trying to protect you. Look at what's happened so far, all because of the selfish choice she made all those years ago" she needed her sister on her side.

But Kenzi was having a hard time getting over the betrayal. She was mad at her Father too, but he was dead so she couldn't yell at him. "You may've been trying to protect me Bo, but in doing so; you broke our number one rule as sisters. No secrets!" She turned around and began to leave.

"Kenzi?!" Bo called after her. "Don't walk away from me!" Her sister kept walking. "Kenzi!" And with that, she was gone. "Damn it!" Bo swung her arm around, and knocked a shelf off the wall. "Sorry" she looked at Ben.

"No, it's fine; I always hated that shelf anyway…" he waved a hand, not wanting to provoke her by demanding a fee for the damage. Maybe later. "… So uh, have you got a plan to get Lauren back?"

Bo closed her eyes, sighing. "My plan was JJ's venom-" then she remembered, "Did Lauren extract it?" She asked him.

Ben nodded, "Yeah, a lot of it actually. But, Travis was suspicious when he got here. He threatened to kill JJ if she didn't tell him what it was. When she did, he destroyed it. There's nothing left, I'm sorry" he sighed.

Bo closed her eyes, trying to formulate a new plan. "You can do this McCorrigan. You don't need any venom, all you need is your strength!" she whispered to herself. Then she had an idea. "Got any Wolfsbane in this place?"

"Yeah, we keep some so we can reverse engineer a treatment for any Wolves effected with the poison. How much do you need?" He asked.

"All you've got" she wasn't taking any chances.

Suddenly, Dyson's machines began to beep loudly. "Shit!" Ben checked his stats, he was coding. "Hurry, the defibrillator; behind you, bring it over!" He pointed to the small cart behind Bo. He lowered Dyson's bed down so he was laying flat and then grabbed the paddles from the cart. "Stand back" he told Bo.

Bo stood back a little, watching him continue to shock Dyson's chest. Over and over again. Her eyes drifted to the heart monitor beside her. It kept flatlining. There was no improvement. She closed her eyes, praying to whatever god was listening. Suddenly, she heard a beep followed by another. Opening her eyes she saw that Dyson's heartbeat had returned. "Thank god!" She breathed relief.

"Don't thank him yet…" Ben put the defibrillator away, checking Dyson's wound. It was still bleeding, not so much but still. It was a lot. "… We got lucky. But if he crashes again, I don't think there'll be any chance of reviving him. At this point, we'd need a miracle to keep him alive" he didn't see Dyson's chances improving.

Then Bo thought of something. Cami. She healed her earlier. So, why couldn't she heal Dyson now? "Maybe not a miracle, but a baby…" she noticed the frown on his face. "… My daughter, she can heal him. I was clinging to life earlier, but Lauren said she healed me somehow" she couldn't explain it.

And neither did Ben. "Isn't she like, one?" She nodded. "You know what, if you wanna put all your money on a baby who can't speak or walk on her own; then that's you're choice. Who am I to judge?" He chuckled, clearly this was something Bo and Lauren did often, but for him it was very new. "I'd hurry though, he won't be stable for long"

Bo ran out of the room and came back moments later with Cami in her arms. And when she saw her Uncle laying on the bed, she pointed at him with a sad face. "That's right baby, Uncle Dyson's hurt…" Bo was amazed at how much Cami actually understood. "… So, can you help him? Like you helped Mama earlier?" She just got a moan from her.

Not knowing how it worked, Bo thought back to what Lauren told her. She said she placed Cami on her chest and she touched her. So, Bo sat Cami down next to Dyson's shoulder. The bed was more than big enough. Cami looked up at her, smiling innocently. "Okay baby girl, I need you to do what you did earlier. Can you help Uncle Dyson? So he can help me save Mommy?"

As soon as she mentioned Lauren's name, Cami turned her head to her sleeping Uncle. She crawled over to his head, and slapped her hands onto his face. Then cuddled into him. If this wasn't such a trying time, Bo would've let out a very audible 'aw'. It was quite an adorable sight.

Suddenly, Cami's hands began to glow.

Bo couldn't believe what she was seeing, now she knew what Lauren felt when Cami did it earlier. "Keep going sweetie…" she told Ben to check Dyson's wound and as he did, they both saw the open wound begin to close up. The bruises over Dyson's face faded, and within a few seconds; his eyes shot open. "… Dyson? Are you with us?"

Dyson looked around, and felt the tiniest hands on his face. His niece gave him a toothless smile, and then started slapping him repeatedly. She was happy about something. "Yeah, I'm good. What happened?"

"Cami happened…" Bo smiled. "… She healed you"

Unsure of what Bo meant by that, Dyson looked at Cami again who just kept slapping him. So, he grabbed her hands and then picked her up with a smile as he sat up. Bo quickly explained that Cami must've had some kind of healing ability. And that she was the reason she herself recovered earlier.

"Way-to-go Princess!" He lifted her in the air, earning a giggle from her. "Thank you…" he kissed her cheek. "… Lauren? Where is she? Did Travis take her?" He had so many questions.

"Unfortunately, yes…" Bo's smile disappeared. "… But we're gonna get her back. That's why I had to see if Cami could heal you. I need you by side on this Dyson" Kenzi had left, and Tamsin was needed to watch the kids, plus Dyson was her right hand.

Dyson scooted to the edge of the bed, standing up with Cami in his arms. Who had already fallen asleep. "You got me Bo…" he heard his niece snore in his ear. "… Maybe not her though" he chuckled quietly, kissing her head. She was adorable.

Bo took her from his arms. "I think healing people takes it out of her. I didn't wanna make her use it, but Kenzi's gone and I need Tamsin to stay with the kids. You were my only other backup"

"What'd you mean Kenzi's gone?" He asked.

"It's a long story, one I'd be happy to explain on the way to rescue Lauren. So, how about we grab the Wolfsbane, leave the kids with Tamsin and hit the road?" Bo thanked Ben for all his help, then took a case he got from the cooler.

Dyson frowned, "Wait, I thought JJ's venom was the plan? Why all of a sudden are you packing Wolfsbane?" That was the whole point of this hospital visit.

"Travis destroyed it, and as much as I wanna kill him; I'm not about to put JJ through another extraction. To be honest, I shouldn't have put him through the first one. I keep trying to find the easy way out, when really; it's my job to protect my family. Not his. So, we're gonna do this old school!" She went back to JJ's room, seeing him get tickled by Tamsin. "Someone's feeling better huh?" She was glad he was unaware of this.

It was the only good thing.

"Can we go home now?" JJ asked, recovering from his Aunt's tickle attack.

"You and Cami can…" Bo handed her slumbering daughter to Tamsin. "… Aunt Tamsin's gonna take you back the apartment. You're gonna play games, watch some movies and have a super fun time" she sat beside him with a smile.

JJ didn't understand, why was he staying with his Aunt? "What about you and Mommy? Aren't you coming back too?"

Bo hated lying to him, but it was for the best. "Sure we are, but first; Uncle Dyson and I need to go pick Mommy up. We'll be back before you know it. Now, be good for Aunt Tamsin. Deal?" She held up her pinky finger to him.

He curled his own around hers, holding tightly. "Deal!"

She kissed his head, then asked to speak to Tamsin alone while Dyson entertained JJ. "Go back to the apartment, order a pizza and just keep them happy until we get back"

"Any idea when that'll be?" Tamsin wondered. She loved these kids, but being around them for too long wasn't good for her.

"I dunno Tamsin, I can't really give you a specific time!" Bo yelled in a whisper so not to wake Cami. "I'm sorry. I'm just worried about Lauren, and Kenzi's stormed off in a mood. It's my fault. Will you let me know if she comes back?"

Tamsin nodded, "Sure thing. Now, do us all a favour and go kill that son of a bitch" she referred to Travis.

"It'd be my pleasure" she gave her a nod, then kissed Cami's head as she slept. She called to Dyson who grabbed the case of Wolfsbane from Ben and the two of them quickly made their way out of the building.

It wasn't until ten minutes after they'd left that Tamsin realised something very important. She had no ride! How was she supposed to get these kids back to Lauren's apartment? She sure as hell wasn't walking! So, she turned to Ben; realising he looked familiar. "Have we met before?" She asked him.

Ben had to laugh, he'd been wondering why she hadn't said anything to him since she arrived. "Uh, yeah. We met at Bo and Lauren's wedding actually" his memory worked just fine.

Tamsin still wasn't placing his face though. "Oh, that's cool…" she got a vibe from the way he was looking at her. "… I'm getting the sense that we might've interacted in something together" she couldn't say the word sex in front of two children.

"Your sense would be right, but you know; it was a long time ago. It's totally understandable if you don't remember it, or me" Ben tried not to look to hurt by her disregard.

But in Tamsin's defence her shitty memory wasn't because he wasn't important enough to remember. "Yeah, that's the thing. I'm a Valkyrie, and I was recently reborn. I kinda died in an explosion, it's a long story. That's probably why I can't remember you. Sorry" she honestly was.

Ben understood now. "Don't be. Why don't we start over? Hi, I'm Ben" he extended his hand to her with a smile.

Tamsin may not have been able to remember him, but she was kicking herself for not trying harder to. He was cute. "Nice to meet you Ben, I'm Tamsin. This might be a tad forward, but would you mind giving me and these little tykes a ride home?"

"Of course, I was about to finish for the day anyway. Given how hectic it's been, I could use long a break" he took his lab coat off and went to his office to grab his things.

Tamsin got JJ ready, and then waited for Ben to help with Cami's diaper bag. He was such a gentleman. He was just ticking all the boxes for her. The four of them left the hospital, thankfully to be going home.

It'd been a long day.

McCorrigan Estate

Kenzi didn't know what she was doing, she just knew she couldn't be around Bo right now. To be lied to for so long, and by her own sister; was hard to process. Bo was supposed to be the person who never betrayed her. They were sisters. But for some reason, she thought it was okay to keep this kind of secret from her.

It wasn't okay.

And even though Bo had told her why their Mother left; Kenzi had to hear it for herself. Given the fact that Bo had lied to her all this time, how could she trust her story about their Mother? She could've been making out to be worse than what it was. It was up to Kenzi to find out the truth for herself.

So, on the way back to the house; she called Sarah and told her to meet her there. Once she got inside, she ran to her bedroom and grabbed a small box she kept in the bottom drawers of her dresser. It was a jewellery box, meant to house special kinds of heirlooms. She lifted the lid, and picked up an old diamond bracelet.

It once belonged to her Mother. Her Father gave it to her for her sixteenth birthday. Telling her it would look amazing on her, just like it did her Mother. He always played the grieving widower part so well. Kenzi couldn't believe she'd been so oblivious this whole time. As she was holding it, she heard Sarah's voice call from downstairs.

Running to meet her, she greeted her with a smile. Sarah's first thought was that Bo needed her. "Actually, I kinda called you here for me…" she said. "… I need to find someone. Can you help me locate them? All you need is something that belongs to them, right? How about this?" She handed her the bracelet.

Sarah looked at it, "It's stunning Kenz. Whose is it?"

"My Mom's" Kenzi answered.

"Umm, correct me if I'm wrong; but, isn't your Mom dead?" Last time Sarah checked, Bo and Kenzi's Mother died when they were very young. But now Kenzi wanted her to find her Mother. She was really hoping Kenzi didn't mean in the afterlife. That wasn't a spell she felt like casting.

Kenzi sighed, "I thought she was, but it turns out Bo's been lying to me about the fact she's alive and well. Has been for over twenty years now. Bo told me she wants nothing to do with us, and that's why she faked her death"

Sarah couldn't believe Bo would keep something like that from her own sister. "But you don't believe it, right?" Her friend nodded. "Kenz, I don't think Bo would lie to you about why your Mom left. She probably just didn't tell you to protect you from the truth. Because if that is true, your Mom sounds pretty cold"

"That's why I want you to find her, so I can ask her myself. Look Sarah, you don't have to run this by Bo. It's not official Clan business. I'm asking as your friend, for your help. Please" Kenzi was desperate to find her own answers. She was owed them.

This wasn't something she should be doing, but Sarah was never one to turn down a friend in need. So, against her better judgment she decided to help. "Alright, I'm gonna need a map of the region, four candles, and some salt" those were her only demands.

Kenzi scampered off to find the stuff, and she did. Rather quickly. She helped Sarah set herself up, and then stood back watching her do her thing. Sarah poured a pile of salt onto the map, then whispered some chants as she held Kenzi's Mother's bracelet tightly. The flames of the candles grew higher, and hotter.

As the salt moved across the map, Kenzi followed the trail with her eyes. It was moving towards a patch of land to the north. A few seconds more, and the trail stopped. Sarah told her that's where her Mother was. "Can you send me there?" She asked her.

That kind of spell would take a lot out of her. "You wanna go there, alone?" Sarah didn't know about this. "Kenz, what if it's dangerous? What if your Mom isn't who you remember?"

"That's just it though!" Kenzi yelled. "I don't remember her! Because she died, before I could even get the chance. Or, at least that's what everyone told me. I need to hear it from her. I need to know why she never came back. Sarah, I can take care of myself. Just send me there" she had to do this.

Sarah hated this. And knew that something was wrong, which was why she was going to take an extra precaution. "Okay. Take a deep breath…" she held her hands out, using her powers to teleport Kenzi to the location on the map. When Kenzi vanished, Sarah leaned over the table breathing heavily.

That was one strong spell. To move someone to another place, required a lot of power. And with the number of spells she'd been casting for Bo lately. Her body needed rest. She wouldn't be able to cast another one for at least a week or two. If she did, she'd die. But that didn't mean she couldn't give Bo a heads up. So, she took out her phone and called her.

"… Hey, it's me. I think Kenzi's in trouble, and it might just be all my fault" she sighed.

A/N: Oh Kenzi, what've you gone and gotten yourself into? Let me know what you guys think. Only three more chapters to go, things are gonna get crazy!