Bo huffed as she climbed into her car. She was right, it had been a long time since Lauren and Noah had left. She pulled her phone out and dialed. She rolled her eyes when the first ring went through. "Dyson! It's Bo. I need your help".
"Bo? What do you need?". The wolf asked. He hadn't found Kenzi yet, but knew Trick wanted him to.
"I need you to track an entourage of cars. You can do that with stop light cameras, right?". Bo gripped the steering wheel.
"I can. But how many cars would I be looking for?". Dyson asked.
"I am not sure. Lauren and a group of people just left. So, they can't be too far". Bo looked around. She didn't see anything but trees.
"Lauren? Did you say Lauren?". Dyson asked.
"I did. Is that a problem?". Bo asked.
"I would do anything for you, Bo. But I won't look for her for you. If she left you, let her go!". Dyson growled.
"I won't let her go. I thought you might be interested in helping. But since you aren't, don't bother calling me for anything either!". Bo hung up in anger. She dialed again. "Hale, it's Bo. I need a favor".
"Bo? What's wrong?". Hale gasped.
"Look, I need an entourage of cars tracked. I asked Dyson, he said no because Lauren is involved." Bo shook her head. When she needed him most, Dyson had bailed on her.
"I have Kenzi, Bo. Maybe she can do that for you". Hale offered.
"I just need it done, now". Bo shrugged.
"Hold on, let me get her in here". Hale waved his hands for his guards to round the woman up. When she hears it is Bo, she will likely run up in there.
Lauren and Noah
The duo sat in the backseat of a Hummer. Lauren was still pouring over paperwork. She had already read and reread the same sheets a few times. Sighing, she put them in a small folder and looked out the window. It all seems so simple, but if the Fae are involved, it could go either way.
"Did you find your answers?". Noah asked.
"It seems simple enough. But I need to see the bodies first. There's just something off about it all". Lauren replied.
"We'll be there soon enough and you will see the bodies. Lauren, the Succubus can't be in on this, she's too unpredictable. She could do more damage than good". Noah turned to the blonde.
"I'm a doctor, my first priority is medicine. Even the dead. We don't know what's killing them, and once we do, we can let go for good". Lauren replied as softly as she could. She didn't need the responsibility of Bo weighing on her. She needs to focus. If this person or persons are killing Fae, they could easily be killing humans.
"Good. We need you focused. We, meaning you and me. You saved my life Dr. Lewis. For that, you will live better than you ever have before. Succubus or not". Noah smiled softly. He doesn't get the lure of Bo, but he knows deep down the doctor still cares. In spite of herself.
Lauren looked out the window again and closed her eyes. She needs the respite. Bo had showed up and thrown her off. She's not positive she can trust Noah completely, but he did tell and show her proof that Lachlan had cursed Nadia. To think she bowed to that man. Committed to him. She shook it off. She has to focus.
"We're close". Noah spoke softly.
Lauren nodded and gathered herself and the paperwork. The Hummer pulled into a building and the doors closed behind it.
Noah climbed out with Lauren right behind him. They followed a man down a long hall and Noah stopped just shy of another door. "I'll let you do your thing, while I talk to my men".
Lauren nodded and walked in. For the next hour she examined and re-examined the bodies. Making notes every five minutes. She walked to an office and closed the door behind her. She sat and read her notes. Just like she had assumed before, the deaths were simple. She emerged through another door and found Noah. He nodded and some men left them alone to talk.
"Like I said before, these were simple kills. Having said that, I don't think Fae are killing Fae. Each have a distinct murder weapon. They were brutal attacks. Someone has it out for the Fae". Lauren spoke as she took a bottle of water from him.
"I will handle things from here, if you want to distance yourself. You and I both know you have a personal stake in a specific Fae." Noah pulled on his jacket.
"I don't think they can or will kill Bo. The death was so quick, it was sloppy too". Lauren shook her head.
"Then go home. I will find the Succubus and send her back to you. I am not pushing you into a relationship with her, I just want you protected by the most powerful among us. But should you not want her there, I have other people already in close proximity to your house. If a bird so much as sneezes, they will be on it". Noah stepped towards the doctor.
"I'm going back to the bodies to get some samples. I want to run some toxicology tests." Lauren turned around and walked out without waiting for a response.
Noah smiled. That scientist will always be a scientist. For years he lay on life support. Out of nowhere, Lauren came to visit. When she was told there had been no change, she changed. She changed his entire diagnosis and weeks later, he finally woke up. After he was told who brought him back, he got a group together and found the doctor. Anything that she wants or needs, she will get.
Noah nodded and a group walked back over to him. "She is to be protected at all costs, even if it means your death. Her body. Her house. Everywhere she goes, I want a small group close. But not so close that you interfere with her life". Noah nodded and the group scattered.
Lauren pulled her last glove off and grabbed her bag. She walked back to the Hummer and climbed in. Noah waved her off and it sped away with other vehicles surrounding it. Before she knew it, she was back home and walked into a freshly cleaned house. Even where Bo slept had been cleaned.
Bo and Kenzi.
"Anything?". Bo asked into her phone.
"I'm looking, I'm looking". Kenzi groaned. She had fallen asleep when she was yanked from her bed, set down in front of some monitors with Bo on the phone. "There's nothing Bo. Nobody got out of a car at a stoplight. There were a few Hummers flanking each other, but other than that, no sign of Lauren".
"Damn it. Lauren could be in danger and I can't help her!". Bo slammed her hand on the wheel. She had been driving around while Kenzi had been searching. The streets were so clean and free of people that she thought she was in a world of her own.
"I'm going back to Lauren's. She has to come home sometime". Bo made a u-turn and sped down the road.
"Come and get me!". Kenzi screamed.
"Thanks for your help, Kenzi. But no. There is something going on and I don't know what it is. You are safer with Hale. Don't leave that compound or him". Bo hung up before Kenzi could protest and she would.
The Dal
Trick paced back and forth. Someone had stolen a few dead Fae and he doesn't know who did it.
"Trick". Dyson spoke as she walked in.
"Where's Kenzi?". Trick asked.
"She's with Hale." Dyson took a seat and stared at the man.
"What the hell is going on? First, dead Fae. Now dead Fae have been stolen from the labs". Trick paced harder.
"They can't get to you old boy". Dyson watched the scene in front of him.
"I know that, Dyson. But you know this is not good". Trick walked behind the bar.
"Bo called". Dyson said flatly.
"Where is she? What did she want?". Trick asked.
"She wanted me to track some vehicles. An entourage". Dyson replied.
"Did you?". Trick asked.
"Lauren was, is in one of them. So, no I did not". Dyson shrugged.
"Damn it, Dyson. You should have done as she asked!". Trick screamed.
"Lauren left on her own. She left because Bo brought me back! She deserves whatever hell she puts herself in. You tell me how many times have I thrown myself at Bo and gotten rejected? I won't find her girlfriend. When she's ready to date someone that can commit, she knows where I live". Dyson grabbed a beer and drank some of it.
"Dyson you are being very dumb. This isn't about an imaginary love triangle because Bo made her choice, this is about you not being the focus of Bo's focus. Fae are dying. Think about that wolf. You died just over there a few weeks ago. If they come for you, you could die too. If Bo called something tells me Lauren is already involved in whatever is going on. The doctor has no obligation to save us this time". Trick rambled off and got on the phone. He thought the wolf had been out helping their cause, not being petty and not helping.
Dyson shrugged and grabbed his beer again. As long as he uses his wolf, he can't and won't be ambushed. He still doesn't know where Tamsin is and after she knocked him out, he's not going to look for her either. Besides she's Dark Fae and the Morrigan's property.
Bo
Bo pulled up and ran up the stairs. She stopped at the door and opened it. "No!". She screamed. The entire place had been cleaned out and cleaned. Nothing had been left behind.
"Ohhh goodie. Are you one of them too!?". A voice laughed behind her.
Bo's eyes flashed blue and she turned around. "One of who?".
"I've studied you people for so long. But you. You are a beautiful one. One that I must have". The man smiled.
"What people am I?". Bo asked.
"A monster. You feed off of humans and don't give a damn about the carnage you leave or left behind!". The man screamed.
"Who are you?". Bo asked.
"I'm Doctor Isaac Taft. A world renowned Scientist. I think I know your girlfriend too. Lauren is it?". He smiled.
"Go near her and you will be a world renowned skeleton". Bo stepped forward.
"Ooooo a feisty one. The others were dull and boring. But you, you will be fun and very engaging". Taft laughed.
"I'm sorry to disappoint you, but I'm to die for". Bo lunged for the man and kissed him. It didn't take long for her succubus to drain him. He was dead the minute he mentioned Lauren.
"Okay. I'm taking you to a medical examiner I know." Blue eyes met his dead ones and slapped his face.
She dug around in his pockets and found his keys. She pushed a button and waited for the sound. "Got it". She followed the sound to a car and pulled the device from it. She walked to her car and put it inside. Taft was in her trunk and she was behind the wheel. She used the tracking device to find the cars Kenzi couldn't find. They were sitting outside of the warehouse. She carefully looked around. Then she walked to the building and peeked in.
"Ahhh the Succubus found us. You're lucky someone loves you, otherwise, you'd be dead". Noah spoke softly.
"Where is she?". Bo asked.
"Safe". Noah eyed the woman.
"Where is she?". Bo asked again.
"Why? What are you going to do? The wolf in front of her? The valkyrie on her desk? What do you want with Lauren?". Noah asked.
"Lauren? You call her Lauren, now?". Bo asked.
"We're that close, yes". Noah rolled his tongue in his mouth and chuckled when Bo's eyes turned faint blue. She still loves the woman but she won't get to her because of him.
"Look, Noah. We don't like each other for good reason and that's fine. But I have a body Lauren would want to examine". Bo backed up.
"Sex is always on a succubus mind". Noah gritted his teeth.
"This is not about sex. I was almost ambushed at the other house. But I killed him before he could kill me". Bo replied.
"Take her outside and make sure she's not lying". Noah gestured to a few men. Ten minutes later, they all returned.
"She's right sir. There's a dead body in her trunk". A guard stepped towards Noah.
"Take it out of there. Put it in a body bag and take it to Dr. Lewis". Noah ordered. He watched Bo watching his men. "They're all mates with someone, succubus".
"Take me to Lauren or I will drain them right now!". Bo turned back to him.
"It's all about what you need right, Bo? Nevermind she asked you a handful of times to leave her home. Nevermind that she walked out on her own and didn't look back to you. It's all about your wants and needs. She needs to be alone so that she can do her job. That's who she is. It's what she is. She's a doctor. Whether you, the wolf or your little friend believe it or not". Noah watched a shocked Bo react to his words.
"She needs to know what happened to him. I can tell her word for word. He's been killing Fae. He so much as told me so". Bo dug her heels into the ground.
"If what you say is true, I will take a moment to thank you on the doctor's behalf. But that's it. I won't betray her by giving you her whereabouts. We already had to move her once because of you and your clumsiness." Noah took a seat.
"I will talk to Lauren. I will make this right. But I can't do that if I don't know where she is. She's a human. She won't live for centuries like the rest of us. I just want Lauren. I want her to have a happy life. Be in a happy relationship." Bo never took her eyes off of the man.
Noah pulled his phone out. "Dr. Lewis, someone brought me a body for you to examine. He could be the culprit in the Fae deaths, shall I send Bo to you?".
"I will never escape that woman will I?". Lauren groaned.
"I will send her away, just say the word". Noah looked at Bo.
"I'm still busy. Do what you think is best". Lauren hung up.
"Like I said, that doctor is a doctor". Noah smiled at Bo and watched her walk out.
Bo sat in her car. She looked at the building and looked away. She needs to rest. To calm down. To get inside of Lauren's head. A doctor's head? Yeah right, she thought.
Lauren has always been up to something. Always had something going on. How is she going to think like Lauren? To figure out her endgame. If she's really over Bo or if Bo just needs to wait it out. Like she reminded Noah, Lauren is a human. They don't have years to play with. She's not being selfish. She's being a woman in love. She can't fix her mistakes if she can't see Lauren. Dyson died because of Bo. She had to bring him back. She imagined if Lauren had gone in with her, Bo wouldn't have wanted to return if Lauren couldn't. She loves her that much. But Lauren doesn't know that much.
She doesn't know none of the others matter to Bo as much as she does. She doesn't know how Bo pants knowing Lauren could die at any minute of the day. Whether she's with her or not. Dyson. Kenzi. Trick. Hale. Tamsin. They are not Lauren. They are not the warmth in Bo's cold world and psyche.
Hale's office
"Sir, we have a problem". A guard ran in.
"What is this? It was the Valkyrie's truck. It had been abandoned for a few days and the Police had it towed." The guard spoke.
"A ditch and grab. That's not something for my office to handle. She's Dark Fae". Hale shook his head and handed the picture back.
"That picture is not the problem. This one is". The guard handed Hale another picture.
"Oh shit!" Hale screamed as he stood. He grabbed his phone and cursed again when it went unanswered. "Find Bo, now!". He screamed.
Wooded area
A blonde watched the house. Not a creature was stirring. Not even a succubus. She tapped her foot in annoyance. She should be heading home by now. She rolled her eyes and rocked on her feet. Come on, I've got a job to do and you are getting in my way. She tapped her foot harder.
"Oh come on, Lauren, come outside or at least come to a window." Tamsin tapped her finger on the trigger. "That's it. Now, don't move". She leaned forward and stopped when she heard a growl. She turned in time to see a wolf jumping towards her. It knocked her down and the gun went off. "Get off me, dumbass!." She groaned.
She looked to her right and saw Lauren drop to the floor. She smiled and turned back to the beast. "Thanks to you, Lauren is dead."
"No!". Dyson growled as he shifted back to human form.
"Don't worry big guy. The succubus will forgive you" Tamsin tapped him on the top of his head.
Dyson sat stiff. He may as well when Bo gets ahold of him.
"Freeze! Both of you!". Noah screamed.
"But you're dead". Tamsin's eyes went wide.
Noah fired a bullet into a tree. "Did that sound dead?". He growled.
Dyson stood bare naked where he was. He looked the man over. There wasn't a mark on him.
"Don't try it wolf. You know I will catch your ass and kill you. A wolf can't handle a jaguar." Noah held his gun on them while his men surrounded all of them. "Take them away".
Noah cleaned himself up and walked into the house. "Are you okay, Lauren?".
"I'm fine. When I heard the pop, I dropped. It's just glass". Lauren dusted her clothes off.
"Word will get back to the Ash and the Morrigan. Those two will be dealt with and we won't have to lift a finger". Noah looked Lauren over for bullet holes. When he was satisfied that she wasn't hurt, he brought in housekeepers to clean up the mess.
"Repair the window. Lauren needs to be moved again, immediately". Noah spoke.
"Noah, I don't want to move again". Lauren shook her head.
"Fine. Then build a security gate with monitors on every corner." Noah turned to the group and they left the room.
"Who was it?". Lauren asked.
"Tamsin and Dyson". Noah replied.
"Dyson? Lauren tsked. "Tamsin? Why?".
"I don't know but my people will find out". Noah squeezed Lauren's arm and left her standing where she was.
She walked to the far wall and put her back against it. The only thing the three of them have in common is Bo. She knows Dyson's motive. But Tamsin's is not known.
She walked upstairs to her bedroom and opened the closet. She pulled a box out and opened it. Pulling a gun out, she closed her eyes. The last time she'd used a gun was in Afghanistan. She opened her eyes again and put it back. Those years are behind her. But she will keep it in case she ever needs it.
She walked to the lab and waited while the body Noah had sent over was wheeled in. She opened the bag and was shocked to see who it is. She knows Dr. Taft from years of research. But she also noticed Bo killed him. She pulled a note that had been pinned to his bag. "Could be the threat that killed Fae". Back to work, Lauren pulled a fresh set of gloves on.
Bo
Bo called Hale back. "Did you find anything, Hale?".
"Bo. This is bad". Hale sighed.
"Just tell me". Bo closed her eyes.
"Tamsin's truck was abandoned. It had a picture of Lauren with a bullet in her head". Hale waited to be cursed out or threatened himself.
"I'll be right there". Bo gritted her teeth as brown eyes rolled over blue and back.
TBC