"That’s one," I said.

"You have kidnapped an owned human," Bette said.

"First of all, NO one human or Fae can own anybody else!" I said, "and second, I did not kidnap you."

"I know, I came willingly, but they will assume the former," Bette said, "and you know very well that humans in the Fae world are always owned by a Fae."

"No! I just won’t accept that," I said stubbornly.

Bette sighed and said, "you’re forgetting Tina, Fae do not care about humans. The Light Fae at least try not to kill them, but the Dark Fae have no concern whatsoever for human life. You are the one who cares. The only one who cares."

"I think Donovan and Helena care," I said.

"Not as much as you, you even claimed your best friend so no one would hurt her," Bette said.

"I do not own Jenny!" I cried.

"So you wouldn’t kill anyone who hurt or took Jenny away?" Bette asked.

I remained silent. Damn I could never outsmart this highly intelligent, beautiful doctor.

"Tina, Fae are the creatures of myths," Bette said, "they are the werewolves, vampires, succubi, goblins, trolls, and ogres that people tell stories about at slumber parties and campfires. They are the things that people think don’t exist."

"But they do exist," I said.

"Exactly, so a human in the Fae is dangerous," Bette said, "any human involved can never speak of it to any other human, so a Fae must take the responsibilities of that human. That Fae has to kill anyone their human told, and must avenge anyone who harmed or took their human."

"So that means the Ash will want my blood," I said.

"He’s the leader of the Light Fae clan, he has a lot of power," Bette said, "and you took his doctor."

"So that’s two," I said referring to the rules I’ve broken.

"And the third rule you broke," Bette said, "well you know that."

"No Fae can fall in love with a human," I said, "but I don’t know why they even care! I do not belong to either the Light Fae clan nor the Dark Fae clan, neither has jurisdiction over me!"

"That’s the thing Tina, rules that apply to both clans apply to you too," Bette said.

"Well they both agree that no Light Fae can go in Dark Fae territory and no Dark Fae can go in Light, but I can go anywhere."

"That’s because you are neither Dark nor Light," Bette said, "but they agree that any Fae that falls for a human must be killed along with the human."

I sighed and looked over to the beautiful human doctor that has taken my heart. "That’s three then," I said.

She hugged me close and I held her as I always did. It gave us both comfort. In the distance I could hear the soft grunting of a wolf. Donovan is getting close. This is it.

Oh how did I end up in this situation, everything was going so well. I guess to figure that out I have to start at the very beginning…

TBC??