Laurel

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"Well speaking of demonic influence, no offense to present company, Laurel you should tell Damon about Cole." Delia said, once again controlling the room and keeping everyone focused.

"Oh, ok, talking about him twice in two days better not draw his attention to me." She looked at both her friends, Delia was urging her to continue, Damon shrugged. "Cole was my last boyfriend, he worked at the cafe with me, we..."Laurel blushed, it was one thing to tell Delia and her mom that Cole could make her scream in ecstasy, but she felt mortified about telling Damon about another man sleeping with her, " we had great chemistry, he could keep up with me. He umm, I guess he reminds me a bit like you Damon? But different. He wanted to control me, said he wanted to keep me for himself. He got scary in real life, possessive, always around me, I couldn't escape him.

It was like he could sense where I was. And there were the nightmares and dreams, dreams that felt so real at the time. According to Delia, the nightmares and dreams of him I had when we were together weren't normal dreams. Delia and her mom think he's an incubus. I don't think he knew what I am either, more than once in the dreams he got mad at me that he couldn't claim me. I didn't know what that meant at the time, but I guess it was probably a demon thing?"

"Between the dreams, stalking, and mention of a claim, I am pretty sure Cole is an incubus, I'll message Joy to warn her to be extra cautious" Damon dragged his phone out of his back pocket and typed out the message, making sure Joy had her protection ring on. It would keep her safe from most demons while in the mortal realm and Delia and her coven had been kind enough to enhance the stone in the ring so it would turn color to indicate the type of demon nearby. Joy immediately texted back saying she wasn't an idiot and she wore it all the time, even in the shower. At least Joy would be safe while she snooped. Damon sighed, she would be earning the demon bonus this time it seemed.

"Damon, how did you know I wasn't human when you saw me?" Laurel asked during the short lull in their conversation while Damon warned his PI of the confirmed dangers.

"I can't read your mind" He said simply, putting away his phone in the slim back pocket of his slacks.

"You can read minds?" Shock evident in Laurel's mind.

"Yes, except you, and Delia, a little. You are silent, Delia like poor radio reception right at the edge. I helped Delia learn to control herself so now she can open herself up or close off at will, but before she was... erratic. Sometimes I could read everything, sometimes nothing. You however, nothing, no hints no glimmers. You are silent to me. I was attracted to your body first, but when I realized you were different I was enthralled. You also resisted my attempts to manipulate you, to bring you to me. I had to actually chase for the first time in eons." Damon leaned over to whisper directly into Laurel's ear "You were well worth the effort of chasing Laurel." His warm breath on her ear, making her shiver. The coil of lusty feelings in her belly moving, sending the warm molten feeling tingling through her skin.

"Do you feel her Delia? Under your skin, dragging up arousal and lust in you? That's Laurel's magic. It flows from her to others, building lust and passion."

Delia's eyes were wide "I do feel it! I've felt touches of it before at work and couldn't figure out what was happening." Delia sounded excited, which did not match how Laurel felt at all.

"It's similar to the magic an incubus, or in Laurel's case succubus would have. But not quite the same. She would be intoxicating to any sex demon, like an all you can eat buffet of lust, giving them more strength and power. I think we should start researching and looking to creatures tied to sex and pleasure for answers. Laurel could be something rare, something very old, or something new."