Matters become complicated when Kenzi is kidnapped by a crazed Kitsune who assumes her identity and deliberately sows distrust in the relationships between Bo and those closest to her just as Bo must prepare for and go through an evolutionary Fae rite of passage that forces her to explore her past and future.
Meantime, Tamsin is a secret agent working for two separate clients: The Morrigan, who wants to build a case against Bo so that she can execute her and as a mercenary for someone who wants to entrap Bo. Tamsin does so, but when she reports to The Morrigan, she states that the man, who now lies dead, said nothing.With Fae society in upheaval, Bo finds herself facing further changes and challenges as former ally Hale becomes the acting Ash – trying to forge a new balance between Light and Dark by appointing a Valkyrie aligned with the Dark Fae, Tamsin, as Dyson's new detective partner. Her extracurricular activities complete, Tamsin goes to fulfill the task The Morrigan set for her: To bring the Dark Fae whom Bo attacked out of a coma and get him to confirm that Bo is guilty. Her body is changing, revolting, and if she can't fight it off, she'll transform into the most grotesque kind of underfae. But Lauren's worries go beyond whether she and Bo will make it as a couple: Trick informs everyone that Bo is going through an ancient Fae rite of passage called The Dawning - about 200 years too soon. Lauren tries to apologize, but Bo can't speak to her just yet, not after the betrayal she felt when locked up and poked like just another specimen. Hours later, Kenzi lies well fed and sleeping (thanks to drugs from Dr. They reach the den where Kenzi lies chained, starved, and terrified, and as they fight through the zombie creatures Inari posted as guards, Dyson arrives and finishes the job. Considering the strength of their opponent compared to Bo's rank hunger, Tamsin insists that Bo feed on her, and they both swear each other to secrecy. Tamsin sees that Bo is willing to risk anything for her friend, a concept heretofore unknown to Tamsin. On a tip from the sorority sisters, Tamsin and Bo head to Inari's den, pausing only when Bo is too weak to continue.
Dyson musters what confidence he has left and tracks Bo's trail. There's little time for relief, though, since this means that Bo was right and Kenzi is in trouble. Lauren arrives to see Dyson weeping over the body, and when she runs a test that proves the body's Fae, he wraps her in a childlike hug. She reaches for Dyson's gun, and in his struggle to wrest it from her, he shoots her. He rejects her only to unleash her fury, and she bares rows of razor-sharp teeth. Lauren and Trick are worried beyond belief when they learn that Bo's gone, but they usher the shaken Dyson home where the Kenzi doppleganger wastes no time in seducing Dyson in the most lurid way. Bo knows that had to have been Kenzi, but has no idea why she would've visited the ancient crone. The sisters say some human visited The Norn and loosed Inari's power on herself. Tamsin and Bo head to the sorority den where Tamsin had once been hired as security after Inari went cuckoo.
What with The Norn's craftiness, the trade left Inari hopeless of ever getting what she wanted. And not just any kitsune, but Inari, a girl who traded her charm and grace to The Norn in hopes of winning a true friend. On the run, Tamsin explains to Bo that the strange behavior of "Kenzi" - attraction to shiny objects, munching on metal - betrays her as a kitsune, a Japanese, fox-like Fae. Dyson gets back earlier than expected, however, and Tamsin reveals her identity as a bare-skulled Valkyrie, her power of intimidation causing Dyson to doubt everything about himself. Ironically, Tamsin is the only one who thinks Bo's sane, and when Dyson escorts a weeping Kenzi to his apartment, she busts Bo out of lockdown and starts an investigation for the whereabouts of Kenzi. Lauren and Dyson don't believe Bo's Kenzi claims. Without proof, however, and considering Bo's questionable feeding habits, Trick has her locked up for her own safety and that of those around her. Bo storms into the Dal with Kenzi as a captive, saying that it's not her friend, but a Fae impostor. After observing Kenzi's clingy behavior for some time, culminating in Kenzi eating peanut sauce (which Bo knows Kenzi is allergic to), Bo realizes something is afoot.
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