Forever in the Past and Forever in the Future

Chapter 16

Kas’s POV

According to the clock, it’s one in the afternoon.

My stomach growling rouses me out of bed.

Before he left, Bronx said Mrs.Miller was going to bring food up to the apartment.

Seems as good a time as any to go see what goodies she brought up.

I go into the walk-in closet and find a pair of sweatpants and an oversized shirt.

As I’m getting dressed, my mind churns with the events from yesterday, trying to put some sense to all of it.

How did I end up in the pool in the first place? Where have I been for the last four days? I think they are questions best thought about over a turkey sandwich and hopefully a banana.I put my hair up ina floppy bun before I head out to the kitchen.

As I get to the bedroom door, I smell someone’s scent.

It definitely isn’t Bronx’s dark chocolate and coffee scent that I love so much, besides, he told me he was going to the office.

This scent is out of place in my home and I'll be damned if I’m disappearing for another four days.

My brain immediately switches from questions of my disappearance to defense mode.

I let my fangs and claws extend, ready to attack as I slowly, quietly crack the door open.

A large man is standing half-way between the bedroom door and the sofa with his back facing me.

He is in jeans and a white t-shirt with his arms crossed in front of him as if he’s waiting for something.

All the training James and Marco have given me over the past year floods into my brain.

If I can get a foot planted on the small of his back, I can get leverage over him and try to bring him down.

"Kas, what are you doing?" Lex hisses at me.

"Attacking a man who broke into my apartment.I’m not getting kidnapped again, Lex.What do you think I’m doing?" I snap.

"Kas, that’s just-"

"Not now, Lex," I interrupt.

Before she can respond again, I let a purple aura build around me.I suppress a growl as I launch myself at the man from behind.

One foot securely lands on the small of his back while my knee is between his shoulder blades, giving me leverage to lean back without falling off of him.

My hands wrap tightly around his thick neck at the same time.He lets out a strangled cry as my claws bury deep into his windpipe.He grabs my wrists and starts to pull, but not enough to throw me off of his back.

The growl I was suppressing lets loose from my chest, making the room rumble as he grabs me.I start to push my claws deeper into his neck, pulling them back toward my body at the same time.I can feel his pulse quicken against my fingertips as I get closer to his jugular.

The metallic scent of blood is thick in the air as he drops to his knees.

Something's wrong.

his knees hit the ground, Marco throws the apartment door open and comes rushing

Luna, please! It's just James!

is holding his pistol, but he has both hands in the

me as he takes

split second of distraction is enough for the intruder to reach up, grab me

me as I hit the ground, forcing me to dislodge

to see James grabbing his

gushing out between his fingers as he

shock of seeing James bleeding out

James’ side and drops to his knees, "James, stay with

as panicked as

links someone, then I watch in

done? What have I done? "Kas, don’t just sit there.Heal him

the tears stinging my eyes as I

have I done? There’s

face is pale, his usually cheerful blue

sorry.Can I heal you, please, James? Please! Just blink if it's okay

looks to me and slowly blinks.I position myself next to his shoulder, surrounded by a growing

looks at James with

me and shakes his

closes, but nothing comes

concentrate.We

I can, which isn’t very calm at

she whines, seeing

gently pull James’s hands away from his

heart as I see the extent of the damage my claws made.I place my hands over his neck and

I focus on saving James’s life.I send my energy out into

tore in half.I

their touch, intense

out of the darkness of sleep, I can hear a

know that voice, but I

for Delilah’s mom, Lady Camille.It definitely

woman sound so familiar? I slowly open

is shining through the doorway into the dark room, making it impossible to see anything except

are we?"

Kas.You have important visitors,"

on.I jolt up

the bright light from the

little, she will back away.I concentrate on my energy, but nothing

to

the door and no one

a way to escape around them, but the only exit is the door

that who I think it is?

ask as her outline becomes more clear with Lenora’s strong features and

looks annoyed, "No, I’m not

the other woman, who is sitting on the floor in front of the cot.I look more carefully at

dreadlocks pulled back into a ponytail.She has scarlet irises, red as blood.Her