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.

he fighting against me? Just as his knees hit the ground,

just James! You’re gonna to kill him!" he

pistol, but he has both hands in the air in front

wide, darting from James to me as he takes slow, deliberate steps

grab me by the shoulders, and

I hit the ground, forcing me to dislodge

to see

fingers as he

shock of seeing James bleeding

James’ side and drops to his

isn’t nearly as

mind links someone, then I watch in

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

my eyes as I pull myself up.I can’t catch

I done?

face is pale, his usually cheerful blue eyes look glassy

I heal you, please,

he looks to me and slowly blinks.I position myself

James with disbelief in his watery

looks at me

and closes, but nothing

concentrate.We can

which isn’t very calm

my energy, Kas.Let’s go," she whines,

James’s hands away from his

pour out in spurts from the gaping wound.I feel like someone is squeezing my heart as I see the extent of the damage my

hear and feel people around me, but they all fade away as I focus on saving James’s life.I send my energy out into his body, pulling

that I tore in half.I feel someone

their touch, intense but

come out of the darkness of sleep, I can hear

voice, but

me Iokaste, except for Delilah’s mom, Lady Camille.It definitely

does this woman sound so familiar? I slowly open my

through the doorway into the dark room, making it

where are we?"

have important visitors," her tone is full

next to the cot I'm laying on.I jolt up

light from the doorway.I try to send energy

a little, she will back away.I concentrate on my

focus to slow time down a

freeze these two women in time, I can escape out the

look around to see if there is a way to escape around them, but the only exit is the door the woman

minute? Is that who I think

clear with Lenora’s

annoyed, "No, I’m not Lenora.Are you

front of the cot.I

long chocolate brown hair is in dreadlocks pulled back into a ponytail.She has scarlet irises,