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.

fighting against me? Just as his knees

It’s James! Luna, please! It's just James! You’re gonna to kill him!"

in the air in

me

the intruder to reach up, grab me by the shoulders, and throw me over top of him, flat on

out of me as I hit the ground,

up to see James

gushing out between his fingers as he falls to

retract at the shock

races over to James’ side and drops to his knees, "James, stay

as panicked as

someone, then I

What have I done?

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

have I done? There’s

face is pale, his usually cheerful blue eyes look glassy and

I’m so sorry.I’m so sorry.Can I heal you, please,

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

looks at James with disbelief in his

he looks at me and shakes

opens and closes, but nothing comes

Lex.Let’s concentrate.We

very calm at

my energy, Kas.Let’s go," she whines,

James’s hands away from his

like someone is squeezing my heart as I see the extent

people around me, but they all fade away as I focus on saving James’s life.I send my

I tore in

is an energy to their touch, intense

do I feel like a truck hit me? As I come out of the darkness of sleep, I can hear a woman calling me, "Iokaste...Kas...Time to wake

that voice, but I

for Delilah’s mom,

this woman sound so familiar? I slowly

the dark room,

where are we?"

have important visitors," her

laying on.I jolt up and push myself as

from the doorway.I try to

if I can burn her a little, she will back

weird.I try to focus to

women in time, I can escape out the door and no one

to escape around them,

a minute? Is that who I think it

outline becomes more clear with Lenora’s strong features and

looks annoyed, "No, I’m

on the floor in front of the cot.I look more carefully

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