Forever in the Past and Forever in the Future

Chapter 17

Bronx’s POV

As I rush out of the office, I get a text.I look down to see who could possibly interrupt me right now.

Lenora: Code Violet Shit.

Code Violet means Kas is in a catatonic state.

She’s having a vision about some sort of traumatic event in her life.

I have given orders that no one is to touch her when she has a vision because she could accidentally use her powers on them.

Carly informs the driver that I am headed to the garage and in a hurry.

He is ready and waiting for me by the time the elevator opens.I jump in the back of the SUV and call Lenora as he drives.

"Lenora, what’s happening?"

"From what we can tell, Kas attacked James on purpose, but she didn't know who she was attacking.Marco says as soon as he entered the apartment and saw Kas with her claws in him, he told her it was James and not an intruder.She stopped immediately and tried to heal him," she explains.

"What do you mean ‘tried’ to heal him? Don’t tell me he died," I feel a pit in my stomach at the thought.

"Well, she started to, and at some point, she fell into a vision. We aren’t exactly sure when."

"She started having a vision while she was healing James?"

"Yeah.She was able to heal all of James’s physical injuries, but he lost a lot of blood. She went all mannequin before she could finish that part," she pauses before she continues, "His wolf is trying to heal him, but James lost a lot of blood.He is pretty weak.He’s in the hospital wing now getting a transfusion. Delilah is down there with him."

"How did you separate James from Kas without touching her?" I wonder out loud.

"we pulled James by his feet until he was out from under Kas. She’s still on the floor of your apartment."

"Oh my Goddess.Where are you?"

"Sitting at your breakfast bar watching her."

"Anyone else with you?"

"Just Tyree right outside the door.Marco was completely freaked out, Bronx.I sent him and Musu home.You're going to need to speak with him.Make sure he’s okay."

"alright.You okay?" I ask.

"Yeah.I-It’s a lot of blood Bronx.Like, a lot.I don’t know how he didn’t die," I hear her swallow hard.

"Okay.Hang in there, Leni.I’m on my way.Thank you for being there for her."

"No thanks needed, Bronx.She’s my Luna.She’s my like little sister.I will see you when you get here."

There is a touch of sadness in her voice.She doesn’t wait for me to say goodbye, she just hangs up.

"Go faster," I order the driver.

"Sorry, Alpha, not until we are on pack territory.We have two cars full of paparazzi tailing us.Going too fast will attract attention or get us pulled over.The gatehouse guards will be able to stop the paps from following us.Then I can race up to the packhouse," the driver apologizes without looking away from the road.

I look at my watch.

We should be on pack territory in less than ten minutes.

Then another five or so to get to the pack house.I rub my hands over my face with a frustrated growl.

If we weren’t being followed, I would jump out, shift, and get home in five minutes.

packhouse.I jump out before we even come to a full

when he sees me racing down the

and get slammed with the powerful scent

of the

never cries.It must be worse than I thought.She observes me

or frustration melt away as I

in a

a gruesome

in the middle of the biggest puddle of blood I

has absorbed up onto the pant legs

look closer and realize it’s my

my shirt, my favorite

the one she wore when she first came here because we didn’t have any clothes

when she is tired and

calls it

hair on the back of her head and all

didn’t mention

It must be James's.

staring blankly at the ground,

purple aura

closer, trying to avoid the

reach the edge of the

dummy? Our

Saint growls at me.

suit jacket and roll up the sleeves

and socks before I drop to my hands and knees so I can crawl through the puddle to my mate.I feel the partially congealed blood stick

"Kas?"

I whisper.

It never gets easier.

touch her she is going to

isn’t

of her in the room is

essence is in

can’t stay like this," I don’t know if she can hear me or not, but on the off chance that she can, I want her to know I am

realizes she's covered in blood or if she knows just how badly James is

it’s from herself, until

born to do,

job to take care of

sit up on my knees and gently

doll

of her face, but it’s covered in partially congealed blood so I

of the giant crimson blemish on

"Lenora, follow me,"

say quietly, "Let’s get washed up before we try to snap her out of it.I don’t want her to see all

make our way

the vanity into the shower and

shower with my clothes on and sit down.I sit Kas on my lap, supporting her against

into the shower with her clothes

shirt and pants off, leaving her in

grabs a washcloth and starts cleaning

starts with Kas’s scarred back and moves to the rest of her body, then finally washes her

works, I realize

than when Codi was born, I haven’t seen Lenora cry

to have faith in the

try to comfort her, knowing no words could be

tears.She continues scrubbing the blood off