Forever in the Past and Forever in the Future

Chapter 23

Kas's POV

I peek in through the little window of the hospital room.I can see James hooked up to machines, sleeping peacefully.

A strong pang of guilt courses through me when I see there are bandages around his neck.

Delilah is curled up in the chair that’s pulled up to the side of the bed.

She is holding his hand through the railing of the bed.

"You can’t talk to her from the hallway, Kas,"

Bronx whispers in my ear from behind me, "I'll wait here until you're ready.Just mind link me."

I nod, then take a deep breath.I quietly open the door and step inside the room.I close it behind me and take a step into the room.

Delilah's breath hitches in her sleep, but she doesn’t wake up.I take slow deliberate steps until I am next to the chair.I squat down and put my hand on her forearm.

"Delilah?" I whisper, "Wake up, please."

Her brow furrows as her eyes flutter open.Her deep sapphire blue eyes take a moment for her to recognize my face, but when she does, they immediately turn royal blue.She gasps and throws her arms tightly around me.

"Kas," she sobs in a loud whisper, "I was so worried about you! Are you okay?"

"Oh, Delilah, I’m fine now.I-I’m so sorry.I don’t know what came over me.You know I would never do this on purpose, right?"

I finally stop trying to hold back my tears.

This is my best friend.I can be myself with her, "I thought you would hate me.I didn’t think you would want to see me."

She pulls me back from her embrace and holds me by the shoulders with her long, spindly fingers.

Her eyes and nose are red and puffy from crying, but she looks relieved that I am there, "Kas, I could never hate you.Never.I know whatever happened must have been an accident.This is not you.Whatever happened yesterday, that was not you.I’m sure of it."

I breathe the enormous sigh as I feel the vice around my heart loosen just a little.I will never understand the mind of a pacifist, but I am grateful at this moment that my best friend is one.

"Delilah, when James wakes up, we can talk more about what happened, but I have a couple of questions.Bronx needs information that could be related to my kidnapping or maybe one of my past lives."

"I will help in any way I can.What do you need to know?" She looks at me attentively.

gray or dark magic that can manipulate a person’s mind.Bronx thinks she is part of a group called the Feral.Have you ever heard of a coven or a group that goes by

trying to remember anything about

either of those.I can

Camille is coming here?" I feel

everything going on, yeah.Beta Lenora and I thought it would be for the best for her to be here for a while.I hope you don’t mind," she looks at me apologetically, "We don’t know

magic and that is what could have caused me to..." my

looking back at her, "We’re going to figure out what

smile weakly at her and nod, "Delilah, Bronx and I would like to speak to James.D-Do you think he is in any shape to talk with

hoping his wolf helped heal it overnight.I used some of my

him? I can step out and get Bronx to give you

five minutes," she smiles, "Kas, I’m so glad to see you.I have missed you so much.I have so much to tell you once we wake James up." I give Delilah a little peck on the cheek and

stands up from a chair in the hall and steps up

brushes some tears from my eyes, "Well, how did it go? You're crying and smiling.I don’t know what to

doctor said there is a problem with his vocal chords,

that no matter how many

do you think he will let

mind reader, Baby.You'll just have to ask him and

hear the door

out, "You

takes my

remember from yesterday.He tries to mess with the bandages on his neck, but Delilah steps up and stops

she convinces him to stop, she sits in the chair next

tips his head and regards him.He tips his head in return, then holds

then back

think you're being

says quietly as he lets go of my hand.I step

urging me onto the bed next to him.I carefully climb

hand until he is sure I will not finish whatever it was I was going to say, then he takes both my

completely removed now, "Alright Lex, time to get to

it, Kas.Let’s finish what we started," she

back the bandages from

fully healed and bright red marks in the areas

make this right, James," I say, trying

gives a quick nod and closes

of my essence as I can into him, blurring the lines of who he is and who I am.I manipulate the muscles and tissue to fuse and

in to

sure there is no sign of infection before I pull myself

open my eyes and look at him, he looks a