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.

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

looks like she is racking her brain, trying to remember anything about either of the

those.I can ask

I feel my eyebrows

anyway, but with 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 how she can help exactly, yet, but knowing her, she will have some sort of helpful

Bronx thinks maybe I was influenced by magic and that is what could have caused me to..." my

back at her, "We’re going to

her and nod, "Delilah, Bronx and I would like to speak to James.D-Do you think

hoping his wolf helped heal it overnight.I used some of my healing magic, but we

you want to see if you can rouse him? I

so much to tell you once we wake James up." I give Delilah a little peck on the cheek and step out of the

chair in the hall and steps up

did it go? You're crying and

mad.She is waking James up now to make sure he is okay speaking with us.The doctor said there is a problem with his vocal

matter how many people try to reassure

think he will let me finish

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

hear the

peeks her head out, "You

hesitation on my face, takes my hand,

up and his eyes are looking much more alert than I remember from yesterday.He tries to mess with the bandages on his neck, but Delilah steps

convinces him to stop, she sits

tips his head in return, then holds his

look at Bronx, then back at James,

you're being

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

me onto the bed next to him.I carefully climb up being careful to avoid the wires they hooked him up

will not finish whatever it was I was going to say, then he takes both

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

it, Kas.Let’s finish what

peel back the bandages

gashes that are not fully healed and bright red marks in the areas that were healed.You can see clearly defined scars developing

make this right, James," I say, trying to bolster his

quick nod and closes

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

energy in to

level, making sure there is no sign of

open my eyes and look at