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.

Probably a witch or at least someone who can perform gray or dark magic that can manipulate a person’s mind.Bronx thinks she is part of

brain, trying to remember anything

either of those.I can ask my

Lady Camille is coming here?" I feel my eyebrows rise

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

that is what could have caused me to..." my voice trails off as I look over

chin so I am looking back at her, "We’re going to figure out what is going on here, Kas.We are all in

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

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

want to see if you can rouse him? I can step out and get Bronx to give you some

"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 step out of the room so she can wake

up from a chair in the

tears from my eyes, "Well, how did it go? You're crying and smiling.I

isn’t 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 chords, so we don’t know if he will be

sinking in that no matter how many

he will let

just have to ask him and find out,"

hear the door

head out, "You can

the hesitation on my face, takes my

the bed, his short sable hair is ruffed up and his eyes are looking much more alert than I remember from yesterday.He tries to mess with the

she convinces him to stop, she sits in

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

then back at James,

you're being

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

him.I carefully climb up being careful to avoid the

was going to say, then he takes both my hands in

my heart is completely removed now, "Alright Lex, time to

Kas.Let’s finish what we started,"

the

gashes that are not fully healed and bright red marks in the areas that were

James," I say, trying to

gives a quick nod and

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

in to

there is no sign

and look at