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.

ever heard of a woman named Cora? 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

to remember anything about either

of those.I can ask my mother when

is coming here?" I feel

was planning on coming to see me for a low key visit 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

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

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

smile weakly at her and nod, "Delilah, Bronx and I would like to

his wolf helped heal it overnight.I used some of my healing magic, but we both know it isn’t the same as when you do it.We will

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

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

in the hall

how did it go? You're crying and smiling.I don’t know what to do with

sure he is okay speaking with us.The doctor said there is

how many

think he will

Baby.You'll just have to ask him and find out," he rubs

hear the door

peeks her head out,

on my face, takes my hand, and leads me

up and his eyes are looking much more alert than I remember from yesterday.He tries to mess with the

sits in the chair next

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

at Bronx, then

you're being

lets go of my hand.I

climb up being careful to

he is sure I will not finish whatever it was I was going to say, then he takes both my hands in his and places my palms on his neck.He nods and closes his eyes, showing he wants

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

finish what we

back the bandages from around

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

James,"

a quick nod and closes

into him, blurring the lines of who he is and who I am.I manipulate the muscles and tissue

in

molecular level, making sure there is no sign of infection before

I open my eyes and look at him, he