Forever in the Past and Forever in the Future

Chapter 32

Bronx's POV

Milo’s “emergency” was that one of the pups went “missing” when everyone was leaving the safe room. The little boy turned out to be in the kitchen where Mrs. Miller was keeping him calm with milk and cookies until his parents could track him down.

I leave the kitchen, I’m stopped by a group of guards who want to make sure I am up to speed on the rogues, they found on the northern border. I pretend to listen as patiently as possible. but I don’t really hear anything they're saying. I preoccupy my mind with Kas, waiting upstairs in the apartment for me. Saint becomes more and more irritated, pacing back and forth in my mind as the guards drone on and on.

“Alright guys. file a report, give it to Beta Milo. He will compile everything for me. Thank you for your service.” I hastily shake their hands and try to make my way back upstairs.

As I reach the bottom of the staircase, Musu and Lenora come rushing up, begging me to go to Lenora’s office. I close my eye and take a deep breath before agreeing to go with them.

“The Goddess is really testing us this time, Bronx,” Saint groans impatiently in my mind.

“You're telling me, buddy.” I shake my head even though I am agreeing with him.

“Baby, it looks like I'm going to have to ask for a raincheck,” I mind link Kas as I follow Lenora and Musu up to the fourth floor.

“Aww, that's a shame, Sweetheart,” she pouts before she flashes a dirty image of the two of us into my mind, “I mean, if you can’t make it. you can't make it. Maybe I will just have to have a party with myself up here.”

Oh. My. Goddess.

I stop at the bottom of the stairs to the fifth floor, extremely tempted to ditch Lenora and go to Kas, but Lenora grabs my hand and pulls me to her office. I give her a pleading look before I look back up the stairs with a little whine.

“Listen, Loverboy, this is important and related to your mate,” Lenora growls as she drags me. “So get your mind out of the gutter and focus for a few minutes.

“Oh, I was extremely focused until Milo interrupted me, Leni,” I grin at her as we stop in front of her office door, “It's not too late to get my focus back if you let me go upstairs.”

back at me and opens the door with

laugh at our interaction. Lenora typically has a pretty good poker face, but hearing her big brother not so subtly admit he is more interested in going to mate than be part of an impromptu meeting, definitely got a reaction out of her. I give

Marco are already in

to see you. When did you get

for me?” Milo

say with a

ten minutes after you

them on the intel we could gather as soon as

usual. He gently squeezes her arm with a little smile. I chalk it up to them not having

uh, can you please mind link Kas and have her come down? We all need to be

she and Musu start pulling up information on

the apartment?” Kas asks hopefully

Baby, no. I need you to come down to

Kas makes her way down to Lenora's office. I notice she has changed out of her work clothes into jeans, our t-shirt, and hoodie. A very chill, ready to relax in front of the television or test recipes, type of outfit. I

what's going on?" I ask, crossing

She also goes by Tessa DeCaul,” Musu turns

with a white

funny,” I snarl. I’m

I can feel the irritation of someone's thinly veiled attempt to pull the wool

that's not me,” Lenora looks at me seriously, “This is a picture from the Santoro

Kas audibly gasp as she looks at the

you know the difference between this woman and

different. Like her eyes are older than Lenora's,” Kas shakes her head in disbelief as she looks

the woman's