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.”

at me and opens the door with a scolding

over her mouth, suppressing a 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 Musu

and Marco are already in the

you get back?”

hello for me?”

not, "I say with a snarl,

about ten minutes after you guys released the pack from the safe

actually angry. I found Lenora and Musu and briefed them on the intel we could gather

ogling Reggie more than usual. He gently squeezes her arm with a little smile. I chalk it up

you please mind link Kas and have her

she and Musu start pulling up

back up to the apartment?” Kas asks hopefully in my

no. I need you to come down to Lenora’s office for a meeting,” I

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 guess it dashed any hope I had of picking up where we left off for the time being. I pull the last chair at the table out

I ask, crossing my arms over

goes by Tessa DeCaul,” Musu turns the monitor around to show a

suit paired with a white button- down shirt, the

this some sort of joke? Cause it's not funny,” I snarl. I’m not

the irritation of someone's thinly veiled attempt

me seriously, “This is a picture from the Santoro Enterprises website. The Leadership page. This woman is

gasp as she looks at

know the difference between this woman

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

anger bubble up as Saint takes in the