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.”

Lenora scrunches her face back at me and opens the door with a

interested in going to mate than be part of an impromptu meeting, definitely got a reaction

and Marco are

to see you. When did you get back?”

No hello for

a snarl, staring

after you

briefed them on the intel we could gather

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

please mind link Kas and have her come down? We

she and Musu start pulling up

you coming back up to the

I need you to come down to Lenora’s office for

Fifteen very quiet and awkward minutes later, 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 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 for her She gives me a sweet

what's going on?" I ask, crossing my arms over my

Musu turns

white button- down shirt, the perfect high ponytail, and red

of joke? Cause it's not funny,” I snarl.

irritation of someone's thinly veiled attempt to pull

picture from the Santoro Enterprises website. The Leadership page.

gasp as she looks at the picture, “That's

know the difference between this woman and Lenora, Kas?" Milo questions

They're the same, but they're different. Like her eyes are older than Lenora's,” Kas

takes in the