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.”

me and opens the door with a scolding

brother not so subtly admit he is more interested in going to mate than

Ashley, and Marco are already

see you. When did you get back?” I greet him before addressing Marco, “Hi

hello for

"I say with a

after you guys released the pack from the

found Lenora and Musu and briefed them on the

arm with a little smile. I chalk it up to them not having seen each other for

Kas and have her come down? We all need to be here,”

at her suspiciously while she and

up to the apartment?” Kas asks hopefully

need you to come down to Lenora’s

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

so what's going on?" I ask, crossing

Contessa DeCaul. She also goes by Tessa DeCaul,” Musu turns

with Lenora’s signature black suit paired with a white button-

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

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

that's not me,” Lenora looks at me seriously, “This is a picture from the Santoro Enterprises website. The Leadership

she looks at the picture, “That's

know the difference between this

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

up as Saint takes in the woman's image who was responsible