Forever in the Past and Forever in the Future

Forever In The Past And Forever In The Future By Neener Chapter 25

Forever in the Past and Forever in the Future by Neener Beener chapter 25

The first few days, I let myself wallow in my own misery, moping around the apartment. I don’t even shower. I spend a lot of time on the balcony, letting cigarette butts pile up in the ashtray.

When I can’t stand the silence anymore, I throw myself into work. I get to the office by seven in the morning and leave after eleven at night every day. After three days, I realize Carly is working the same hours to try to keep up and looks exhausted. I let her know she doesn’t need to stay the long hours I do, she can work her regular hours. She seems relieved and grateful. Milo and Lenora distract me over the weekend with movies and shopping. I don’t need anything for myself but I picked up some kitchen gadgets for Kas as winter solstice gifts. On day eleven, I woke up ready to train. Saint has the itch to spar, which is bad news for my sparring partners.

I get to the training grounds and let the trainers know to queue warriors up so I can burn some energy. They already know what to do when I’m in a mood like this. They pair up experienced warriors and triple up new trainees to spar against me.

I burn through all the pairs until I get to Milo and Reggie. They’re the only warriors that are an actual challenge for me, the others are just warm-ups.

“Ready or not, here we come! ” Milo teases.

They lunge at me simultaneously. Milo to my upper body, Reggie to my lower body. I lean back and roll, bringing both of them with

me as I fall. I hop up from the roll, facing them. They pop up ready to lunge again.

Ding.

I hear a little bell. No one around me seems to acknowledge the sound. I stand up from my defensive stance, looking around confused, just as Milo throws a vicious right hook.

I fall to the ground like a ton of bricks. I can hear gasps around the ring.

“Bronx, are you okay, man? You didn’t even defend yourself! ” Milo runs over, picking me up off the ground.

“I -I got distracted, ” I say, more to myself than Milo. “Saint, did you hear a bell?”

“Yeah, but where did it come from?” he sounds a bit dazed. Ding.

The sound chimes again but this time it feels like it vibrates my bones making me feel dizzy. The smell of fresh rain and lilacs fills my nose.

“Kas?” A sharp pain rips through my head. I press my palms to my temples and grimace, “Kas is that you, Baby?”

“Bronx, Kas isn’t here, she’s in France, ” Reggie’s face appears in front of me looking worried.

Ding.

concentrate on anything else. I start

my stomach churns, dry heaving from the

Ding.

that I fall to my

bell, Alpha, ” the trainer is looking into my eye now, “follow

Ding.

I fall forward onto my hands before

My head is throbbing. Nothing a little aspirin

on the other side of the room with Lenora in his lap. They’re both sound asleep. The clock on the

was out all day? “Saint

bell sound did something to us.” “Are

We’ve been through worse. Time to get

agreement. When either of us is injured, we get up

to assess the treatment we need and keep moving. Right now, I need a running faucet, enough water to hydrate an elephant, and aspirin. I could also go

bed and stand up. My legs are a little shaky, but a couple of steps gets them back to normal. I

Milo,” I use Lenora’s childhood nickname as

slowly, then widen

for a crushing hug. I easily catch

with a big yawn, “See Sugar, I told you he’d be okay.

out all day!

don’t worry, payback’s a bitch, ” I chuckle. Milo

out for a

nurse come in, “Alpha Bronx, please

chair next to the bed while the nurse checks my vitals and the

He looks concerned, “Alpha, with your medical history, I want to do a brain scan before you leave. Phantom sounds and smells are symptoms of a stroke. As is, you

up from the seat, startling the nurse, “I have to leave

the hospital wing in forty-five minutes. Still plenty of time to pack and get to the airport. I promise. I won’t feel comfortable having you fly until we do the test, ”

in a wheelchair. I feel like an invalid. I can walk just fine. As soon as the scan is done Lenora is waiting

I have and you scared the crap out of us,

the best,” I praise her and

other and I leave for the airport.

flight seems like it’s taking an eternity. All I can think about is her. Even Saint, who has given me the silent treatment for the past two weeks, is starting to stir. Henri left a Maserati with keys at the airport so I don’t have to wait for a driver. I have to

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