Forever in the Past and Forever in the Future

Chapter 55 “Musu, I am sorry, but you are about to see a side of me I rarely show to pack members. I’m just going to step over there,” I point to the other side of the room, trying to sound as calm as possible, “Please don’t be scared. I will be right back.”

Musu nods slowly, like she is questioning my sanity. Can’t blame her. I’m

questioning it too. I walk to the far side of the room and grip the back of the leather loveseat, with my back to her. My entire body tenses up and I feel my claws extend, tearing into the brown leather. A deep rumbling growl rips through me, making the entire room shake until my voice is a full on roar. When I have let out as much o fmy frustration as I can, I stand up straight and take a deep breath. When I turn around, I see Musu standing against the door to exit the library.

“I feel much better now, Musu. Again, I apologize for the outburst, but every dam has a breaking point,” I explain. When she doesn’t look like she is going to run for her life, I ask her to sit at a table with me. She sits at the edge of the chair,

me. She sits at the e of the chair, looking at me suspiciously, just in case she needs to run.

I explain to her what Saint just informed me of and ask if any of it sounds familiar o r makes sense.

She looks around for a moment, then stands up and goes to a bookshelf. She pulls out a giant book and puts it on one of the reading stands. I stand up and watch a s she flips the pages.

“Alpha, this answers so many questions I had about this passage,” she says with a look of relief, pointing to a handwritten diary page.

I look at my watch, “Well, you have five minutes to explain it to me.”

When she finishes, I tell her to wait in the library for half an hour, then she is to go directly back to the suite next to my apartment. She nods in understanding and wishes me good luck before I push the button to exit the room.

I fix my suit jacket and sit down in front o f Tessa. I smile, but she looks scared by it. Imagine that. It’s not one of my genuine smiles Kas always talks about.

“Tessa, would you like us to take off the silver handcuffs?”

“Since when do you have a sense of humor?” She snarls, “Of course I want them taken off.”

“Good. Here are the conditions to your new found jewelry being taken off,” I lean my elbows on my knees and get close to her face so I can make sure she understands as I explain my terms.

When I get down to the conference room, we greet the Santoro Enterprises team and apologize for our tardiness. As we sit down and prepare for the first presentation, Reggie gives me a concerned look.

“All good, Alpha?” He asks.

“Uh yeah, but I need to take a break at lunch so Delilah can check something out i n my apartment,” I try to sound casual.

to look at something in your apartment?”

saw a purple light in the

craziness with Kas around and this is

need us for anything,” Reggie concedes, seeing that I

the corner of my eye, I see

found it suitable? Our guards were not intrusive?” Milo

been so wonderful. W e appreciate all the accommodations you have

just want to help her out a s far as the landscape in this area goes. I have some topographical and satellite maps to

half an hour or so? We can let her go back

few minutes. She just needed to

shall we? We are short a few people this morning because of some mandatory pack training, but Milo, Reggie, and I should be able to handle everything. My assistant gave me all the notes I need,” I

“That’s fine,” Katherine smiles.

get started with the meeting and make it through a full presentation and question -and-answer session about physical security. There is a knock on the door and a woman wearing large dark sunglasses with her hair tightly wrapped in a silk scarf walks in. Her movements are elegant but guarded

my hand palm up toward her. Letting her place her hand on

the encounter. I feel a surge of powerful ambient energy come from her, raw and pure. The urge to shift flows through me but dissipates when I let go of

you let go? That’s the good shit!” Saint bounces off the walls of

is the woman you said I would never meet?”

guess I was wrong. There’s a first time for everything,” he laughs

and discuss the parcel. The

needed downstairs.

So sorry for the disruption,” Reggie says quickly. He bows as he leaves the

room and sees Milo sitting separately with Persephone. I can see her back stiffen slightly. Persephone looks up and

for everyone when the door opens again. Carly

so sorry. We need both o f you.

at Milo, who shrugs at me

for this,” I bow as I back up, “We will be back as soon as we can. Tessa, would you mind staying and making sure

until we get back?”

course,” she smiles