Forever in the Past and Forever in the Future

Chapter 13

The cool morning air combined with the dew dampening my cheek rouses me from my sleep.I pull Kas closer to my chest so she won't catch a chill.She grumbles a little at being moved, but doesn’t wake up.

My little sleepyhead.She hates waking up early.I smile as I take a deep breath with my nose buried in her hair.Her fresh rain and lilac scent is mixed with something else.

Mud and a little blood.

Hold up.

Mud and blood? My eye snaps open and I see the sun is rising over the treeline.

We are still out in the woods.I look around to find we are in the grass next to the Blood River.

We are both naked and look like we have been rolling in mud puddles.

There is a pile of rabbit remains nearby.I notice my face feels sticky.I wipe my mouth with the back of my hand.

When I pull my hand away, I see it's covered with goopy, almost dried blood that smells just like the rabbit carcasses.

Gross.

At some point during the night, Kas and I both shifted, but I can’t remember a thing after Saint cut our link.

I need to get some clothes for us from the nearby lockbox.I adjust my position slightly so I’m on my back, assessing how far away the container is from where we are.

As I turn, I feel sores all over my body.I groan a little and try to find a spot that hurts, that isn’t covered in mud.I find a couple spots on my arm that clearly have the remnants of bite marks, but Saint has already started healing them.

They are just red and sore now.

"saint?"

"Let me sleep.It was a late night," he grumbles.

"Not so fast, buddy.What exactly happened last night? How come Kas and I shifted and why are we in the woods? I told you to get her back to the packhouse by dawn."

"Listen, Bronx.I’m not gonna to taint your virgin ears by getting into the nitty-gritty details.Just know that Lex and I mated...a lot.It was a night to remember.I don’t even know the last time Lex was such an animal.It was probably when she was affected by Cora,"

I can practically hear him purring, "We were too worn out to make it to the packhouse, so we shifted for you and letting you snuggle up by the river.Like camping.Isn’t that what you guys call romantic?"

I'm not sure what to say to him.I can’t really be mad.He has every right to spend time with Lex as I do with Kas.

Who am I to judge if he wants to have a wild night out in the woods with his mate? I just wish he would have taken her back to the packhouse like he said he would instead of romping around until he was too tired to make it back.

"Okay, well I’m going to get us some clothes and go home.Wait.Who’s Cora?"

"Leader of The Feral," he yawns, "Don’t worry about it, you'll never meet her."

"Fine.Go back to sleep."

"Thank you and you’re welcome," he adds, emphasizing ‘welcome ’, like he did me same sort of favor before he curls up to fall hack asleep.I carefully slide my arm out from under Kas and gently lay her head on the ground.She sighs deeply, but looks content.She also has rabbit remnants around her mouth.

The wolf side of me thinks it looks kinda sexy.

herself with blood all over her face.I make a mental note to get her into the shower before she has time to look in a mirror.I make my way to the lockbox and pull out a pair of shorts for myself and an oversized shirt and a blanket to

mind link our

want both James and Marco on duty.One of you inside the apartment, the other outside.Better yet, bring

and cut the link to

team know I don’t need

"No problem, Alpha."

need you and Musu to find anything you can about a group known as

don’t have any

Saint just now, I think this Cora woman may have somehow magically

"Alright, we're on it."

to the media, we are going to HQ.There are going to be reporters and

boss man.We will change into suits

before cutting the link.I kneel down in front of my sleepy little

to get back to the packhouse," I stroke the side of her face with my

growl, resisting waking up and barely opening her eyes, looking

last night.They let us roll around in mud puddles and sleep by the river.Come on, sit up.I have a shirt

pull the shirt over her head.I wrap her up like a burrito in the blanket and

Bronx," she whispers, trying not to fall back asleep

"Yeah, Baby?"

down at her and smile.Her eyes

I love you and I’m so glad to be home,"

"I love you too, Kas.More than

that you

guess she’s feeling

glad to know, I’ve learned my lesson.You will never be alone on Sundays again.We can talk more about it later.I have some

hum before her

on the shower.I coax her out of the blanket

practically purrs when I wash her

question," I say while I’m massaging shampoo through

she asks with her eyes closed, a content smile on

Or people who are part

her eyes and looks up at me with concern,

just something Saint said to

"Nothing

towel around Kas’s body, another around

under control.Please, just get some rest and

"Raw rabbits? Gross, Bronx."

"Yeah, I know,"

be outside the bedroom door,

hand me my blanket, please?"

grab her old green and

only thing left from when she

to Blood River wrapped

can’t explain why but,

on the bed whispering words meant just for her until

out, I kiss her forehead and get myself prepared to

Katherine's POV

on the television! Bronx