Forever in the Past and Forever in the Future

Chapter 84

Kas’s POV

It takes a lot of convincing, but I finally talk Bronx out of bringing James or Marco on our honeymoon. He very begrudgingly agrees and only because, as a wedding gift, Henri arranged for one of his warriors to be our personal driver for the two-week trip. His name is Francis. He’s not nearly as burly as James or Marco, so I was skeptical as to why Henri would send him.

“Don’t let looks deceive you, Kas. Francis is Henri’s right-hand man. He’s a technician. I wouldn’t want to meet him in a dark alley,” Bronx says looking off into space, “Actually, you could probably learn a thing or two from him when you’re ready to get into weapons training. I’ll talk to Henri.”

I look at the unassuming man with short bleach-blonde hair, wearing a black suit and white dress shirt. He’s a chain smoker but somehow doesn’t smell like cigarettes. Regardless of who he is when he isn’t driving us around Paris, he is very polite and accommodating while he does. 2

On the first night after dinner, Francis has to shoo away paparazzi and escort us quickly into the car as a crowd starts to gather when we are leaving the restaurant. Bronx had warned me that the human world is different, photographers may be aggressive and try to take our picture but I didn’t realize it would be twenty people at a time. He puts his hand on the small o fmy back and holds me close to his side while Francis safely gets us to the sedan. More flashes go off trying to get our picture through the tinted glass. .

“Bronx, why are they so adamant to get our picture?” I ask watching them knock on the window begging for Bronx to roll it down and answer questions.

“I’ll show you in the morning, Baby,” he sighs, sounding frustrated.

In the morning, he shows me the newspaper the hotel brings with breakfast. Sure enough, there we were on the sixth page. The headline reads ‘Wedding Bells for Billionaire Mason?’ in smaller letters below, it says ‘World’s Most Eligible Bachelor, Officially Off the Market’.The short article called him mysterious and called me a petite bombshell, possibly an up-and coming model. Maybe even an indie rock star based on my unusual hair and eye color. They even try to guess how much he spent on my wedding rings. There is a grainy picture of us having dinner in the restaurant. The next one is of us leaving the restaurant hand in hand smiling. The next is Bronx looking mad, pulling me closer to his side and Francis moving into the frame to protect us. The third was an extreme closeup of my wedding rings.

“Why do people care? It’s not their business,” I growl a little, looking at the article. I’m sitting on his lap munching on some blueberries.

“It’s the human world. I’m known as the owner of a really big company. I try not to put myself out there for the world to see. When humans don’t see me out and about very much they become curious. They don’t know my position in the werewolf world. Now they find out I’m suddenly in Paris with a beautiful woman no one’s seen before. It’s big news for the tabloids.

Humans are nosy. They’re curious about what someone like me does when they’re not working, that’s all,” he says as he kisses my neck

Think about it, what’s a big, ugly, one-eyed lug like me, doing with an,” he points at a line in the article, “‘unidentified, up and coming bombshell of an indie rockstar model’ like you?”

you’re letting me siphon all your money. Wait! Who would say that?!” I put the paper down in a huff.

Ignore it. My corporate communications team already has a press release out with the info we want people to know. People will be putting a name to your face and if they do an internet

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the shortcuts around the city and how to avoid crowds. We get t o do so many cool things: private tours of art museums and cathedrals, even the Palace of

senses, I’m able to taste

whole city. He surprises me with a dozen purple roses. We even get to see another couple get engaged while they are taking in the sights. It is so cute!

are you seeing this?” I ask as I look out over the city

rolls her eyes at me and goes to curl up in the

makeup. The sales manager is very nice but has a nervous personality. I think he is intimidated by Bronx’s physical size. Anyway, they need my rings for

away. Another

says i n a heavy French accent,

Bronx quizzically. I don’t care how much money he has, if he

you get yours back tomorrow. Don’t worry, I didn’t buy it,” he says

it.

mine. It feels awkward and heavy. I’m not going to complain though. I appreciate they have

wants to get her something special. The manager takes notes and lets us