Forever in the Past and Forever in the Future

Chapter 56

Kas’s POV

"Good morning, Luna!" Tyree chimes in a sing-song voice and gives me a toothy grin when I open the door. Lenora and Marco are right behind him, looking just as happy, "Ha HA! Today's the last day! We get to go home tomorrow! Come on, time for breakfast. The sooner we finish, the more time we have to relax later.”

"Yeah! Last day! I can't wait to get it started!" I smile at his enthusiasm and let him in the room with the to-go boxes of food.

"I noticed they didn't have a whole lotta fruit in the deliveries. I swiped this from the kitchen for you," Marco pulls a banana from his jacket pocket before he cuts up his pancakes.

‘Thanks, Marco," I reply gratefully. I eat the banana first, then cut the rest of my food, thinking about what needs to be finished today.

"Earth to Kas," I hear Lenora say.

"Huh? What?" I look up at her.

"You've been poking at that same piece of food for ten minutes. Have you heard anything I've said?" she looks at me, concerned.

"l-uh, no, honestly,” I drop my shoulders, "I am just a little preoccupied guys. Sorry.”

"What's wrong, Luna?" Tyree tilts his head.

to call my Kas when

didn't call you by your title. And that woman has eyes and ears everywhere. I can't risk it," he has a faraway look in his eyes

as he sips his orange juice, “I've met his mom. She would do it. I wouldn't mess

to go into the dungeon today. I know it will be a quick walkthrough. There isn't anything down there except maybe my old furniture, but still. Just thinking about it gives me

quiet. When I look up, I see Lenora and

do it for you,” Lenora offers. She’s giving me her 'mom’ look. The one she gives Codi when Codi can't tell her why she's crying but Lenora wants to fix whatever's wrong. I push down my feelings and clear my throat before I give

say with resolve, "It’s my responsibility. Besides, I need to show myself there is no reason to be

of food, but I’m too nervous to be hungry, "Sorry, Marco, you're going to have to tell the Alpha that I refused to follow orders this morning. If he

out a way to step around the truth this one time," he says quietly. Lenora and Tyree nod in

talk about business. I don't want

get everything

busses to take the first families to Blood River in four days. The few pack members who have cars will follow behind the busses. All families have young daughters who have been pulled out of school to work in

generously volunteered to go to the closed up hospital wing and collect medical records for the families who are being transferred. Knowing how important Diane

the young children, will have a familiar face to speak with during the physicals and check-ups they need

move and to speak

There is only the main floor, the basement, and the dungeon left. I estimate we should finish

the dungeon. I already know there's nothing down there, so it’s really just a fast walkthrough. The kitchen will be

order.We make our way through the main floor and basement where the weight room and laundry rooms are, making notes and determining what we can keep, sell, or have destroyed. There are no big surprises. There are a lot fewer items we can use