Forever in the Past and Forever in the Future

Chapter 76

I try to roll over to get out of bed so I can get a shower, but Bronx tugs me back down and pulls me until my back is close against his chest, wrapping his arms around my waist.

"I need to get cleaned up, Sweetheart. I'll be back after my shower," I giggle and scrunch up my shoulders as he nibbles at the spot on my neck below my ear.

"Nope," he growls playfully from somewhere in my hair. I feel him take a deep breath, "I like when you smell like me."

"I like when I smell like you too, but I don't enjoy laying in bed feeling sweaty and sticky. Give me ten minutes," I turn in his arms to face him.

"Five," he kisses my forehead and drapes his leg over me, trapping me against him.

"Eight," I negotiate for more time.

"You drive a hard bargain, Kas Mason,” he grumbles, burying his nose back in my hair.

"My husband says I'm a damn good businesswoman,” I smile into his chest and give a gentle nip on his marking spot that isn't completely healed. I feel him shiver happily at the sensation.

"That guy is one lucky son of a bitch," Bronx chuckles in his gruff voice. He rolls me on top of him and nuzzles my cheek, "Seven minutes or I'm coming in after you.”

"I'm not sure if that's a threat or a promise," I giggle, giving him little kisses on his mouth. The idea of straddling him again is tempting, but I really need to get my shower and go to sleep. I look at the clock. It's after midnight and I have training with Marco and James at five a.m..

Bronx and I have been messing around ever since we got back from letting Lex and Saint spend time together.

out,” he pretends to snap his teeth against my ear, making me squeal as I slide off

under the stream of the water, Lex

need to finish our conversation

the next six minutes," I tell her as I massage shampoo through my

telling you about Bronx’s

Titan God of Destruction,

have children and allowed those children to

There are fifty Manae,” I correct her

and goddesses during the Giant war. Zeus ordered Mother to fix it or he would take the Manae away from her. So she asked him to change the calendar so she could have ten more daughters. The daughters

"The Mavri Magea?”

Mavri Magea, needed to be strong to stand up to the rest of the Manae. While the rest of your sisters have abilities that help people and bring strength, Mother implored the Goddess Hecate to

was saying, burning hands, stopping

the Goddess Hecate gave her the ability to harness all the Manae's abilities.Although she and Mother recognized how dangerous this child

is the Goddess Hecate’s

Mother and as a gift to his only daughter, he put a

a flash of the look on Bronx's face when he thought he was going to take a prisoner of war crosses my mind. The anger when he recorded the message about me to the media. His eagerness to spar during training. How fondly he remembers his time in battle when he was in the military. How intimidating everyone thinks

see how scared your sisters are of

really understand why they would fear me, but I’m not really worried about that right now, "Lex, what does all that mean for Bronx

is you cannot beat him. He cannot beat you. The two of you cancel each other out.

that

"Yeah. Definitely."