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.

back in seven minutes you'll find out,” he pretends to snap his teeth against my ear, making me squeal as I slide off

under the stream of the water,

our conversation from earlier,”

ears for the next six minutes,"

telling you about Bronx’s

Titan God of

allowed those children to be goddesses,

fifty. There are fifty Manae,” I correct

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 would bring balance

"The Mavri Magea?”

have forty-nine months for one cycle and fifty for a second cycle. He warned our Mother the Mavri Magea, needed to be strong to stand up to the rest of the Manae. While

Leticia was saying, burning hands, stopping

a special favor for the youngest daughter, the Goddess Hecate gave her the ability to harness all the Manae's abilities.Although she and Mother recognized how

God Perses is

place. Five total, one for the leader of each faction. Mother agreed as long as they were mates for the rest of their life journeys. So that was Perses gift to Mother and as a gift to his only daughter, he put a drop of his own essence into the Guardian for the Mavri Magea.

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 he is, even

scared your sisters are of him and you, too.

worried about that right now, "Lex, what does

abilities like you do...well, he didn’t until this lifetime, anyway. The short story is you cannot beat him.

that

"Yeah. Definitely."