Forever in the Past and Forever in the Future

Chapter 52 I quickly set the table, take the food out of the boxes, and put it on real plates just as Lenora steps in the room with my guards.

“Oh, I thought it was just take out. This looks gourmet,” Lenora looks impressed.

“Well, the plates help. Come on, sit down and let‘s eat. I still need to get a shower before we get our day started,” I wave them over to the table and take my spot. The distraction of being able to eat with m y pack members is exactly what I need to get my mind off of Bronx for a while.

When we finish eating, I get myself together for the day and we get started. Lenora and Tyree get settled in the conference room to help families with the relocation registration while Marco, Elder Randall and I push through building after building, house after house, assessing the value and determining what we can sell at auction. The pack members who choose to come to Blood River will be allowed to take their belongings, but most of the furniture and things like that are the property of Silver Moon. Most of what we find is shabby and run down. There is very little we will be able to sell. I mark most of

little we will be able sell. I mark most of it to be donated to charity or to be incinerated.

Except for the lunch break Marco makes m e take, we work straight through until dinner. When Marco makes me stop.

“Luna, please sit. You need to eat,” he calmly informs me.

“Marco, we‘re almost done. Only six more houses, then we‘re finished with this part,” I feel myself whine. I don‘t need to eat. I need to keep busy to keep my mind off of Bronx.

“Kas, don‘t make me ask twice. I got orders,” Marco hisses through gritted teeth. His professional voice erodes and his heavy Spanish comes forward, “Alpha says you need to eat, so you need to eat.”

I roll my eyes and cross my arms over my body, “Alright, fine.”

He pulls me out to the porch and sits me o n the step while he goes to the car. He comes back with a cooler that has another to go box inside, “I should heat it up but there ain‘t no microwaves in these places.”

“It‘s alright. Where‘s yours?” I ask opening the box to see spaghetti and meatballs with two pieces of garlic bread inside. I stab at a meatball with the plastic fork and take a bite. It‘s delicious, even cold. I guess I didn‘t realize how hungry I actually was.

pulls out his phone and aims it at me to take

as I shovel a fork full of pasta into my mouth.

eating like he ordered. No better proof than a picture,” Marco chuckles as he sends

the picture you sent?” I laugh as

proof could I send him? It

but you don‘t happen to have any extra, do you?” Elder Randall

his face makes me uncomfortable, but I

no. I can ask Beta Lenora and Tyree to order something from the kitchen for you. It will be ready b y the time we get back,” Marco speaks for me, switching his tone back to his formal work

bring my meal to my suite when we get back,” Randall holds his hands up and

him about the way he has run the pack for the last two years. I look at Marco and tilt my head,

hand out of his pocket and looks at his watch. I recognize it as one I helped Musu pick out for his

soon as the Luna is done eating, we can get

fifteen minutes per house, so we should b e done in about an hour and a half,” he advises Elder Randall, “T‘m just going to step over to the car to call my mate. If you or the Luna need anything, I just

then back to its usual

fine,” he

to sit down

you, Goddess lokaste,” he gives his fake smile again. I feel my back stiffen at him using my full name, but I don‘t correct him. He groans as he

the course of the last two years, you have run this pack

treatment of the people here is appalling. As a member of the Elder Council, you should be ashamed of yourself,” I scold the man in as calm a voice as I can, but I notice in the evening light, a slight aura is surrounding