Forever in the Past and Forever in the Future

Chapter 90

"What in the Goddess's name are you talking about?"

Lenora snarls at Katherine, "Kas, you better get your sister out of here before I do it for you.If she thinks she's taking my baby to be her mate, she's more fucked in the head than I ever imagined."

I look at Lenora to see her eyes are solid black as Justice surface.It only takes a flicker of a glance at Delilah for us to intervene.

We both step in between Lenora and Katherine, making more space between the women.

All the while, Milo is trying to soothe a hysterical, screaming Codi.

"Lenora, please don't make me use my Luna voice.You know I hate that,"

I try to reason with her, but it's too late.

My fearless mama- wolf, Beta, is ready to protect her pup, and she has her sights set on Katherine.She tries to push past me, but I grab her arms and hold her solidly.She may be six inches taller than me, but with Lex helping, I'm still stronger.

"I said stand down, Lenora," my Luna voice booms from deep inside me.

Almost instantly, Lenora stops struggling and her eyes turn green again.She straightens her blouse, never taking her glaring eyes off of Katherine.She looks like the slightest movement from Katherine will set her off again.

I open up a mind link "BRONX, MARCO, I need you guys NOW!"

"We're on the way, Kas.What’s going on?"

I hear Bronx reply.I look to my left and see Marco making his way toward me.

From behind me, I can smell Bronx’s coffee and dark chocolate scent getting stronger.

"You're sister and my sister...well, I don’t even know..."

I keep my hands on Lenora’s arms until Bronx comes up behind her and pulls her back.

Marco puts one arm protectively over top of me like we have practiced if there is a threat in the human world and extends his other to keep everyone at a distance.

"Marco, help Delilah with my sisters," I order from under his arm, "I'll help Bronx with Milo and Lenora."

He looks at the surrounding people, then reluctantly at me, "Kas, I “

"Please, Marco.I will be with Bronx and Milo.I will be fine.We will be at the head table when you have some answers,"

I do my best to reassure him I don’t need a guard when I’m with my mate.

Delilah and Marco corral Katherine, who can’t bear to take her teary eyes off of Codi, and Amari, leading them away from us to get an explanation on what is going on.

Bronx and I lead Lenora and Milo, with Codi having a full-on tantrum,

table, Bronx pulls out a chair and makes Lenora sit down

Delilah make their

looks like he’s seen

into tears at any moment.She

this is a good time to slow things down around us, for privacy's sake,"

around us and gauge how much energy it is going to

deep breath, I lift my hand and

moves to a snail's

have maybe

sisters, if their guardian dies, in this case it

eyes to the floor as if she can’t figure out how

on for her, "Basically, as soon as their mate is reincarnated, the countdown is set for the goddess to die, so she can be reincarnated, too.That way you don’t have, you know, a baby, mated to a woman who is hundreds of

dies, well, they can’t live much longer without their mate,"Delilah finishes, wiping tears from her eyes.I take her hand and rub her back to comfort her.My poor sweet best

concept of living hundreds of years

mortality is something

like a regular werewolf and while he will get to spend the rest of his life with her, she won't be able to spend the rest

knowing that means I got less than two years to

shakes his head

leader of the Maven and my daughter is going to be that goddess's mate? That's how they recognize each other, because as a toddler Codi somehow already knows her and Katherine are destined mates?"A look of understanding crosses Lenora's face, then one of suspicion, "How can Codi

eyes,

"uh, well, sort of?"

fidgets with her fingers and avoids eye

Delilah?" Milo asks with

damning glare, "Easy there Beta.Don’t be

Delilah looks at Lenora as she speaks through her sniffles, "Katherine says her mate has been reincarnated as a female

part you guys

says, "Delilah, you wanna tell ‘em about the babies

streaming down her face.She shakes her head no as

I nod

baby making business.Nowadays she uses regular she-wolves as vessels or something? Like, she picks someone, and she puts a goddess baby into the woman.Something like that, I don’t know for sure, it didn’t really

"Marco, there's fifty goddesses,"

his hips as

territory.Kas, sit down," he looks at me and points

"Marco, I'm fine,"

stern look.I sit down slowly, watching him carefully,

Cora’s mate died too, right? That means she's gonna die soon,"

clock is also ticking,"

while they all speak about my mother and sisters.I think back

an old version of me want my sisters dead that