Forever in the Past and Forever in the Future

Lex's POV

| can't feel Kas. For the first time in millennia, our spirits are split from each other. | know I'm a warrior, but I'm scared. Kas and | have worked through our problems together forever. Like she said, forever in the past and forever in the future. Without her, I'm just a wolf. | don't know where | am or how I'm going to get back to her.

The last thing | remember, she was reaching out to the universe to find our mate. She didn't realize she reached too far. But | don't blame her, she did the right thing. We needed to find Saint and Bronx. We found them. By the time we got to Bronx, Saint was already edging to purgatory, moments from death. Kas was amazing. She kept reaching, even after we were stretched too far. | helped but | could feel the strain on her human spirit. | reached out to Saint and made a connection with him. | led him back to Bronx. | don't know if he made it all the way, | hope he did. Saint isn't here now. Neither is Kas or Bronx. I'm so scared. | pray my mother, the Moon Goddess, finds me and leads me back to Kas. I'm so empty without her.

| keep hearing sounds. They are so far away that I'm not sure if they are real or not, it's just a feeling.

"Hello?" my voice doesn't even have an echo. | need to focus. | need to find my way back to Kas and Saint and Bronx. | need to make sure they are alright.

Alright, Lex. Focus. Time to think our way back to Kas and our mate.

Saint's POV

is dead. I've been here before but it's different this time. I'm disconnected from Bronx. | don't want to be

I've been here but | don't think it matters. Like Kas said, forever in the past and

peaceful in this place. It doesn't feel right. | feel like | should be angry but | don't feel anything. Murdered by a rogue. What a disgraceful way to go. |

| mean. | miss Bronx and

like | can hear sounds but it might be my imagination. Maybe | feel it, not hear it. | don't know, shit is so confusing right now. "Who's there?" | snarl. There's no way I'm gonna let anyone bait me. | need to figure out a way to get back. Get back to being alive. Get back to Bronx and Elexis and Kas. | tis

not a good idea but let myself be led toward the sound, even if it is my imagination. It is something better than

Bronx's POV

still laying in front of me on her stomach. | don't think she has moved at all. | stretch a little to see how my back feels. It still hurts, | can feel scabs

can feel him, but | can't reach wherever he is. If he is

splash water on my face and look in the mirror. | look like shit. | am pale, my eyes are puffy, and my hair is arat's nest. There is still a deep red burn mark from the silver chains across my

way back to the bedroom. | set the cup on the nightstand

brush her hair out of her face and off her neck, letting my fingers brush against her skin and linger. | feel a sense of relief as the familiar sparks of our mate bond burst at our touch. | lean forward and kiss her cheek. | gently speak into her ear, "Come on,

and blinks with a groan. There are dark circles under her violet eyes. They look dull and tired but my heart jumps at