Forever in the Past and Forever in the Future

Chapter 67

Reggie and Amari step into the room. I follow them, but Bronx holds me back.

"Kas, please be careful," his face is full of worry. He places his palm on my face and caresses my cheek with his thumb. I can feel his worry flooding through me. I close my eyes to concentrate and block it, hold my hands against his so he doesn’t pull away. Selfishly want to feel our mate bond for a moment.

"I'll be back out here as soon as I'm done healing Ashley. No sooner, no later," I don't want to promise him anything. I don't feel like right now is the time to be careful. It is a time for action. 1

He leans down and gives me a soft kiss, "I'll be right here waiting, Baby."

I give him one last look before I go back into Ashley's room. Amari has situated herself on the far side of the bed. Reggie is holding Ashley's hand up to his mouth, kissing it. When he sees me, he moves to the other side of the room with Ashley's mom. She rubs his back while they both watch with worry.

"Alright, Kas. Lay your hands as you normally would. Ashley, I am going to lay my hands on top of your Luna's. Try to double her healing ability, if you will," Amari explains to the sleepy Ashley.

"Ashley, if you feel any pain, any discomfort at all, tell us right away," I nod while I speak to her.

"Okay. I will,” she smiles weakly.

I put her hands down at her sides for her and place one of my hands on her chest and the other on her slightly bloated belly.

"So, how far along are you? I can’t believe I forgot to ask," I ask apologetically.

"A month and a half. We couldn't find a good time to tell you with everything that has been going on," she sounds apologetic herself. Typical Ashley, always worried about everyone else.

"Okay, well, let's make the next three and a half months comfortable in there for this pup, shall we?" I giggle a little, trying to lighten the mood.

let's," she smiles

look up at Amari and nod,

she says. It’s just one word, but it is calm

and takes a deep breath. I feel her warm, calming energy flow into my hands. Pure and white, mixing in with my impatient, rolling waves of energy. I close my eyes and take a deep

feel it, I am tempted to pull more from her, but it feels like it would be a breach of trust to do so. I let my essence melt from my human form and flow into Ashley. I can sense her baby. Katie feels tired and weak, but she doesn't want to give up. I start by giving both of them a boost to strengthen them.

I spread myself further, down to their organs and tissue. I can sense I am close to the source of the problem. I am drawn to the red blood cells being pumped through both of their hearts. Focusing further, I become more disconnected from my

in the oxygen they need. I try to reach into them, but the

Kas,"

do I do that? How do I pull this disease out of these cells? I reach out and rake my energy through the cells, leaving a purple aura behind as I do. Bidding the aura to pull the darkened

perform the action again and look around, watching the cells swirl around me, getting lighter and lighter back to the normal red color. As I continue, my purple aura becomes darker and choppier. I pull the

my energy through her again. Pushing the disease out of her cells, collecting it in my aura, and pushing healing energy to the mother and baby. I keep going until there is no sign of

become more complete, I feel something is different with the baby. I focus on her. She seems happy and content, settled into her

not on top of mine. She is standing back against the wall, watching me with

didn't...you're a...I," Amari stumbles over her words. I’m not sure when she removed herself from our link, but she looks like she

to Ashley. She is back to her normal color and her energy is back to how I'm used to seeing her.

I feel

million bucks," She puts her hands over her mouth and sobs, looking over

look at Reggie, but the motion makes me dizzy. I grab onto the railing of the bed and stumble backwards. He rushes forward and catches me before I hit the ground. I hear Bronx run into the room, pulling me out of

you okay?" Bronx asks, fussing over me. I see his eye looking at me, but my vision is spinning, so it's difficult to focus on

I stammer. Without another word, Bronx picks me up and carries me into the bathroom. Amari follows and closes the

the toilet. I feel the lurch of my stomach and lean forward,

sour, acidic taste coating my mouth makes me feel sick all over again. My stomach heaves over and over until there's nothing left to throw

eyes. I’m still dizzy, but completely drained of energy. Bronx takes me