Forever in the Past and Forever in the Future

Chapter 43

"Bronx?" | say shyly. | hope he is sleepy enough that he will just say yes to my request.

 

"Yeah, Baby?" he responds sleepily. His voice is almost a whisper.

 

"| want to do something for you, but | need your permission and I'm afraid you'll say no," | try to sound casual and calm.

 

The light of the moon shining through the window is the only light allowing me to see his reaction. He opens his eye and looks atme with concern but his voice sounds suspicious of my motives, "Why would | ever tell you no? But more importantly, why would you need permission?"

 

"I-| want to heal you," | sit up, facing him, "I don't want you to end up with scars like mine. | know in Blood River having scars is a badge of honor, but this is different.”

 

"You're right. I'm going to say no," he rolls gingerly on his back away from me and stares at the ceiling, "It isn't your burden to bear. | don't want you to waste your precious strength on something like that. You're healing, yourself. You don't need to heal me too."

 

Ugh, why does my mate have to be so stubborn.

 

"Bronx, please. | have enough strength for this. | mean I'll probably be tired tomorrow, but | will be fine, | promise,” | pout.

 

"Kas, you almost died bringing me back from the brink of death. | can't lose you because you are worried about my vanity. | can't."

 

lose me. This is a simple enough healing. There's no poison in your bloodstream anymore, it's just flesh wounds. This is basic stuff. I've trained for it for months.

 

starts pacing, looking at me angrily. There is also a touch of confusion mixed in. He stops and rubs his face with his hands before he puts them on

 

He's frustrated with

 

until

 

not," | shrug, trying

 

you do this and anything happens to

 

just make me extra sleepy. |

 

want this to turn into a fight, so if it will appease you, fine. You can try to heal me. What do you want me to do?" A sense

 

it feels like when your back is well...not full of lash marks. Don't think about me, don't think about anyone else, just imagine what you look and feel like when you are

 

at me like I'm crazy. "Just close your eyes and focus, please.” : He closes his eye and takes a deep breath.

 

this is a bad idea but | have

 

about your body. Think about what it feels like when you move when

that. Think down to the individual strands of muscle. Think about when they

 

feel my body relax, like I'm hypnotized. Her voice melts into me, becoming part of me.

 

body, but it doesn't necessarily

 

back. | feel a warmth building in my chest radiating to my back. It doesn't hurt. It's comforting and | don't want it to stop. | feel any tension that | didn't even know that | had been holding on to release from my body. | feel better than

 

out and cooling down. | open

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