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."

 

There's no poison in your bloodstream anymore, it's just flesh wounds. This is basic stuff. I've trained for it for months. Please, let me do this for

 

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

 

He's

 

stop until | say yes, are

 

not," | shrug, trying to sound

 

this

 

just make me extra sleepy.

 

in defeat, "Okay, | don't 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

 

lash marks. Don't think about me, don't think

 

"Just close your eyes and focus, please.” : He closes his eye and takes a deep

 

my eye and sigh deeply. | know this is a bad idea

 

when you move when you

think deeper than that. Think down to the individual strands of muscle. Think about when they are flexed, about when they are stretched. The way they feel when you get

 

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

 

but it doesn't necessarily matter at that moment. | am more than just my body. | am part of my surroundings

 

| 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

 

corners of my body, evening out and cooling down. | open my eye

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