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."

 

your bloodstream anymore, it's just flesh wounds. This is basic stuff. I've

 

also a touch of confusion mixed in. He stops and rubs his face with his hands before he puts

 

He's frustrated with

 

going to stop until | say yes, are

 

shrug, trying

 

this and anything happens to you

 

will happen. It will just make me

 

fine. You can try to heal me. What do you want me to do?" A sense of relief spreads over me, "Thank

 

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 one hundred percent

 

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

 

close my eye and sigh deeply. | know this

 

what it feels like when you move when you exercise. The way your

deeper than that. Think down to the individual strands of muscle. Think about when they are flexed, about when they

 

Her voice melts into me, becoming part of me. It's

 

my body, but it doesn't necessarily matter at that moment.

 

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 | have

 

out and cooling down. | open my eye

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