Forever in the Past and Forever in the Future

Chapter 61

Kas’s POV

 

Coffee and dark chocolate. Mochaccino. | smell it before | open my eyes. Bronx. My mate. He came home. He asked me not to leave. | have a pounding headache from crying but | feel myself being calmed by his scent. | clutch his shirt tight and pull it closer to my nose breathing in deeply. | feel his hand gently rubbing my back.

 

"You awake, Baby?" | hear his rough voice from outside the cocoon he has me wrapped in. |nod my head and he opens up his large arms, so he can look at me.

 

"You ready to talk?" He asks gently, as he brushes my bangs out of my eyes.

 

"| don't know," | tell him honestly, "| don't want to cry anymore."

 

Bronx sighs deeply and shakes his head like he's not sure what to say. He rubs his hands on his face before he continues, "Kas, I-I have some confessions to make and I'm sure you're going to be mad but | need to tell you."

 

“Confessions?” | squeak out.

 

“Oh my Goddess, is he seriously about to say he has been cheating on us?!” Lex starts to growl, “How did we not smell another she wolf on him?!”

 

| feel myself stiffen at Lex's revelation, bracing myself for whatever Bronx is about to Say.

 

he flicks his eye up from the ground to look at me. "What?"

 

answer my question. His eye darts around, avoiding my glare, as he gulps hard and continues to

 

his voice cracks and he

 

did this on purpose. He hurt me on purpose. He manipulated the people around

Lex’s and mine combined. That's all | feel. | pull away from Bronx as he desperately tries to hold on to me. Lex is seconds away from taking

 

can explain. I-" he

 

enough. She grabs me and roughly yanks me to the

 

Lex roars in her deep ethereal tone, “HOW DARE YOU HURT MY KAS!" The windows rattle and the floor shakes as her voice booms. Our heart

 

very afraid. We shifted without me even realizing it. Lex's voice was

 

hurt our mate!" | plead with her, trying to pull on her

 

without a break in her stride, straight

 

only thing keeping us warm. She is deep into the woods and night is quickly falling

 

least find shelter. It's going to be subzero temperatures soon. Your paws will get frostbite," |

 

to right now, but she does slow to a walk to get her bearings. Her breath visible even in the darkness. The woods are thick in this part of the territory. We can hear Blood River in the distance, off to the right. Other than that, no familiar sights or scents can be found. We can’t hear any wolves around us

 

her body against the flimsy door and easily knocks it down. The crashing sound quickly fades in the silence of the night. We walk inside and look around. The inside of the cabin is a big open room. A thick layer of dust covers everything. No one has been here in a long time. There's a small bed in the corner, covered in quilts and sheepskins. She stands in front of the bed and finally lets us shift back into my human form. Which is great and all, but it is negative degrees outside and I’m freaking naked. | rummage through

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