Forever in the Past and Forever in the Future

Chapter 115

“Tessa said she and Arnie can escort us to give everyone else a break, but only pack members who live in the packhouse, okay? If we leave the packhouse, we have to have extra security. Even if it is just the houses down the street,” Bronx lectures me after making a few phone calls.

 

“T'll take it. We can get everyone else tomorrow in the dining room,” I smile and throw my arms around his waist before I run on my toes to the shower to get myself ready for the day. I turn on the water in the shower and get undressed, take off all my jewelry, including my lavish, trackable, diamond dog collar, and place it all in the little velvet lined dish on the countertop. Oh sorry, I meant to say, the beautiful diamond necklace my husband had custom made, using the latest nanotechnology, so he could know where I am every second of every day.

 

I step into the shower and start washing my hair. As I'm massaging the shampoo into my hair, I hear Bronx call me.

 

“Baby? Did you take your necklace off? I got an alert,” he calls into the bathroom.

“Yeah,” I holler back over the noise of the shower, “I have to wash my hair. I didn’t want it to get full of conditioner. It's on the tray on the bathroom counter.”

 

“Okay, just checking,” he says before I hear the bathroom door close, "Please don't forget to put it on when you're done."

 

"No problem, Sweetheart,” I call back sweetly.

 

“Lex, how long was that?”

 

“Ninety-seven seconds. I thought it would be faster. Better give us a buffer, just in case” she advises.

 

“Yeah. That’s a good call. Ten seconds?” Inod and pout my lip as! rinse out the shampoo.

 

“I haven't been out in for a long time. I'm itching to go. Ten seconds is way more than enough. We just have to shift quickly.”

 

“Okay. You're not exaggerating, right? If you tell me ten seconds, I'm giving you ten seconds.”

 

“I can make it eight if you want,” she snarks back.

 

“Fine. Ten. You don't have to be a little bitch about it,” I huff at her.

 

“You don't have to be a little bitch,” she mimics in a mocking tone. I roll my eyes and cut off our connection before she makes me mad.

 

I rub the conditioner into my hair and pile it on top of my head. I close my eyes and think outside of my body, “ Leticia, are you there?”

 

it time?” Leticia

 

I will recite the incantation as soon

 

only have two eyeballs left since you told me not to kill Bronx or Jasen,” she warns, but sounds more like she’s reciting the safety instructions airline

 

changes her voice to sound like a moaning ghost with a giggle, “T'll

 

and shake my head at her, “I'll see you

 

Love you, Leticia.”

 

as I pull myself back to my body

 

fingers over the bracelet. It glows purple for a moment, and the vision in my left eye goes blurry. I blink hard a few times to adjust to the sensation of seeing double and look in the mirror. The dark circles under my eyes are more pronounced than they have been before, making my

 

I hide the bracelet under my sleeve and head out to meet Bronx so we can hand out boxes of baked goods

 

happened to your eye?” Bronx asks when I meet him by the door. He

 

eye. Lex is already healing it. It will be better in no time,”

 

Tessa! Hi Arnie!” I smile and take her

a nod and greets Bronx. They get to work moving in and out

 

Kas, how, uh, how are you

 

you for asking. And how have you been? Bronx said you have been working closely with the team. Oh, would you like a cupcake?” I open the

 

duty,” she smiles, holding her hands up in front of

“Suit yourself,” I shrug.

 

okay?” She leans down and points to

 

yeah,” I wave her off, “Shampoo in my

 

We will start on the second floor, then go down to the main level to catch anyone who

 

the hospital wing?” I

 

should have enough. Worst-case scenarlo, we can come back and get more. Goddess knows

 

a broad grin. Bronx lets me walk beside Tessa so she and I can chat. She tells me how much she enjoys being here at Blood River and is grateful that we are going to let her live

seems more relaxed

 

floor and start handing packages out to the packhouse residents. Some people are not home, so we leave the boxes in front of their doors

 

that neither Diane nor Carly are in their suites. I was hoping to apologize to Diane for freezing her. It needed to be done, but she didn’t

 

way to the main floor, handing boxes to pack members who are working and then to the kitchens, where Mrs. Miller engulfs me into a powerful hug and hug.

 

just milling around because of the security protocols in place, so we can make quick work of handing out goodies.

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