Forever in the Past and Forever in the Future

Chapter 122

Katherine’s POV

 

The estate is unusually quiet when I get home from work. I don’t notice the usual hustle and bustle, but I chalk it up to coming home later than I normally do.

 

I push open the door to my darkened office, pour myself a glass of scotch, and make my way over to the desk. I turn on the desk lamp and sit down, taking a deep sip of my drink.

 

“Hello, Iokaste,” I lean back in my chair, addressing the woman in the tall wingback seat across the desk, “You look like shit.”

 

“Hello, Katherine. Thank you for the compliment,” she snarks at me and leans forward from the shadow, letting me see her pale skin and sunken eyes be more clearly. Her spindly hand supports her chin. The longer I look at her, the more I realize she is way too thin.

 

“K-Kas. Are-are you alright?” I stammer when I see her true condition.

 

“Don’t worry about me, darling. You never have before. I'm here because I need you to do something for me. I'm going to give you a choice on how you do it,” she says, steepling her fingers in front of her face.

 

I laugh dismissively, “You're going to tell me what to do? Darling, not in this lifetime.”

 

“Well then, your precious Maven, Amari's Giatros, and Tessa’s Fuoros will stay with me until the end of their lifetimes,” she counts on her fingers casually.

 

“What are you talking about?” I stand up and try to mind link my sisters.

 

“No one’s here, Katherine,” Iokaste’s voice rings back in my mind, “They came willingly when I asked.”

 

“You're a fucking liar. The Maven won't go any where with you,” Islam my hand on the table at her falsehoods.

 

Iokaste leans her head back against the chair and cackles dryly at me, “You're supposed to be so damn smart. You're just as conceited and foolish as the next person, Katherine.”

 

She stands slowly, supporting herself against the arm of the chair.

 

already-” my

you don’t comply with my request? Why, yes. Yes, I am,” she interrupts, “So which do you choose, Katherine?

 

I look at her in disbelief, “Kas, please let me

 

she commands, rolling her eyes and swiping her fingers downward. I’m compelled to obey as she uses

 

me what she wants from me as gently as

 

I grow] at her when she stands

 

haven’t done it before? Do I need to compel

 

you can’t have my Maven, Iokaste. They’re mine,” I cross my arms in front of me, “When

 

my soul as she claps her hands in

 

of a windy, snow-covered field. The moon is low in the clear dark sky. In the distance,

 

my high heels, and remove my

 

do what she

wolf, I’m not listening to that degenerate. I'm going to talk sense into

 

Katherine? There’s a reason

sprouts from my skin as we take wolf form. We pad our way to the tree line toward the wolves guarding

 

Hello sisters! I'm looking for Coral,” I call through a mind

 

thicket of trees in human form. Her voice is calm and reserved, “She

 

look around and see nine sets of red eyes

 

it, Seraph. Iokaste trapped us. If we don't, they will kill us. If we do, they'll kill us,

 

die with blood on your

 

Just get it over with.” Seraph launches herself at Cora, clamping down on her throat. Her body stiffens, but she doesn’t fight back. Her windpipe and neck snap in one bite. Seraph releases her grip and stands back, watching the light of Cora’s spirit leave her eyes. My only solace in taking my sister's life is

 

the Agrios wolves, who are all mere feet away from me. I look around,

 

and close my eyes. I can only hope for a

 

Kas’s POV

 

the chair and embrace the pain of Cora’s death. A few minutes later, another wave of agony confirms Katherine’s demise. I relish her death for different reasons. Her need for control

numb the pain, then look around. I send fireballs from my hands into the hallway and around the office. By the time anyone realizes there is a fire, nothing will be left except ashes. As the flames build around me, I create a portal and step into a large room with twenty-seven patiently waiting women in a

the evening to mourn the loss of your Luna. I will see

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