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Forever in the Past and Forever in the Future Book 2: Chapter 69
There's a glint in Leticia's eye as she watches the words absorb into my soul, "Feels good, doesn't it?" I put my fork down and clear my throat, trying to play it cool, "It kinda does, yeah." “That’s because there's power in those words. They are yours, Kas. You own them," she puts her chin in her hands and watches me more closely. "What do you mean, I own them? A person can't own words, Leticia," I try to rationalize with her, but it seems fruitless. "It's your faction, Kas. Mavri Magea is Greek for Dark Magic. Nowadays, I think our sisters call us ‘The Dark’. Rude isn’t it? We didn’t pick the name. Mother gave it to us. We are the youngest of the Manae. And you are the youngest of all of us. Mother saved the best for last, I guess. Can you believe she had to ask permission to change the calendar just for you?" she chuckles as she shakes her head at a memory. I push the vegetables around on my plate, “So we have dark magic to counteract how ‘light’ our other forty sisters are?”
Forever in the Past and Forever in the Future Book 2: Chapter 70
I smile warmly as my friend recognizes me. “Delilah, why are you here? Where’s Bronx?” I ask with a yawn and a big stretch. She yawns too, stretching her long spindly arms, before she pushes her light brown hair out of her eyes. Her French accent is thicker than usual as she wakes up, “He’s downstairs with everyone else completing the Santoro deal. Oh, except Musu. She’s in your living room doing research.” “Oh, okay,” I nod with acceptance while the fog in my brain clears, “Wait, why does that mean you and Musu need to be here? Not that I mind.” “You have been asleep for a day and a half. The Alpha wanted someone keeping an eye on you at all times when he is not here. I volunteered this time. Musu and I have been taking turns.” “Musu is here too?” This gives me an idea. I could really use a good chat with both of them about Leticia, but before that I want to spend time with my best friend. I have missed her so much. Other than Bronx, I spent most of my time with Delilah. She a
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We sit and chat a little about our mates for a while until we finish the milkshakes and set the glasses aside. “Alright ladies, I have some things I want to discuss with you, but I need your word that you will keep this between us,” I say solemnly. “Of course, Kas. You know you can trust me with anything,” Delilah shakes her head, not understanding why I would question her loyalty. “Kas, you can trust me. I keep plenty of secrets about my research from many people, even you sometimes,” Musu takes my hand and looks me in the eye. “Thank you ladies. This all stays with the three of us in this room. If we want to speak about it again, it is only between the three of us,” I reaffirm my words. They both look at me and nod. I tell them about my conversation with Leticia. Everything from my abilities, her abilities, and the various abilities of our sisters. “Why do you want to keep this a secret?” Delilah asks, “It seems like information any of your sisters who are downstairs could easi
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Bronx’s POV We finally break for lunch after negotiating costs for various parts of the contract between Santoro Enterprises and MasonCo, which surprisingly, is a legitimate business venture for them, even though I find it extremely coincidental they bought land within wolf running distance from the northern part of our territory. I look at my watch. It’s almost one p.m. I haven’t heard any updates from Delilah or Musu. No news is good news, I guess, I think to myself as I climb the stairs to the fifth floor. There’s one security guard half a flight in front of me and two half a flight behind me as I walk. I can’t believe I have to have security in my own home, but even with the wards Delilah and Lady Camille put up, we do not know if this Leticia woman could create another portal out of thin air and attack me. If I would have refused to allow the extra security, I think my ranked members would have pulled a mutiny and thrown me in the dungeon. When we get to the top floor, I see J
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Marco’s POV I groan and lean my head on the table. I hate this. My family lineage is not who I am, and I hate people knowing about it. “No. I ain’t a Beta. My uncle is a Beta. My dad is the younger brother, so he didn’t get no ranked title. I’m just a pack warrior, like you, James,” I sit up and shake my head. “So you’re a regular old pack warrior with Beta blood?” James says with a whole lotta sarcasm in his voice. “Actually,” Alpha Bronx interrupts. I look up at him to see a sly look on his face. "FINALLY, some damn recognition for who we are," my wolf Clash huffs. Oh man, please don't do it. Please don't do it. I beg in my mind. “He’s a regular old pack warrior with Alpha blood,” the Alpha finishes his thought. Shit. Why’d he have to call me out like that? "Because you do, ese!" Clash growls at me, "Stop denying it and GET OVER YOURSELF!" “Alpha, please stop. I’m no Beta and I certainly ain’t no Alpha,” I can feel my face getting flush with embarrassment. Clash groans at
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Bronx’s POV Having Kas actually in my arms, smiling and happy, feels like a dream. The last time I saw her awake was right after she healed Ashley. Since then, she has just been sleeping. I’ve had the pack doctors check on her, but they said she was fine, she just needed sleep. “I saw you in here with Delilah and Musu,” I nuzzle her cheek while I speak, “You looked like a mama wolf protecting her cubs. A true Luna protecting her pack. I love seeing you like that.” “Mmmm, well, if we play our cards right, one day I could be a mama wolf protecting her cubs,” she coos at me. Between the look in her eyes and hearing those words, it makes my heart hit a hard beat. “I mean, I don’t know if I’ve done whatever Zeus said I need to do yet to have a pup, but I mean, maybe we shouldn't waste this opportunity to practice making one, you know, just in case,” Kas says in her most innocent voice. She kisses the spot between my jawline and lip that makes me close my eye and sigh while she unbuttons
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Kas’s POV Once Delilah and Musu get back to the apartment, Delilah and I turn on the cooking channel to watch a cake baking competition. We beg Musu to watch with us, but she insists she has work to do. She compromises by sitting on the sofa and putting on her headphones while she keeps working. Delilah and I throw my green and gray blanket over us and comment on what the contestants are doing right and wrong and what we would do differently. During the commercial breaks, Delilah tells me about the basics of magic theory to prepare me for practices. Around four p.m. there is a knock on the apartment door. Delilah jumps up before I can stop her and answers it. “Um, Kas?” Lex says quietly, as if someone other than me could hear her if she spoke to loud. “Um, Lex? Why are you whispering?” I ask, confused. “I want to talk to you about something before you play with magic.” “Okay, you know you can tell me anything. What’s up?” “The other day, when I was talking to Saint in the weight
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I try to roll over to get out of bed so I can get a shower, but Bronx tugs me back down and pulls me until my back is close against his chest, wrapping his arms around my waist. “I need to get cleaned up, Sweetheart. I’ll be back after my shower,” I giggle and scrunch up my shoulders as he nibbles at the spot on my neck below my ear. “Nope,” he growls playfully from somewhere in my hair. I feel him take a deep breath, “I like when you smell like me.” “I like when I smell like you too, but I don’t enjoy laying in bed feeling sweaty and sticky. Give me ten minutes,” I turn in his arms to face him. “Five,” he kisses my forehead and drapes his leg over me, trapping me against him. “Eight,” I negotiate for more time. “You drive a hard bargain, Kas Mason,” he grumbles, burying his nose back in my hair. “My husband says I’m a damn good businesswoman,” I smile into his chest and give a gentle nip on his marking spot that isn’t completely healed. I feel him shiver happily at the sensatio
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I sit on the edge of the bed in the silent room. So this is what twenty-five feels like. I wonder if a hundred and twenty-five will feel just as good. What about two hundred and twenty-five? I laugh to myself at the thought as I head into the bathroom. I look in the mirror and run a brush through my white hair. None of the sparkly gray came back when it grew in four and a half years ago. I examine the mirror closer. It looks like there are some more violet flecks in the light gray of my irises, but maybe that’s just me being hopeful. I still don’t have any abilities other than being able to shift and mind linking other pack members. I splash water on my face and brush my teeth. There will be time to shower later before the pack Summer Solstice party and pack run. I pick up some toys that made their way into the closet room and find a dark blue sundress to wear. Once I am changed, I look at myself in the full-length mirror and smile. When I get into the living room, Marco comes up an
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The smell of pine needles and lavender fills the room. I keep my eyes closed and hide my smile as the giggles get closer. “Mommy? Are you awake?” Maya’s little voice whispers loudly. I can feel her weight climbing onto the bed. “Shhh, Maya, Mommy gets to sleep, because it’s her birfday,” Andreas giggles at her while he climbs onto the bed as well. I roll over and pretend to yawn with a big growl and stretch my arms out wide, grabbing them both and bringing them toward me. Their happy squeals fill my heart with joy. “Hello, darlings,” I squeeze them tightly in my arms. “Mommy, happy birfday!” Andreas says happily and gives me a wet kiss on the cheek. “Mommy, Auntie Delilah said she’s made a cake for you,” Maya says with big gray eyes. She lays in my arms and plays with my white hair. She gives a sly little smile, “I think she made chocolate.” “Oh, she did, did she?” I smile back. The twins talk excitedly at the same time, telling me about all the things they want to do with me to
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Kas’s POV I sit in front of him, even though he doesn’t know I’m there. I’m afraid if I look away, I may never see him again. Elexis’s black snout pushes under my elbow so I will put my arm around her while she sits next to me. I let myself lean heavily against her while we watch our mate realize that my spirit has left my body. “He broke the mate bond, Kas. Our spirits’ journeys are finished,” Lex says quietly, “There are no more lifetimes for us.” “I understand,” I nod slowly as I run my fingers through her silky onyx fur, “Lex, through everything, I forgive him. I’m sure it seems foolish, but I don’t have the desire to hold on to hate or malice when I move on. So, I forgive him.” “Of course you do. You have a good heart, Kas. I know how much you loved him over the centuries.” “I’ve made my peace, and I died knowing I did everything I could do to save my sisters and keep my pups alive. There is nothing else I need to fulfill me.” “It has been a pleasure being your wolf, Kas. I
Forever in the Past and Forever in the Future Book 2: Chapter 127
“She’s pregnant?” I ask out loud, no one in particular. “Twins,” Reggie says dully. “Based on how big she is and comparing her to when Musu was pregnant, we think she’s due any day. Since she hasn’t eaten, her babies are basically using her body for nutrition. For lack of a better term, they’re eating her alive,” Milo says, as he brushes his hand against her cheek. He sits back on his heels and looks at her with tears in his eyes, “We don’t know what happened to Lex. She hasn’t been able to heal her for over three weeks now.” “What did the doctor say?” I gulp hard. I plant my feet to the ground, afraid to move. “You said no fucking doctors,” Reggie hisses at me through gritted teeth, “or have you forgotten?” “LOOK WHAT YOU DID TO HER YOU SON OF A BITCH!” Saint’s first words in weeks are pure rage against me. He tries to claw his way forward to take control and get to Kas, still protective of her. I take a step forward. A small piece of me, a deep down part that has been hidden awa
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Bronx’s POV “Come on, man. It’s been a month. We’re sick of this shit. If this is your order, if this is truly what you want, then man the fuck up and come to the dungeon so you can see your damn handy work,” Milo’s steel-gray eyes bore into me, “Like you said, you don’t give a fuck anymore, so prove it. Come see what you’re doing.” “Watch your tone, Milo,” I stand up, growling at him. “Look, Bronx, you can come with us right now or you can find Blood River another Beta. I have plenty of packs who have already said they would give me asylum. Fuck being a Beta. I’ll take a job as a front gate guard and call it a fucking day. I’ll pack my shit, take Codi, and leave today if that’s how you really want this to go down. Your choice,” he crosses his arms and stares me down. Behind him, Reggie has his hands on his hips, looking at the floor. “What about you, Reggie? You're awfully quiet. Are you part of this ultimatum, too?” I lean forward against the desk, giving him a chance to speak u
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Milo’s POV Marco had told us to find her binder before Bronx ordered us to lock him in solitary confinement. He said Kas kept note cards and binders for everything. We just had to find the correct binder to figure out what she was up to. He couldn’t tell us anymore because of some sort of potion he had swallowed. He was right. We rifled through dozens of binders in her office until we found one in her desk drawer that had a sticker labeled ‘Manae Notes’. It detailed everything, complete with cute pictures of rooms and furniture she wanted to use magic to create so her sisters would be comfortable in the home she was building for them. Some of the note cards were actually thin sheets of parchment that looked like they were hundreds of years old. Others were thick handmade papers that were crumbling on the edges. There were at least six different languages among the cards. Musu helped us translate most of them, but a few she said were in dead languages she wasn’t familiar with. Regardl
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Kas’s POV I wake up in the morning feeling stiff and sore. I slide out of bed with a groan and look in the mirror. Even more than yesterday, I don’t recognize the reflection I see. Pale skin with dark bags below my eyes. All the violet from my irises is gone, replaced by a gray so light, it could be mistaken for white. I gently run a brush through my brittle, thinning hair. It is no longer gray and glittery. It’s turned into a dull shade of white that matches my eyes. I put on a loose dress and a heavy long cardigan to hide the joints protruding from all my angles before I go out to address my sisters for one last time before escorting them to Kardiá tou Manae. When I first met Lenora, bruises from my nose being broken upset her. What she would think now at my self-imposed deterioration. I turn to the side and admire my growing belly. I let myself smile when I feel the impatient little kicks coming from inside. I spend time with each team of sisters and make sure they are still on
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Bronx’s POV Halloween comes and goes. Thanksgiving comes and goes. Winter Solstice is only a couple of weeks away. The frigid Montana winter trudges on. The world keeps turning as if Kas never existed. Last week, I heard Katherine Santoro’s abandoned estate in Greece burned down to the ground. No fatalities and no signs of the other residents and staff who lived there several days prior. A few days later, hunters found Katherine’s naked body, along with an unidentified woman, both mauled by wild animals in a wooded area of Mongolia. The artist's sketch of the other woman is clearly Cora. As soon as they confirmed Katherine was dead, I had my people get to work on acquiring Santoro Enterprises. Within several months, I will be the CEO, absorb the company into MasonCo and create a logistics division. If there are any Manae hiding among Santoro Enterprises staff, I will flush them out and throw them into the dungeon to rot. It’s what they deserve. If Kas ever dares show her face aga
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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, steepl
