The Blood Moon Twins – Chapter 10

REMY

\tI paced back and forth inside the pack house. It was ridiculous that Caulder made me stay inside. He must have thought of me the same way my parents did. So what if I didn’t have a future role in this pack? It didn’t make me weak and useless. I even saved someone’s life, and now I was being hidden away like some useless princess.

\tI reached for the door handle, ready to storm outside and help anyway. I was tired of being the girl who did everything she was told to do. The threat was over. There was no reason for me to stay in here any longer.

I would only make them angry, and I hated making people angry. My hand dropped, and I let out a sigh. My fear of disappointing others was still holding me back, and I couldn’t get myself to disobey them.

appearance. He was tall, almost unusually tall, and something felt oddly familiar about him. I didn’t recognize him, and as far as I knew, he had never been to the pack house, but something in the back of my mind told me I had met this man before.

. That much I knew. He had shifted right in front of me, and I could feel his magic filling the air around

ck, ready to fight if it came down to it. My mother said never to trust a stranger, and even th

ar. It’s been a while. You look well. Where is your mother?”

oe. I wasn’t about to take a chance.

id the right thing by reaching out to her.

here?” she asked. Her voice was angry, and

ised his eyebrows. “Adira, I thought we were past such things. You know exact

at time.”

. It seemed to almost harden as if to hide whatever he was thinking.

se go to your room.”

ut. “I want to stay.”

yself?

ebrating it, I had somehow ended up in my room alone, being treated like a child.

er.

irthday ever.

\t-

\tHARPER

mplete i***t. I was supposed to take things slowly with him, but that was anything but slow.

to develop feelings for him. When I talked to him, I truly felt heard, and all of the late nights I had spent with him were forever burned in my memory. For the longest time, I had imagined what it would be like to actually be his girlfriend.

irls, but knowing his reputation, all of the girls kept fawning over him. I stopped being angry on their behalf, because they knew exactly what they were getting into with Caulder.

bout them.

nderful things I had imagined him saying to me for years, and it broke th

was still Caulder.

least.

o get it together. I couldn’t keep worrying about a boy when the pack was still dealing with everything that happen

d caring.

anything.

o was my best friend.

in the blink of an eye.

w to face him to tell him this was a mistake.

h, because the younger me wanted to revel in the fact that Caulder liked me.

\t-

LUNA ADIRA

r showing up like he did. That wasn’t the deal. He was never supposed to see or interact with

bilities filled my desk, and the room was dark from the curtains blocking out the moonlight.

n’t risk anyone walking in on us. I motioned for Winslow to sit in the chair across from my desk while I took a seat in my chair.

rything.

ere, Luna. We both know what attacked your pack house tonight.”

ore, and I knew exactly what it was. I tried pretending to move on in my life, pretending like the thre

estroyed everything we have worked so hard for.”

a deal, and you are failing your end of it. It could have attacked my daughter and son. It could have destroyed everything we have worked so hard for.”

\tWinslow shrugged. “You seemed to have dealt with it with e

ough they claimed they were past that and wanted to be friends, I would never trust them. They were snakes.

games. When it came to the protection of my family, I didn’t joke around.

is smooth demeanor falling for the first time. “That’s why I’m here. We’ve been able to keep it contained just fine

\tWinslow ignored my comment and continued talking. “The vampires are trying to bring the prophecy to fruition. They have been performing these rituals, trying to free the entity. They weakened the cage we built, and part of it escaped. This was only a fr

\t“We?” I repeated. “I have upheld my part of the

daughter was, and it came for her. If you want to protect your family, we need your help.”

s. We had managed eighteen years of peace, but that was gone now. I had tried to spare my children from t

from me?”

\t-

\tCAULDER

aken care of. I hadn’t seen her or Harper anywhere, and I knew I owed Remy

hteen, which meant we were supposed to be adults now, but no one had treated Remy that way.

r.

ur birthday. You shouldn’t spend it alone.”

. Her makeup was smeared, and her cheeks were stained with tears. She looked up at me with red eyes.

tever or whoever you want.” She tried to shut the door on me, but I slipped my foot in the door frame to stop it.

g anywhere. Can we please talk?”

d let go of the door, leaving me space to enter. “Fine.”