The Blood Moon Twins – Chapter 102

REMY

“Before we get started, I have a question for you,” I said. I felt nervous with how this interaction began, but if Blade had the courage to stand up for me, I wanted to have the courage to ask about his magic.

Cain paused and raised his eyebrows. “What is your question? Make it quick. We don’t have a lot of time before your parents insist on leaving.”

ke too fast to breathe in between sentences, and I felt out of breath after the questions. I knew part of that was due to nerves.

sorcerer?”

topic for him, and I didn’t want to subject him to that.

d, pondering my que

ecently though,” Blade explained.

typically when magic is merely suppressed, you can still feel a flicker of the magic stirring inside of you.”

y confident this wasn’t the case for Blade.

red her twenty-first birthday that she even realized she had magic. How old are you, Blade?”

d.

g both wouldn’t hurt,” Cain said. “I don’t actually

es are different. They stop aging when they are fully grown, which can vary from vampire to vampire from what I understand. Born vampires aren’t very common though, since vampires typically lose the ability to reproduce.”

n nodded his head. “That could explain your lack of magic. I

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death, especially if the magic user isn’t very strong,” Cain said. “It’s a testament to your brother’s strength that he survived what the Council of Magic did to him.”

vident in his voice.

take that power away from you?”

can think of someone who would want to take that from me.”

product for power–not a child of love. I wouldn’t have been surprised if his father took his magic away just to make sure Blade stayed in check.

ally to me, but it felt like words would never be enough to convey what I wanted to.

aranteed way to regain your magic,” Cain said.

to?” Blade asked. He looked desperate for th

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hat I can figure out.” Blade was still stressed, but I could feel the little bit of hope stirring inside of him.

n’t triggering because you currently lack your magic. That change could be enough to trigger the prophecy, which could change everyone’s lives, so just tread with caution,” Cain pointed out.

hecy, him lacking magic could have been the reason nothing had happened so far.

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CAULDER

st of eternity, but I knew I had minutes at best. I could hear my parents packing, and the moment they heard me, they would ask me to help. I wasn’t ready to get up quite yet, so I kept my eye

m her, making her my own. No one would ever question my loyalty to her again, and she would be my everything.

.

at’s a good thing, isn’t it?”

l of a sudden?”

e they realized it wasn’t worth it. Remy

in the pack, and he wasn’t there.

I asked. I carefully moved away from Harper, not wanting to

on’t you get Blade and Remy? It’s almost time for us to leave,” my mother quickly said.

hes and quickly changed before going out

ing but hold Harper.

d it seemed like most sorcerers hadn’t started their days yet. I wasn’t too surprised after how much I heard they were drinking at their festival last night. I hadn’t joined them, but I could hear the shouts and laughter late into the night from the guest house we had been provided.

her and tell her it was almost time to go.

wly sank in. He knew as well as I did that Remy’s frustration was about to grow exponentially.

ed even more.

like I’m on the verge of figuring this out,” Remy said, desperation filling the a