The Blood Moon Twins – Chapter 11

REMY

\tCaulder entered my room, but I stayed at the door, holding it open for a moment. I still wasn’t sure if I wanted to talk to him, but I didn’t exactly want to be alone on my birthday.

\tCaulder raised his eyebrows and tilted his head. “Please shut the door, Remy.”

about it, even though I felt justified in my frustrations.

y you wanted them to tonight. I know you have been looking forward to this night for a while, so I wanted to check on you. Are you okay?” Caulder was genuinely concerned for me. I could feel it thr

appy with that.”

”

is always another excuse for a party, especially with Scythe and his love for decorations.” I brushed my fingers

u so upset?”

e was when it was so obvious to me.

ut I have grown accustomed to their expectations of me. What upset me the most was when you told me to sit back because I had no obligations to this pack. Coming from you, that cut deep.”

s to the pack, but I was scared. You said that thing was coming from you, and Mom asked me to keep you safe. I didn’t know what else to do.”

“Do you know what it’s like to be constantly in your shadow? I want to help. I care about this pack, and I would be a kickass leader if given the chance. I try so hard, but no matter what I do, I feel like I can’t be seen. I’m not the future alp

this. “You think I hid you in the pack house because you don’t matter? Remy, it’s the opposite. If anything happened to you tonig

hadn’t stopped to think about how that had affected him.

econd. I can’t fail, or people will question if I will actually be a good leader. I have to get good grades, train hard, and know everyone in the pack. That kind of pressure is absolutely suffocating, and I don’t want it. I don’t want to be the alpha.” Caulder shut his mouth quickly.

sure he faced.

hard to set up this pack and make a good home for the werewolves here. He is a legend among our pack. I can’t run away from that. I can’t dishonor him or our family like that.”

d the freedom that came with having no expectations. I rushed forward and wrapped my arms around him. “I’m sorry,” I muttered into his chest.

the back. All of the tension between us seemed to disap

e, but I never stopped to realize I could at least support you more, even if I could never take on the responsibility I want to.”

into the face of danger for someone they barely knew.”

elt myself blushing at the compliment. Caulder’s opinio

Remy. Don’t ever change that, okay?”

getting into the mushy territory, and it was making me itch. “If you

ren’t alone. Sorry for interrupting. I’ll come back later.”

hug. “I’m so glad you’re okay.”

ut I could feel she was tense. “I’m glad you’re ok

shook m

olf’s warning and that vision were just a coincidence. Has your wolf said anything else?”

n of my vision. My legs felt a little shaky, so I moved over and sat down on my bed to hide how much this was affecting me

but why?”

l, right? They would probably know more about what it was.”

He showed no signs of relaxing. “I have a really bad feeling about this.”

afraid to say my fears out loud.

don’t we do something fun to take your minds off everything? It’s still your birthdays after all.”

ht to challenge authority, especially if there was something out there that was after me.

but at least we’ll be together.”

ulder and smiled. “Sounds perfect to me.”

\t-

\tCAULDER

ow she could barely look at me.

ing to upset her, but she kept her eyes glued to the TV.

to her, “Are you mad at me?”

h wide eyes before looking back at the movie. “Pay attention to th

air.

ntion to what’s happening in the movie, because I can’t concentrate knowing you can’t stand looking at me. Just tell me what I did wrong.”

me. “Nothing.”

are you acting like thi

ht away. She bit her lip and looked in the opposite direction as me. “Because I shouldn’t have kissed you. It wa

way as me. I didn’t know how to respond to that, so I tried to pay attention to the movie instead.

in.

t’s not that I didn’t enjoy the kiss,” she admitted. I blinked at her a few times, not understanding what she was trying to say. She inhaled d

smile graced my lips, and I felt myself growing cocky. “Don’t be embarrassed

er hit m

Harper in the slightest. She shoved the popcorn bowl towards us. “Don’t be a wimp, Caulder. Share the popcorn.”

bed the popcorn and handed it to Harper. Her hand brushed mine as I passed the bowl to her, sending a spark up my entire arm. All I wanted to do was hold her hand, which was a foreign feeling to me. I had never cared to hold a girl’s hand before, but Harper was different in so many ways. I wanted to hold her and cherish her. I wanted her to know I was completely serious about her.

hed over and intertwined my fingers with Harper’s. She looked at me with wide eyes, but she didn’t pull away, which was enough for me.