The Blood Moon Twins – Chapter 12

CAULDER

\tI startled awake to the sound of the door creaking open. Remy and Harper had both passed out on either side of me. I wiped a little drool off my cheek, grateful the other two weren’t awake to see it. The TV was buzzing at a low level with some random show I didn’t recognize. Remy must have switched to regular TV after the second movie had ended. I wasn’t really sure at what point I had fallen asleep, since I hadn’t been paying much attention to the screen anyway.

\tI looked over at the door and saw my mother poke her head through the opening. She motioned for me to come over to her, but I was stuck under sleeping bodies. It took me a moment to untangle myself from Remy and Harper. I walked over to the door, trying my best to stifle a yawn. I followed my mother out of Remy’s bedroom and tried to rub the sleep out of my eyes. I wasn’t sure what time it was, but it felt late.

ey, sorry if I woke you up,” my m

ne. I should probably get back to my own bed anyway.”

with me earlier.” She massaged her temples and squeezed her eyes shut. “I wish she could just understand that when I tell her to do something, it’s for

I had always followed my mother’s wishes when it came to Remy, and I had never questioned her motives befo

xhausted from the day, and I couldn’t blame her. I was often tired when I helped my father out with alpha duties, and I didn’t take on nearly as much responsibility as my parents did.

raining sessions and stay up cramming all night for a test. She was the hardest worker I knew, probably even more than me, and I knew she didn’t get the credit

r looked straight into my eyes, and I knew she knew more than I did about what happened.

” I needed answers. Whatever happened tonight had to do with Remy, but that’s all I knew.

have bothered you tonight. I’m sorry your father and I weren’t around for the rest of your birthday. I promise I’ll make it up to you.”

was magical, and it was here for Remy, wasn’t it?”

her.”

“This is worse than I thought.”

reaction only confirmed what I feared. Remy was being directly targeted by whatever this thing was.

d I could tell she was worried, but I wasn’t going to leave this conversation like this.

o rise as frustration took over. I was expected to protect my sister, and I was supposed to take over the wolfpack one day, but now, when there was something serious looming over our heads, I was being kept in the dark.

, and I felt a calming presence wash over me. “You’re right. You deserve to know the truth, but this isn’t something we can discuss here, and this isn’t something

deserved to be.

early wasn’t prepared for this conversation tonight.

uth.”

Remy safe, I would agree to it for now.

t“

nd started walking towards her office.

time as we made our way through the pack house. It was after midnight, which meant it was no longer our birthday.

d her luna business here.

Daughter of Moon and Magic that would lead to great destruction. I thought it was about me when I learned I was half sorcerer and half werewolf, and there were others who thought the same thing. There was a man who tried to use me to get the power he always wanted. With your father’s help, we destroyed the man and broke the prophecy–or

ere was this creature that had been locked in a magical prison for centuries, and it was dormant for a long time. But when you and Remy were born, the council could feel the creature trying to break free. That’s when they realized the prophecy was never about me.”

s were supposed to follow and report to. They were in charge of keeping peace in the sorcerer world, and their word was the law among sorcerers. That wasn’t a world we were part of, though. We had never seen the territory the sorcerers dwelled on. Werewolves, sorcerers, and vampires agreed to keep to their separate territories long ago and follow their own rulers that were in charge of keeping our identities secret from humans.

rewolf world unbothered. She never kept the sorcerer world a secret from us, but she made it clear the Council of Magic was not to be trusted under any circumstances, and it was not a place she wanted us to go. She never fully explained why, but I trusted her, so I didn’t question it.

’s a pretty sure thing.”

n of the world. Remy was too good-natured. She would never hurt anyone intentionally.

rld as we know would be lost.”

m. They were too vague.

would the two of them create this powerful being that would create de

him, we should be able to stop this prophecy from coming true. At least that’s what we thought.”

of this makes sense.” My head was starting to hurt from trying to figure out this prophecy, and I wasn’t sure if I fully believed in it. We lived in a world with choices and passion. Just because someone predicted something centuries ago, I didn’t want to fear it. We had more information at the tips of our fingers than the

ther I believed in this prophecy or not didn’t change the fact that Remy was in real danger.

p this thing, and they are trying to break it free. What happened today was just a small amount of power that this thing holds. We think the Son of Blood and Magic might be involved in this, which makes it

“So why won’t you tell Remy any of this? If she knew the truth, I’m sure she would help stop it. She would avoid this Son of Blood and whatever.”

the Council of Magic years ago. They agreed to protect Remy and our family from this prophecy, but the only thing they asked in return was for us to never tell Remy who she truly was.”

e more powerful than them, too, so why do we need their protection?” All of this felt unfair to Remy. She deserved to know the truth, especially if it meant she was in danger.

he two of you.”

n?”

power when it comes to magic, not me.”

I knew there was more she wasn’t saying.

t“There’s so