The Blood Moon Twins – Chapter 124

REMY

I didn’t know why I felt so nervous. It was just Caulder I was talking to. He had never looked down on me for the things I liked or wanted, and he was always on my side. He was the one person I knew would always have my back, no matter what happened, so this should’ve been an easy conversation. Yet, my heart was racing at the thought of opening my mouth.

We were walking through the small garden in the backyard for some privacy. Caulder moved at a slow pace, and I was sure it was because he was still worried about my health. I woke up feeling completely fine, though. The wolfsbane had finally cleared my system, so all of my wounds healed while I was sleeping. My body only felt a little stiff from how long I had been lying in bed.

to worry me a little,” Caulder finally said afte

f, and then I knew it was time to rip off the bandage. “I’ve been thinking about it a lot, and I

you talking about? You’re so caring. If you want to lead th

”

ived, so it was a joy to be outside and enjoy all of the foliage. It was interesting seeing the flowers looking as beautiful as ever. They didn’t have to worry about the drama that came with life. They just had to be.

ing up was how cute I looked, but no one complimented me on my fighting skills or any other skills, because I was never as good as you.”

ave cracked the way she had if I hadn’t slept with her and then tossed her to the side when I was done with her. Everyone thought I was perfect, but they were only overlooking my flaws.”

perate for that attention, so I thought if I acted like you, I could get it. That’s why I wanted to run the pack. I wanted a chance to prove myself, just like you had.”

, wanting to finish my explanation. “Now, things are different. I love you, Caulder, but I don’t want to be you. I want

or not.

and I don’t want to be selfish.” I was talking too fast to breathe, but I didn’t want Caulder to think I was just giving up and forcing him to take over the pack.

do something you didn’t want to do.”

I stood there, just blinking at him for a moment. “You’re not mad?”

uld I be mad?” he chuckled. “Honestly, this works out better than I would have expected.”

rn to talk. What’s going on in that head of yours?”

ve me more responsibility on the rescue mission. It was easy for me to step up and take charge. I don’t exactly know why it felt different. Maybe it’s because I had choices in what felt like the first time. I wasn’t obligated to take charge, but I wanted to. It felt like the right place for me to be.”

ou went through to make our parents realize you deserved a proper chance. I was going to suggest co-running the pack.”

e or small steps, and the other would match the pace until one of us changed it up, only for the other to follow the lead again.

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r thought about a career path?” Caulder

he world and drank coffee at little cafes in big cities.” That was a very old dream of mine, and I hadn’t thought about what else I might do. I had just assumed

of yours?” Caulder raised his eyebrows, and

g to smack his arm, but he easily dodged my attack, fully knowing I would try to hit him for a comment like that. “Yeah, that’s why I gave up on the idea of being an artist a long time ago.” I stuck my tongue out at him, knowing a physical attack would be pointless. “But maybe I could still travel, see the world, you know?”

ulder turned around and returned to a normal walking pace. “You want to leav

o begin with. But after all of that is over with…” I shrugged my shoulders. “Who knows what Blade and I will end up doing, or if we’ll even be alive.”

say stuff like that.”

get too far away from him. “Death is part of life. Just look at how many werewolves died to rescue me. If a war actually breaks out under the Blood Moon, there are only going to be more d

but I didn’t want to be naive about the subject. Between Darian and the recent deaths, I was becoming numb to the idea, and I didn’t want to pretend like

n, we will lose more people, but I don’t want to think about losing you, or anyone else. I want to do what I can to stop it. I want to hunt Draven down and kill him to stop this from happening.

ompletely shifted, and I knew it was because of what I said. Maybe he was right. Maybe I should be focusing on how to make sure me and everyone

have a couple of months before the timeline of my vision, and we should spend it doing what we can to stop it and the prophecy from coming to fruition.” I smiled and grabbed Caulder’s hand. I skipped forward, pulling him along. “Come on. Blade shoul