The Blood Moon Twins – Chapter 131

REMY

“Are you ready?” Caulder asked.

I stretched my arms and neck, trying to relax my body as much as possible. Caulder and I had tried to delve into the past a few times before to find out more about the prophecy, but so far we hadn’t been successful. I felt desperate each time, and I was starting to think it was impeding our progress. I wanted to find out more about the prophecy, because I wanted to use it to stop the war from coming, and the pressure I was putting on myself was suffocating.

l responsible, though.

ld be.

oing anywhere.

some part of me felt like I could change the future. If no other packs wanted to help, we had to stand our ground and fight for every werewolf in existence. If I could prove the prophecy was a good thing, then Blade and I could finally complete our bond and

suffocate me.

to get it over with, but he took a step back.

rse, he knew how I was feeling.

learn more about this prophecy. If I don’t-”

we’ll be f

in a different way. I couldn’t help but feel like the war wouldn’t be coming if it weren’t for me.

here someone is always coming after me because they want this power that apparently I will create. I can’t just forget about it.”

s fingers through his hair. “Maybe we should stop searching for

t destined for destruction, then-”

after everything that had happened.

rol myself?” I asked, terrified of the possible truth in those words.

er said with a finality that surprised me. “I know you are not capable of destroying this world. Whether or not you have the power to do so, you are too kind and caring. Even when people stab you in the back, you continue to care about them. Just look at what you did for Julie.”

” I said.

nd help him again.

cause of it. Julie crossed a line she would never be able to come back from.

doesn’t realize it, being left with that monster would be a fate worse than death. If it weren’t for you, Julie might be dead or worse.”

any hate, only pity. Even when I was angry or hated someone, it faded from my heart faster than I wanted it to sometimes.

right that I wasn’t capable of destroying the world, even if that was what the prophecy meant, but I was still scared.

it’s not affecting your mental health,” Caulder said after a moment. “I can’t stand seeing you like this.”

er the years each time someone new learned about the prophecy. Instead of being afraid of what the prophecy meant, I wanted to know the truth behind it, good or bad. I wanted all the information I could get to give me more agency in choosing my future, but I wouldn’t let it control me or my emotions anymore.

s,” I said with confidence. “But you’re right. If, for some rea

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CAULDER

not wanting to burden anyone else. That was something we had in common, so it was easy for me to notice when it was happening.

erful I actually was. I was the one who fought against him.

ontrol me, which I couldn’t allow to happen. If he realized the power locked up inside of my sister, he would be after her for the same reasons, and I never wanted Remy to experience the things I had.

world swirling around us, and I already knew this was working better than any of our other attempts.

back at me. I held onto her hands as I looked around the room.

led.

e because they didn’t exist during this time. I looked for signs of candles, but I didn’t see any of those either. I didn’t know enough about history to even have a remote idea how long ago this woman was alive.

ng that looked like the start of a scarf. The color of her hair was the same as mine and my mother’s, and her eyes also matched ours. She almost looked like a younger version of my mother, only with a bob cut instead of long hair.

ace to see if she recognized any movement. No reaction.

s was just a vision, or she was blind and couldn’t see us.

ere was something here that would lead us to the prophecy.

r you.” The woman’s voice rang out like a song. Her eyes still