The Blood Moon Twins – Chapter 136
REMY
“I want to talk to Julie,” I said after walking into my dad’s office. It was early still, so no one would know that Caulder and the others were gone yet. It wouldn’t be long before the pack was fully awake, and people would start questioning why Harper wasn’t in school or why Blade wasn’t at training.
I decided this was the best distraction I could come up with. I knew my dad wouldn’t like me talking to Julie, not after everything she had done to me. If I could get him to agree to it, it would distract him away from the others a little longer. Not only that, but it would give me the chance to have the conversation I’ve been wanting with her.
else would protect her if anything happened.
, especially now that I was back to full strength.
p resting heavy on his eyes. It was clear he hadn’t been sleeping much lately. He was the alpha, and the lives of his pack were in his hands. I wouldn’t be able to sleep with that kind of pressure lingering
much recently.
ea.” He kept his voice calm and steady, and it felt like he was just mimicking the words of another. There was room to convince him
sk. “Julie had been working with Draven for several days. She knew her way around that bunker. Surely she overheard something about Draven’s plans.”
alk to her. She hasn’t spoken a word since he
ad done nothing to her. Part of me also hoped that she had seen or heard something useful in her time spent with Draven, something that would give us an edge over the demonic vampire. Whatever the reason, I hadn’t been able to get the idea of a conversation off of my mind.
you going alone,” my dad said.
act him. Hopefully it was enough. “I think they are still sleeping, and I don’t exactly want to interrupt them in case…” I let my voice trail off again. I was sure it was a convincing act.
son tried to interrogate Julie…” He paused and shook his head.
he?” I asked.
er packs, and I don’t want to distract him from that.” He hummed as he thought of a solution.
s I agreed to it.
you two to spend some time together anyway.”
” I was the distraction after all.
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BLADE
ven, knowing I would come after him. Even with the amount of vampires we killed, there still should’ve been some signs of activity in the city.
ions out loud yet, not until we had more proof. We needed to stay on ale
the ground of the city, the movement of bodies in a high traffic zone. They were doing their best, and making a comment wouldn’t help them.
homes to rush to work. A city that never slept was a perfect place for a vampire to hide in plain sight. No
operations. The scent of vampires was faint, barely there. If there was anyone left, they hadn’t been through this alley in days, if not weeks.
nge.
Draven pay for what they put me through, what they made me think I deserved for my entire life.
hat small town following the terror Draven had tried to release onto the world. I had wanted to foil his plans.
py future with Remy. For the first time ever, I saw a purpose for myself that didn’t involve my family in any way. I didn’t need revenge. I just needed Remy.
ow long I held Remy in my arms.
the place?” Caulder asked after se
go to.
ulder came here with me because he believed in me. H
found.
“Yes. Be careful. Don’t let your guard down, no ma
and Caulder both acknowledged this with a quick nod. I moved from shadow to shadow, entering the alleyway. Still nothing but the smell of blood that had been long washed away. I didn’t think about whose blood that was. It wouldn’t change anything, and it would only make me sick to know how many humans perished unnecessarily because of the cru
the emptier it felt. My chest hollowed, creating space for the anger I felt inside.
no control over my future.
elf spiraling, the memories haunting
ng Draven vulnerable enough to take him out, anyway.”
ing my future away from me.
ve, when I heard soft footsteps around the cor