The Blood Moon Twins – Chapter 137

BLADE

I had my hand around his throat the instant he came around the corner. I pinned him against the wall, not allowing him to get the best of us. Then I looked down at his face, completely horrified.

He was only a child, no more than seven years old. His hair was dark and disheveled, and he was covered in dirt. He looked at me with waning red eyes, filled with terror. I recognized that terror and instantly recoiled. I let go of his throat, and then my back hit the wall across from him.

hought. My heart raced, feeling the fear this little boy held in his eyes as he stared at me. He had done nothing to provoke me, and I had been too ready to kill.

ously. “Hello.”

od one.

voice was soft and soothing, but it did nothing to comfort

the boy asked.

try to kill us in some way. We could easily take him out if we needed to, but I never wanted the blood of a child on my hands.

h.” Caulder took a step forward, and the boy flinched.

away from his fear. He would fight us if we threatened him.

nt?” This time it was Harper who asked. She moved closer, kneeling on the ground in front of the chil

he boy shook just a little less.

’t peel myself off of the wall across from him. I wasn’t scared of the boy. I hated what I had almost done to him, and I was afraid of what he represented. He smelled so familiar, and I knew my blood ran through his veins. He ha

s that were shaking again. “He left, and he didn’t take me with him.”

no way he could.

This wasn’t a trap. This was a child who had been so unimportant that when Draven picked up his coven and left, he didn’t bother to make sure his blood was with him. Or perhaps he left him behind as a message to me.

” Tears brimmed in his eyes from the pain of being left behind.

ymore. We won’t leave you behind, okay?”

d seemed innocent, and I hoped he was, because the alternative was so much worse. Until we knew for sure, we still had to be careful.

Harper’s hand. He didn’t trust her. He smelled the scent of

raven,” Harper answered. She left her hand there as an open invitation to the boy. Her

is eyes.

could trust her.

ould change the boy’s demeanor completely.

te us for the truth, and we would find out what side he was truly on, or–

ness pouring out of his soul. His eyes met mine as he said the next

m.” This was a promise. To the boy and to myself.

nodde

take care of you?” Harper ask

ok his head.

per kept her smile bright, even though I could feel it falter. “My name is Harper, and this is Caulder. If you want, we can take you with us. We can get you clean clothes, food

hout feeding, they could go crazy. The boy was weak, but he didn’t seem crazed, so he had to have found some sort of source for feeding, or Draven hadn’t be

t you some.”

ooked weak, but he was faster than I had expected. He yanked Harper out of the room, and my alarm bells started ringing in my ears. This wasn’t good.

child and Harper, prepared to attack or save her from some unexpected trap. However, the boy stopped when the hallway opened up into another wide

“Look.”

and take it home. Inside the bottle was a part of me.

not the bottle. “Is that what I

o find out that for myself.

ul,” he called

e, looking for him.

own and picke

how predictable you are. Did you really think you could come here and ambush me? Stop me from coming after you and Remy? You are still the foolish boy you’ve always been. You assume the world is better than i

you are going to lose everything. You won’t play dirty the way you need to in order to move

u keep that woman as a plaything. Just do my bidding, and at least you won’t lose everything.

special gift. Your magic is in that bottle. Father took that away from you a long time ago, and I’m returning it to you, knowing you’ll make the right choice.

aven.

head of him.

trol you.”

was playing mind games with me.

She’ll be able to tell if there are any tricks or glamours placed on it,” Caulder said. “We should get going,

”