The Blood Moon Twins – Chapter 14

CAULDER

\tI found myself nodding off as I sat in front of a plate of freshly made french toast. After the conversation with my mother, I wasn’t able to fall asleep. It was just a lot to process, and I spent most of the night lying in bed with my eyes wide open. I had to figure out a way to fix everything, even though my mother told me not to worry about it, because she was handling it.

\tIt was hard not to worry about it, though. Remy was my sister, and if my mother had been truly able to handle everything, Remy wouldn’t have been attacked yesterday. I think my mother had made too light of the subject, and I wasn’t sure if it was because she didn’t realize how bad it was or if she didn’t want me to realize how bad it was. The worry-lines on her face told me it was the former, which made it hard not to overanalyze everything.

like hell,” Harper said as she approached

sleep much.”

me and placed a cup of burning coffee in front of me. “That’s clear. Where did you disappear to last night?”

to sip it. It was bitter against my

e with a smile.

. Too much on my mind, ya know?”

cally white with how much cream and sugar she added.

time was right. She promised she would tell Remy, but she didn’t want to freak her out unnecessarily. I still thought Remy deserved to know, but I promised to keep it a secret anyway. It already felt like a bad idea. The idea of keeping it to myself was already eating away at me.

a lie.

t let it happen again. Neither will mine. And Remy is strong. She can take care of herself.”

ove and beyond as parents, and I had never felt neglected. I knew my mother wouldn’t ask me to keep this a secret if she didn’t have a good reason for it.

king up at me, waiting for an answer.

w times, realizing I had bee

is.”

razy, and she was nervous. She was so cute when she was nervous. My mind shifted gears at her proposition, and suddenly all I could think about was her. I leaned in, and her eye

She seemed so hesitant to even hold my hand last night, so I wasn’t sure what had changed.

n her fingers and looked down. “Only if you want to.”

to do in particular?” She shook her head. “Perfect. I’ll plan the whole thing.” This was my chance to show her what it would be like to actually date me.

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whatever happened, but I always felt inferior when it came to magical threats. That was Adira’s forte.

w what the right move is for any of this. We were supposed to have fixed this years ago before our children came into the world, and now Remy is facing the same t

body soften against mine. “I know. This isn’t how it was supposed to be, but we raised two incredible children who can take care of themselves, and we’re stronger than when we had to face it. W

he finds out the truth,” Adira whispered into my chest.

we could to protect her. She’ll forgive us one day.”

and she helped out whenever she could. She did have a temper that flared on occasion, but I hadn’t seen that flair in years. No matter what happened, Remy was strong and loving. I refused to believe that some prophecy would ever change that about her.

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\tREMY

n middle English, which made it nearly impossible to understand. Shakespeare was enough of a struggle to get through, and this was somehow much worse. Adding scientific terms to strange words I already couldn’t understand made it feel like I was reading a foreign language.

on. Ginger hadn’t confirmed that bit for me, but she implied it was possible. However, seeing a vision of a blood moon meant little to nothing to me without more context.

appen for almost six months, so if what I saw was actually a vision, I had some time to figure out what it meant exactly. Surely it wasn’t simply about a total lunar eclipse.

towards me. My gaze shifted to the door just as I saw my mom walk through the doorway.

a little surprised. “There

.”

y she sent me to my room like I was a child.

we talk?”

iscuss my vision with her right now, even if she could give me some insight into it. I doubted she

w you’re mad at me, and I’m sorry. I know I shouldn’t have talked to you like that, but I was stressed from everything that happened, and when I saw Winslow, I snap

to me. “What did Winslow want?”

eason. “He knew my name. Have I met him before?” Something about his presence felt familiar to me, but I couldn’t find a memory with him in it.

as a baby, but I told him not to come to the pack house after that.” I could feel the tension in her voice, and I knew there w

ay, I wanted to know more.

her next words carefully. “That thing that attacked the party escap

f the council. Why would they show up at the pack house without permission?”

out it.” Her voice was sharp, and I knew she was done with talking about this, but I wasn’t done. There were still too many questions.

it wanted something from me,” I said. I opened my mouth to tell her about hearing it call my name, but she quickly cut me off.

forced a smile onto her face.

I knew she was hiding something from me, and it made my stomach twist.

hadn’t been able to have a real conversation with her yet. It was like she used all of her energy to give me these warnings before disappearing again.

ruth one way or another.