The Blood Moon Twins – Chapter 144

CAULDER

“You’ve been waiting for me?” I asked. All of this time, I had thought I was alone, that there was a reason I couldn’t speak to my wolf or why I hadn’t heard from my familiar. However, here they were, waiting for me.

“You took longer than I expected to reach out,” the tabby cat purred. I watched his movements carefully, trying to figure out if he was upset. He was still, except for a few blinks as he waited for me to respond. I didn’t sense hostility or anger. In fact, he seemed filled with patience.

ted patiently, hoping that they would come to me, but there had been daily silence.

to reach out to me, break through the barrier first. You had to make the final connection, and there was no way I could tell you this.”

few more years, and it was rare for a sorcerer to survive that much trauma.

“I’m sorry it took me so long to figure

and I are just grateful you are here now.”

name?”

em to mind it, not that he has said as much.”

t was one thing to be told I had a wolf after several years of feeling like I was broken, like I wasn’t a real werewolf. It was another to stand in front of my wolf and fam

ed his paw.

nally meet both of you.”

than me as I sat in this crouched position. I reached out my hand, letting

felt the familiarness in his touch. The instincts that allowed me to change into my wolf form in a single heartbeat. The draw to Harper, telling me she was my mate. The growls and anger I felt when my family and my mate were threatene

atched him sink into the head pats I was providing.

huffed in

different circumstances.” I adjusted myself so I was sitting flat on the ground now. Muddy responded by lying down and resting his head on

and turned to Coal.

asked.

nd careful, but his heart beat with mine, and I knew he could feel the fears running through my veins. He just wasn’t as affectionate as Muddy.

omorrow,” I said. “I need you to think faster than me, controlling my limbs when I’m too slow. We have to work seamlessly as one, making up for the weakness of the others. There won’t be any room for error.”

s just voicing the thoughts in my head.

ve to try still. There is too

know.” Coal took a few steps towards me.

I had experienced were ones directly with Remy. I hadn’t been able to have visions of the past or future on my own. I seemed more adept at controlling space and time in the present, while Remy was better at looking into the past or present. It was like we had received different aspects of Cain’s time magic.

s the best shot at the future you want.”

as sitting in the forest again. The voices in my head were once again as silent as this forest. My heart pounded in my chest as I oriented myself. I tried to will myself back into that room. I wasn’t done talking to Coal and asking my questions. If he had seen multiple futures, it meant he saw exactly how we would win. I needed that information more than I needed to take my next breath.

kept hitting a wall in my own head.

art and don’t let go of Remy.”

olf and familiar. That was the point of reaching out to them. I wanted to make sure we were on the same page, so if Coal said he couldn’t give me the answers, I decided to trust his words.

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REMY

fter they arrived before we knew if this was going to end in a peaceful agreement or in bloodshed.

emed hopeful. Cain used to have strong ties to Winslow. He could make the Council of Magic see reason.

agic and ran away from them. The council was selfish and power hungry, and Winslow had already made up his mind about us. He wouldn’t compromise and back off just because an old friend pleaded with him–if he had even considered Cain to be a friend at one point. What he had been willing to put Caulder through s

rying to make sure they were okay and ready for the fight. I wanted to do something to feel useful before the fight broke out. If I sat still for too long, my thoughts began to spiral, and I couldn’t let myself go down that path.

ain, but this time a hand caught mine.

for the vampires as we were.

as just going to-”

distraction. My body melted into his arms, making me realize just how tense I actually was.

en he finally pulled away, I narrowed my eyes at him. “Why did you bother asking if

’d say something other than ‘harassing the warriors to make sure they were ready,’ but when you started to say that, I decided it

I was just trying to help.”

oftened. “I know, but how about you do everyone a favor and come relax with me while we still have the chance. You’re just

bit my lip and looked down. “It wasn’t my intention. I was just t

ile. “You’ve done everything you can. Now take the las