The Blood Moon Twins – Chapter 148

BLADE

I could smell him. He always had a rugged, unique scent to him. It made my nose burn as it filled my head with the trauma it stirred up from deep in my past. I still remembered the day Draven became just like my father. There was a time when he felt more like my brother. We faced the same yelling bouts our father would go through when things weren’t working out the way he wanted them to. There was a time we were both beaten, and I thought he understood my pain.

I was wrong.

y he walked in with a whip and the dark gleam in his eyes. He hated me the day I was born and never stopped ha

s grow darker, and his laughter echoed in the chamber that day. He enjoyed beating me down to remind me just how lowly and worthless I was.

t the same kid he once knew.

ouse, and somehow I knew Draven knew exactly where I was and what I was doing. He had to have known by the way he seamlessly avoided me.

would tear me down, but that future she saw she had been nowhere near me. Staying together was her solution to stop it from happening. I slowed my pace to make sure she stayed by my side, but it was making it harder to keep up with Draven, and I didn’t know what to do.

m us with numbers so he could move around undetected? Did he plan on swooping in and taking Remy when we least expected it?

our side win by chasing his phantom. I couldn’t let myself fall into his carefully planned-out trickery.

n form now that I wasn’t running around.

n my shoulder and said, “What’s wrong?”

my eyes closed. I wanted to focus on the sounds and smells of the battlefield instead of the overwhelming visuals of the mini-battles going on across the field. “I can’t find Draven, and I’m wasting time.”

k.

his trail, he seems to disappear a moment later.” I didn’t want to waste more time.

come after us if we continued to stand there doing nothing.

antage point,” Remy said, th

ee, and I realized she was right. Draven was using the distractions of the fighting to mix up my senses, but if we had a moment away to look down on the battlefield, he wouldn’t be able to hide as easily.

y lost her balance, but I pulled her into me while grabbing the tree trunk. My extended nails hooked into the bark, latching us to the tree to make sure we were stable.

t for the better part of my life, Remy was the most precious thing I could lose today.

eye view really put into perspective what kind of fight we were fighting today. We didn’t have the numbers to win, even if we had the strength. If we didn’t make a big move, none of us would walk out of here alive. I just hoped taking out Draven would be enough.

Remy said, pointing to the

the center of it all, looking around with a triumphant smile. Then his gaze tilted up, making eye contact with me. I didn’t know how, but he sensed our presence and knew exactly what we were doing. I felt tied to him in that moment in a way I never had before.

mething deep inside pulled me towards Draven. Something told me that he was more than just my half brother.

so I assumed she had met a similar fate. However, I had always been under the impression that he was a purebred born vampire, which was why he was stronger than every other vampire I knew, including our father.

some of the magic that belonged to me. I had never sensed this draw to him before. It was new and made me question where it came from.

e was trying to stay calm, I knew the idea of facing Draven terrified her.

down there.”

her.

Blood and Magic, but Draven somehow was too. If he got his hands on Remy, he would take her and try to trigger the prophecy himself.

entions are, we are stronger together,” Remy said. She twisted around just enough so she could look at me. She touched my face with her fingers, pulling my gaze away from Draven and towards her instead. The determination in her eyes was enoug

d to fight together. We would not let Draven play mind games with us and stop us from accomplishing our goals. We had a future to live together, and we would f

on could be the difference between winning and losing.

appeared in front of Draven, and I was surprised he was still there. I had fully expected him to slip into the chaos to avoid us once again,

it against me.

, my voice slicing through the air. “You will never get your hands on Remy, no matter what you do. She’s not yours, and I’m going to show you you’re not as strong as you think you are.”

ed, the sound coming from deep within him. “You’re the one who’s not as strong as you think you are. Did you really think you had a chance to win this battle, because all you have done is waste lives? Th

attered.