The Blood Moon Twins – Chapter 16
REMY
\t“So what is it you want to know about blood moons?” Daniel asked from behind a pile of books. He had disappeared almost immediately after we entered the house, and I had only managed to catch glimpses since then.
\tI stayed put by the front door, a little afraid of getting lost among the hordes of books. I couldn’t fathom how Daniel managed to live in such a cluttered space. I didn’t remember his house looking like this the last time I saw it.
dn’t make any sense of it, so I was hoping you knew more.”
ht he had been on the other side of the room. “You have a book?”
\tI nodded slowly and then pulled the book out of my bag. “It’s old English or something, so it doesn’t ma
. “This is a very old book. Ginger has been holding out on me for this.”
step back. “So, uh, can you read it?”
pened up the book and began scanning th
orking on a project for your mother, but I will have some information by then. You’re not in a rush for this,
ime for research. “What are you working on for my mother?”
e book. “Nothing big. Just some small research.”
hough. I knew asking Daniel directly would do me no good. Even if his lies were obvious, he wouldn’t spill the truth to me.
n I came back tomorrow.
the familiar feeling of being watched filled my
he person this fabric belonged to grew stronger.
it, and it smelled of mint and raspberries.
e trail moved fast. I should have
ed.
t covered him from the neck down. Beneath the coat, he had on a white button-down shirt and a pair of blue jeans. None of it seemed fitting for the summer heat.
surroundings, just in case he wasn’t alone.
t“Who are you, wolf?” his deep voic
know how to talk back to him, since it wasn’t like we had an open link between each other, and I wasn’t about to take the time to shift back
to have to shift to your human form.” He waited for me to do something.
as friend or foe.
said.
move away.
you, if you don’t attack me,” he said. I growled in response, and he lifted his hands and took a few steps back. “Fine.”
I said, “Tell me who you are?”
e narrowed his eyes at me. “I asked you first, wolf.”
t from this guy, but I didn’t know h
ust by the scent of me. I could smell this town from miles away with how many wolves live here.”
olf territory.
doing here?” I demanded.
ur turn to tell me who you are.”
t to snap at him, when I heard Raven’s voice in my head.
know more about him. Something about him was drawing me to him.
you are doing here?” My voice was calmer now, and I felt less defensive as I stared into Blade’s eyes. There was something
with me and smiled. “Remy. What a pretty name.” He licked his lips, sending a chill down my spine. “I’ll tell you what. Meet
t now he was offering an explanation for everything. He was offering me answers when everyone else was keeping secrets from me.
flashing away in a heartbeat.
before my eyes. He moved deeper into the forest, likely so he wouldn’t be seen by anyone else, but he was fast. I knew very little abo
n just now, and he didn’t erupt into flames. I assumed most of the other things I had heard about were just as false or at least twisted truths.
d even if they did, I had a feeling no one would tell me what I wanted to know, which meant the only way to find out was to ask Blade himself.
eet, and that’s when I felt a familiar presence behind me.
ded.
ced as it felt.
up my bag that I had left when I shifted earlier. “Do you want to tell me now why you went out of bounds without an escort, or do you want to wait until we ge