The Blood Moon Twins – Chapter 26

REMY

\tI looked at my mom as she hovered in the doorway, waiting for my answer. I shook my head. “Not really. What’s up?”

\t“Can we talk?” she asked.

ion with her. It wasn’t like she was going to be honest with me anyway.

him about blood moons,” she said, fishing for me to give her an e

onest with me recently, so I didn’t feel like I owed her anything.

suddenly?” She scanned my face for something, and I just stared directly back at her, unsure of what she was looking for.

adn’t told her about my vision from the party. I knew the blood moon would be important, but I hadn’t quite figured out what my vision meant yet.

“I feel a surge of magic every time they happen, but it’s not always a good thing. They can be dangerous.”

ead, surprised she was actually giving me some informati

. It makes us stronger, as you surely know. But a total lunar eclipse is something different. It causes a surge of power during that brief window, and I have heard of it causing some werewolves to get more aggressive. It’s a lot of power, but that power can be dangerous,” she ex

erous, then why haven’t

since most people are sleeping, problems have never arisen. You and Caulder had never shown any signs of a spike in energy, so I didn’

ng you should have told us, since it could affect us. But I guess secret keeping is your forte.”

n from me only fueled the ball of anger attacking my chest.

d against the door. I knew my attitude wasn’t fair to her. She was a good mom. She was always loving and caring, but I couldn’t help it. I was tired of feeling like I wasn’t good enough to handle important information in our pack. I was tired of being kept in the dark.

l was researching. Some of it was illegible, but by zooming in on the picture, I was able to make out most of the information. The information was all about a vampire group called the Bloodfall Coven. According to the notes, this coven had control over Selma City. They were considered to be a strong group of vampires that were often erratic, but other covens just kept their distance.

d concrete. I continued scanning, looking for any indication of the importance of this coven, and eventually I came across a paragraph that described that this coven had cul

come true sounded random, but if my mom was having Daniel do research on the coven, they had to be some sort of threat to our pack.

Daniel’s notes. It couldn’t be a coincidence that he was here at the same time.

t. I would have to tell my parents about him if there was any reason for me to believe he could cause harm to my pack.

\t-

Caulder used to sneak out of the house, and I slipped through it with ease. It was starting to feel more natural to sneak out of the house.

I was outside, I waited in the bushes and took a deep breath. I didn’t smell anyone nearby, so I ran barefoot in the grass to keep my movements as quiet as possible. When I finally made it out of the pack’s territory, I changed

arting another round. This training didn’t feel like enough. I was good at fighting, but I didn’t feel the surge of strength a wolf was supposed to feel when they turn

re starting another round. This training didn’t feel like enough. I was good at fighting, but I didn’t feel the surge of strength a wolf was supposed to feel when they turned eighteen–especially

el strong enough. Sure, I was praised for my magic skills, but other werewolf packs wouldn’t see that as a sign of strength. We were the only werewolf pack that had any mixed-blooded people, as far as I was aware, and I knew my nature could cause issues with my future.

ered a strong alpha. I, on the other hand, was his mixed-blooded son who didn’t even have a wolf and couldn’t heal himself. They would call me pathetic if they learned the tr

rom the sudden pain, and I screamed out in frustration. I had to get stronger so no one would ever question my capabilities. The pack would rely on me one day, and that pressure felt suffocating, especially when I didn’t feel like a proper werewolf. I felt out of my element, and I didn’t know what to do. I didn’t know how to become a better werewolf, so I could become a better alpha.

earing across the room.

uld come and go as he pleased.

in the empty room. I was not in the mood to deal with him again.

uick.”

om the rest of the pack, and no matter how hard I tried, I couldn’t make contact to link anyone.

nfluence,” Winslow said calmly.

took a couple steps back and looked around, already planning my escape route. Something about this didn’t feel right, and I wanted to be prepared.