The Blood Moon Twins – Chapter 37

CAULDER

\tRemy went to her room the moment we got home, and I headed to my room, exhausted from everything that went down. I didn’t like that she had been hanging out with a vampire, especially with the looming threat, but if Blade was telling the truth about everything, he could be useful. I would have to talk to my parents about it, but that wasn’t a conversation I was looking forward to either.

\tI entered my room, ready to crash, but the moment I shut the door, Harper sprung to her feet off of my bed and ran over to me. She wrapped her arms around my waist and squeezed. I instantly winced as a searing pain ran through my ribs.

ay? What happened?”

there was no way I would be able to keep Harper from knowing.

ll injury. It’s nothing. There was a miscommunication between me and the guy Remy was meeting up with,” I explained, trying to downplay the wound. If I was going to give Blade a proper chance, I didn’t wan

ide, and she gently touched the dark bruise forming on my side. I winced, even with her gentle touch. “This is not minor. You need your mom to take a look at this.”

. “She’ll want to know how I got it, and I can’t tell her.”

“How did you get that wound?”

on.

eral points that need to not be a short story. First of all, Remy has a boyfriend?”

aims she found her mate.” I started to take my shirt off, but even lifting my shirt up was painful.

good thing?”

e was a look I hadn’t seen from her. She looked blissfully happy, so I knew I should be happy for her, but there was a rock in my stomach, stopping it.

ly.

n he thought I was attacking them. He has offered to help the pack train against vampires, in case a vampire coven attacks the pack-”

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een a safe place for me for the past couple of days, and I preferred to just enjoy her time.

n more of a threat than I realized. It means that the coven could find us–find Remy.” My chest felt tight as the weight of all of this hit me. I hadn’t had a moment to really process what Blade’s presence even meant.

pulled me towards the bed.

’s lead.

I sat with her. She moved behind me and put her hands on my shoulder. She started massaging my back, and her touch sent tingles down my spine.

ow Remy is your sister, and you will be the future alpha, but if you keep this up, you are going to give yourself a heart attack. All of this is not your responsibility.” She leaned forward and kissed my shoulders.

and it had only grown worse.

“I know, and that’s just one of the things

were mere inches away from each other. “What else do you admire about me?”

shrugged her shoulders. “I don’t know.”

to a kiss. I ran my tongue over her lips, tasting her sweetness. I started kissing her jawline, tracing up to her ear. “Are you sure you don’t know?”

up on top of her. I winced at the sudden movement, but I tried to push past it. I leaned down to kiss Harper, but she put her hands on my chest.

ut she

to properly enjoy anything if any small movement caused pain in my side. Plus, Harper deserved better than t

ssible. As soon as my head hit my pillow, I closed my eyes, and the exhaustion started to set in.

little surprising. She draped her arm over me, and the warmth of her body lulled me into sleep.

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tThe door to my room swung open, jolting me awake. My mother stood at the door, and she had a horrified look on her face. She looked between me and Harper, and I knew what was going th

g down the hallway.

sn’t good.”

ything. Even if we had, we’re adults.”

like that.” Harper’s voice was strained as she combed through her hair with her fingers.

y hair in the mirror, and it was all over the place. That mixed with the bags under my eyes didn’t do me any

, but before it had always been in jest. This felt more personal and targeted.

door swung open again

give you two the talk.” My father didn’t sound worried or concerned, and it was clear he was only standing there because of my mother.

ppened,” I insisted.

een the two of us, and he was skeptical. “Is that s

her. “Sorry, Alpha. I need to get ready for school.”

nteraction. “She fell asleep here on accident. Nothing happened. I swear.”

per deserves to be treated better than that.”

n dealing with this awkward conversation was not how I wanted to start my morning after last night. “I know Harper deserves better. I am treating her better, and I don’t need ‘the talk.’ When and if Harper and I ta

rmed out of my room.