The Blood Moon Twins – Chapter 38

CAULDER

\t“Why isn’t Harper riding to school with us?” Remy asked, sitting in the passenger seat.

\t“I don’t want to talk about it.” I gripped the steering wheel until my knuckles turned white.

up on the dashboard and stretched out. She sip

all I wanted to do was scream just to release some of the pressure.

tRemy put her feet down. “Uh-huh. Sure. Are you going to

but it only added to the pressure I was feeling. “I didn’t do anything. At least not recently.”

er look at me. I could feel her studying my face, but I made a point to stare at the road. She leaned back and hummed loudly. “It’s going to take her time to fully trust that you actually want her. If you just tell her she’s your mate, she will understand you’re serious about her.”

Sure, it was embarrassing for my parents to get involved like that, but it wasn’t like we had actually done something wrong. What R

put her feet up again.

telling her what to do. “I want her to want me because she wants to. I don’t want her to feel obligated because of a mate bond.”

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r all morning. Caulder hadn’t given me much information about the incident, so maybe Harper would be able to fill me in better.

rper jump. I slid onto the bench across from her, and she looked up at me, breaking from her daze. She hadn’t touched her food yet, other than pushing it around with her fork.

t“Oh, Remy. I

’s going on between the two of you? Caulder didn’t give me anything.”

oked down at her plate and started pushing what was supposed to be peas arou

r and narrowed my eyes. “Uh-uh. I’m not accepting that answer. Tell me what’s going on. Maybe I can help.”

rs turning in her eyes as she debated if she should tell me. Finally, she met my gaze. “I’m an i***t. I fell asleep in Caulder’s bed last night–nothing happened, so wipe that smirk off of your face. Anyway, your mother walked in on us, and I

, but I would have just avoided my parents and not the guy. There was definitely something else going on.

on dates. Everything is so great, and that scares me.”

tionally hurt Harper, especially since she was his mate–not that she knew that yet, but it wasn’t my place to tell her.

est in him and enjoy whatever we were while we had it.

all of the way with him. I wanted to go all of the way, and if I had…” Her voice trailed off, and her face twisted. “If I gav

he side just because you have s*x with him. Caulder has his issues, sure, but he’s not that much of an a*****e.”

e through her nose. “I owe him an apology, don’t I?”

grabbed the roll off her plate, knowing it was the most edible food we were provided. I took a big bite of it. “Maybe at least an explanation.

r head at me before biting it.

was nice talking to Harper one on one. She and Caulder had practically been inseparable for the past few days, so I had felt like I was third-wheeling it on the few occasions I had actually spent time with them.

are you going to tell me about this boy of yours?” Harper asked, a devious smile fill

ared for.

ow where I was going, but I knew I had to get away from the school.

.

the edge of the forest where I knew no one could listen to our conversation. I finall

almost as much as me, although my desire for perfect attendance and good grades was quickly dwindling.

ice low. “I don’t know what Caulder told you about Blade exactly, but right now, people can’t know about him.”

vampire?” Clearly, Caulder had already told her most of what happened–if not everything.

and I don’t want Blade to get hurt because of it. He was already hurt because of the way Caulder discovered him.” A pang of guilt ran through me as I thought about last night. Part of me wondered if I could have avoided the horribleness of last night if I had just been honest about what was happe

rms around herself. “Rem, are you sure it’s smart to keep a

ones. I don’t know how to explain it.” I could feel a smile tugging at my lips as I thought about Blade, but I tried to suppress the smile as much as possible.

sely. She kept her face neutral as she listened to me. “So I hear he’s

to stop myself from smiling like an i***t. “Yeah, I think so at least. My wolf tells me he’s my mate, but I don’t feel the kind of pull towards him as I expe

.

ck?”

tThis time I couldn’t stop my smile from forming. “I think so.”

ling for him aren’t you?” Harper teased

ow how to stop it. “Maybe.”

rper asked, swaying back and forth.

had a feeling Caulder would give me a look of disapproval for me bringing Harper with us to m

rper seemed excited by the idea.

ged my shoulders. “Blade is

me with her hi

chuckled at her response. “Just saying the honest truth.” I let go of her arm and started moving faster. “Come on. We’re going to be late for class. I’ll race you!”