The Blood Moon Twins – Chapter 40

CAULDER

\tI couldn’t breathe as I waited for Harper to respond. She had stopped crying, but now she was just staring blankly at me as she tried to process what I was saying exactly.

\t“You already know who your mate is?” she asked slowly. I could see the puzzle pieces lining up, and she knew what I was saying. She just didn’t believe it yet.

hoping that the contact would make her see what I was saying was true.

I was your mate, then why didn’t you say anything before?”

u.”

used, and her pain was still evident in her face

eak up with me now, there is only you. Julie and every other girl doesn’t matter. You are it.”

he looked over at me, and her eyes were bright with clarity. “Before you knew I was your mate, did you have feelings for me?”

is question threw me off. I didn’t want to admit the truth, but there was no point in lying to her. Harper deserved better th

filled the space between the two of us. The sound of the rest of the students rushing to go home still lingered in the air, but

she was thinking, but her face was expressionless as she worked through her emotions.

silence.

o understand what was so funny.

es. “I was the silly girl who fell in love with her best friend who would never see me the way I saw him. I was just always there on the sidelines, watching him go t

of the situation.

e who took you for granted. I never even thought to cross that boundary with you, because I thought you deserved better, and because I always enjoyed having you there. The girls I dated–if you can even call it that– they were only there temporarily. I never expected or wanted them to last, because they were just a distraction from the responsibilities I wanted to run away from. I have never onc

e with you.”

h the breakup. I smiled at the thought, knowing Julie’s plan failed.

d and stroked Harper’s cheek. “Can we go home n

uch, placed her hand on top of mine and smil

uld. Her touch calmed my nerves, but my heartbeat was still out of control. It was always so hard to pull away from her, but now more than ever, I needed

”

here either. I would be gone just for a moment.

elf protectively covering Harper with my own body.

yelling something at me, but I couldn’t quite tell what she was saying. Her words started to process in my brain.

ave to find Remy. Caulder, focus. That thing

\t-

\tREMY

voice made me jump.

asked, my heart racing as I looked around the school parking lot to see any signs of danger, but everyone and everything looked completely normal. I knew not to take Raven’s warnings lightly, though.

eated.

ent. Now I was running towards the school, hoping to find a teacher or someone who could help with whatever was about to happen.

where I was going. Everything went completely silent, and it felt like I was in another world. As I looked around, there

wly covering it, until the shadow turned red along with the rest of the moon. It was a blood moon, and as I stared up at it, I felt a growing buzz in my chest. It was like there was a power there, just waiting to be released.

ominous feeling started to fill my chest. Something felt horribly wrong,

ion between the two of us was completely gone. I felt utterly alone, and it

happening?” She didn’t respond to me eithe

o, so I started running, just like Raven said. I ran as fast as I could, but I felt like I was going nowhere at all. I ran until my legs started to ache

en’t the screams of terror. They were the screams of warriors throwing themselves into battle. They echoed around the empty space until the space was

he school parking lot, and I hadn’t run anywhere at all. Students were staring at me as someone honked at me to get out of their way.

doing? Run!” Raven screamed aga

eyes, and this explosion was actually happening.