The Blood Moon Twins – Chapter 45
CAULDER
\t“Train you?” Blade repeated, blinking at me a few times.
\t“Yes. You were planning on training Remy and me anyway, weren’t you?” I said. “While Remy recovers, I want you to still train me.” I wasn’t sure if the training would do me any good, but if today told me one thing, it was that I needed to get stronger as fast as possible, or I wouldn’t be able to protect the people around me that I so deeply cared about.
tall, and he looked ready to fight me for whatever he was about to say.
was exactly.
yes glowed, and as he stood there facing me, he seemed very unhuman. I knew he wasn’t human, but this lighting emphasized the harsher angles of his face and
a vampire. I was sure the vampires lived in the shadows because of it.
or maybe beg, but it wasn’t a demand.
will bring her here when she recove
ade interrupted. He began pacing back and forth. “I want to see her as soon as possible. I need to see
to the pack house, there’s a high possibility of someone finding you, and I can’t promise to protect you.”
g and looked at me closely. “You’ll do it?”
was tricking Remy and me as a result. He could be on the side of that creature or be here to make sure he could take Remy away for forever.
g me to trust this vampire. Or maybe it was the way Blade had been willing to risk exposure to help out my pack. Whatever the reason was, as I looked at Blade, I trusted him. I just hoped I wasn’t being a comp
.”
e werewolves stronger and heal faster, but I wasn’t sure it would still work with a vampire. For Remy’s sake, it was worth the shot.
re was hope in his eyes.
the water and looked out at the shimmering lake. The lake felt peaceful, and I took a moment to close my eyes and breathe in the fresh air. I hadn’t had a moment to breathe or think in over twenty-four hours, and I could feel a pressure building inside of me.
just breathe in the fresh air and take a moment to clear my head.
re for so long,” Blade admitted.
stone. I didn’t say anything and just let him continue talking.
see where his mind was at exactly.
was instantly drawn to her. I told myse
one something to stop Draven from trying to summon that creature again. Maybe then, Remy wouldn’t hav
er to comfort him.
in front of me to save me. We are not at fault, and we can’t keep blaming ourselves. All we can do is get stronger so that the next time that thin
. Come on. Let’s train.”
t sure how I felt about calling Blade my friend yet, but at this point, it felt like we were heading that way.
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rom the punch from Blade the other night, and it was limiting my movement now. I should have had someone take a look at me after the attack, because it would ha
, even though he had been flying all around me.
n though it made my ribs ache more. “I’m fine.”
but then he shrugged. “If you say so. I’m just surprised the alpha’s son is
ttle sleep.” I knew that wasn’t the real problem, but it wasn’t a lie either.
e wasn’t pushing me on the subject, because I didn’t want him to take it easy on me.
idening my stance.
pared to block, but he quickly changed his direction, hitting my right side right on my bruised ribs. I grunted as I felt the pain, and it knocked the breath out of my lungs, and I doubled over from the pain. I knew he didn’t hit me that hard, but it felt like I had been hit with a bag of bricks.
d in front of me and crossed his arms. “I knew it. Lift up your shirt.”
“Aren’t you supposed to buy me dinner first?” I chuckled at my own joke,
et me see your injury.” He tilted his head forward and raised hi
ruise covering the majority of my side. “It’s not as bad as it looks.”
lade leaned in a little to look at the bruise closer, but he made a point not to touch me.
ecimen. “Yes.”
blinked a few times. “I don’t understand. Why haven’t you healed from
the people closest to me knew the truth, since usually any injuries I received were healed by my mother before anyone realized what was hap
ves,” I said simply. A more detailed explanation wasn’t necessary.
to heal, I would waste precious time.
tep back, and I knew the training was over for the night.
me.