The Blood Moon Twins – Chapter 5

CAULDER

\tThe bell for the end of the school day rang, and I waited in the hallway for Harper to emerge from her classroom. I leaned against her locker, waving and saying hi to all of the students passing me. Today almost everyone stopped to wish me a happy birthday. People made a point of wishing the future alpha a happy birthday, because they knew one day I would be in charge of them all. I didn’t care about them today, though. Normally, I was a social butterfly, which easily made me one of the popular kids at school, but right now, there was only one person on my mind.

\tThe moment I saw Harper, my body lit on fire. I wanted to run over to her and wrap my arms around her, but I had to play it cool. She couldn’t feel bond the way I did. Her mate bond wouldn’t emerge for a few more months, and she didn’t see me as anything but a friend. I had to change her mind, show her I was boyfriend material, because I wasn’t sure if I would be able to suppress my feelings for her until her birthday.

s before, so I was sure it would work on Harper. She walked over and stopped in front of me. She cleared her throat and gestured to my locker. “You’re in my way.”

her up and down and crossed my arms. “Uh-huh.”

oing to move?”

I’ll move if you give me a kiss.” Most girls would swoon at an offer like that f

rted working on opening her locker. “What’s gotten into you

ke most girls, and I didn’t know how to approach her. She wasn’t taking my attempts at flirting seriously. I watched her fidget with her locker, and every part of her was perfect. Her hair fell onto her dainty shoulders. Her shirt hugged her curves in all the right places. I ached to reach out and touch her, but I wou

“It’s my birthday, so I’m feeling a little

ulfill that need.”

y chest and turned my head dramatically. “Oh how you hurt me! All I ever wanted was a simple kiss from a pretty gi

pretty boy.”

ave you really never thought about what it would be like to kiss the most popular boy in school before?”

inst mine.

arted walking away. “Come on. Remy is waiting for us already.”

ed away. This was going to be more difficult than I origin

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feel like I’ve been waiting here forever.”

fight me for it this time.

lder thought it would be funny to block my locker.”

rper was my mate at some point, but I wasn’t ready for that conversation. I also didn’t trust Remy not to tell Harper, and I couldn’t risk that happening. I wanted Harper to want me because she wanted to. I did

e buzzing all night.

asked for every year.

ooked over at me. She raised her eyebrows. “Why are you looking at me

s going on.”

much time building. It would be best if we just stayed friends, and I waited for her wolf to fully awaken and realize that I was her mate. It was the safest option, but I didn’t want the safest option. I wanted her. Now.

say something, so I said, “I like someone.”

with a different girl every week.”

d regret.

”

Just forget I said anything.” I tried to pull away from her,

sn’t trying to dismiss you. I’ve just never heard of you actually liking anyone before. You’re not the type of guy who goes for relationships.”

ake me seriously, because to her I wasn’t boyfriend material. I was the guy who f****d around with girls because I was popular. She was the last person I wanted to see me that way, even though she had valid reason

nd.”

hat she honestly thought of me.

at each other. I wasn’t sure what it meant, but it made my heart race.

cked her hair behind her ear a

” she whined.

every wish. “Nope. You don’t get to know until I know if she likes me back.”

d find out if she likes you back.”

more. Oh, if only she knew. “Nope. I’m good.”

bumped me with her shoulder. “Well, you should ask her to dance tonight. That would make any girl fall for you. A dance under the stars with the alpha’s son would make any girl swoon.”

\t-

\tREMY

way my dark green dress sparkled in the light. I felt like a forest fairy, and I loved it. My red hair was curled perfectly, and my makeup complimented my outfit better than I could have hoped for.

p and down. “Have you ever thought about doing this professionally?”

Don’t give my mom any ideas.”

ke this for a living. Besides, I get to do this plenty with the parties for the pack house.” She fixed a curl that had fallen out of place. “You remind me so much of your mother.”

s not a compliment I had gotten before. My red hair looked just like my father’s. Caulder was the one who shared our mother’s brown hair. “Really?”

ou.”

”

d at me. “It took her a lot to get there, but you remind me of her, especially when she was around your age. I did her hair on her birthdays, too.”

Remy. Everyone is waiting.”

lance at myself in the mirror. I had always seen my father when I looked in the mirror, but I never felt like I would live up to his standards. He put his all into making sure the pack was a safe and happy place for everyone, and he still somehow had time to spend with his family. I admired him greatly, and I wished I could take on the role he had in the pack. Part of me knew I would be good at running a wolf pack if I was just given a chance, but that would never happen. Caulder was the first son and the firstborn

. I didn’t know where that left my future, and my parents never told me what role I would play. I could be Caulder’s beta, but that somehow felt wrong. I wanted to find my own place somewhere. I didn’t want to always live

of earshot of her mother.

out of my head. “What are you talking about?” Caulder had never crushed on a girl, as far as I knew.

er. Caulder told me everything, but I hadn’t had much of a chance to talk to him one on one today. If Caulder had a crush on someone, there was a chance it was because o

n’t said a word to me. But I did notice him acting weird toda

tHarper blushed at the tho

ith his ridiculous ways, and Caulder made her laugh in a way no one else ever had. Caulder was the Alpha’s son, and Harper was the beta’s daughter. It was a match made in heaven, and if they were in fact mates, I would be incredibly happy and jealous at the same time.

crush on Caulder before, and she had laughed at my subtle suggestions of them going out in the past. She simply brushed off my comments, saying Caulder was too much of a playboy for her,

\tI shrugged my shoulders. “Why not? He would jump in front of a bullet for you.”

. “But would he take me seriously? You of all people know how he treats the girls he’s with.”

\tI chewed on the inside of my cheek for a moment. “With you, he would

g about this. Tonight is about you, birthday girl, and your party is waiting.”