The Blood Moon Twins – Chapter 59

REMY

Harper helped me to her feet, but she stayed in her wolf form. Her fur was raised, and I knew she was still on edge, ready to defend me if anything happened.

“Are you hurt?” she linked me.

on my neck, but they would all heal on their own quickly, so I wasn’t worried.

I found myself moving towards him automatically. I fell onto my knees and wrapped my arms around his neck. I had a million questions for him, but that could wait. He fought to protect me, even if it put him in more danger, and I was just happy he was okay.

of my hair and pulled me closer to him. We took a moment to just breathe and feel each other. I had my doubts about getting out of that sit

ifted into his human form and was already dressed. “We should get back to the pack house just in case that vampire circles around and comes back here.”

ving Blade behind,” I said firmly.

e wanted to follow.

to Caulder. She was still in her wolf form, likely because she wanted to be ready at a moment’s notice if something happened. Caulder had his magic at least, so if Draven came back, he wouldn’t be helpless.

ld inside of him. I was nothing compared to that, and as much as I didn’t want to admit it, I wouldn’t have been able to beat him in a fight in my current state.

d I rushed to his side and helped him up this time.

e need

not true. He was paler than usual, which I didn’t even think was possible, and his head was covered in sweat.

f my hand against his forehead. “You’re burning up. You have a fever and are not okay.”

icantly faster than Blade, and at first I thought Draven was on a completely different level. Now I wondered if the fever was why. If Blade’s body was weakened from the infection, he wouldn’t have been able to move as fast, yet he pushed through for my sake.

walk back to the pack house on h

ust have been too focused on seeing him again to notice it.

since we don’t need to sneak around.” Caulder shifted back to his wolf form and then sprinted away.

g we could get back to the pack house before his fever grew worse.

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LUNA ADIRA

lost the vampire’s scent. It was like he had just disappeared into thin air. Mark linked the warriors on patrol to let

ike leaving, knowing the vampire was still out there, but I also wanted to get back to my children as soon as possible to make sure they were safe. The vampire was targeting Remy, and the thought made my stomach churn. Even with keeping her powers hidden, she was being attacked over and

r linked, updating us on the situation. I was still hesitant about the vampire coming to our territory, but I saw him save Remy with my own eyes. I could see ho

e ways, that scared me more though. If that vampire is the boy from the prophecy, we would have bigger issues to deal with.

a warrior join you,” Mark linked back. I was glad he was the

k had talked me down after our talk with Remy and Caulder, and I knew I had acted completely irrationally with Remy. Telling her she could never

through the forest, searching for the trail of the vampire. I was sure he could feel my tur

side with every decision we made. Neither of us had liked the idea of keeping this secret from Remy, but we agreed it was the best course of action at the time. I continued thinking back to the time when Remy and Caulder were

le ago. I knew I had messed up big time with that, and I just hoped it wasn’t too late to fix everything.

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CAULDER

uld turn that way.  The medical room was completely empty, since all of the students had been healed and sent on their way since the attack.

.

inked to her, not wantin

ave me a nod. Her lips were tight, and I knew she didn’t fully believe me, but she wasn’t about to say it out loud.

ds of sweat dripped down his forehead.

pen, and Doctor Zayla trolloped through with Harper just a step behind her. Despite it

e is here?”

e or surprise. “He has an infected wound on his arm. I think he has a fever because of it.”

f his mouth and quickly checked it. “He definitely has a fever. Remy, make yourself useful and get wet washcloths. We need to lower his body temperature before it causes any permanent damage.”

worried everything would fall apart. I just hoped my parents saw Blade protecting Remy from the other vampire, too.

e, so I looked down at her. She smiled up at me,

s Doctor Zayla moved to treat the scratches on his chest.

ou’re the patient.” She continued cleaning his cuts, despite his protest.

just fine,” Blade insisted. “You don’t have to waste your time on them. I prom

ounds are fine, but the cut on your arm is infected. Why shouldn’t I worry about the others getting infected?”

Blade explained.

you are a vampire then,” Doctor Z

“Yes.”

she was done dressing his wounds, Doctor Zayla turned to me. “Don’t you think I s

a friend.”

re it reached the point where his arm needed to be amputated.” She looked back at Blade. “You’re lucky you saw me when you did. Don’t wait so long to treat your injuries next time.” With that, Doctor Zayla left the room.