The Blood Moon Twins – Chapter 67

CAULDER

“Where are you?” I linked Remy when I failed to run across her all day. I was leaving her room after discovering it was empty.

“The roof,” she linked back.

started climbing the stairs to the top floor, thinking maybe there was some sort of roof access I was

o shift the space around me until I found myself standing on the roof. I was instantly off balance, since I wasn’t prepared for the slanted roof. On top of that, the height seemed much higher as the wind blew around me, rem

ect myself. However, I still had a slight fear of falling.

ose buried in her book.

sked how I was handling everything.”

ing she had to do and was disappearing. Now I knew where she was disappearing to.

raised eyebrows. “Not you, too.”

that worries me.”

n busy,” Remy lied.

e on the roof. I looked into the sky, and the moon was shining down on us. Not only that, but th

ce, and it tightened at my question. I was right, and she knew it. She couldn’t brush me off as easily as others.

ily creating a purple ball of light and sending it flying. It erupted into a mini firework. “Being able to use my magic has been pretty incredible. There was always this dull buzz inside of me, and I didn’t know what it was. Now I realized it was my magic trying to break free. I love the way it feels when I create something new from nothing. It feels like I’m doing what I was meant to do.” She let her voice trail off, and I knew she wasn’t done.

ted.

n the last word, and her eyes started to glisten under the moonlight.

Scythe are reaching out to their contacts, too. We’ll find someone who knows the truth.”

rl in all of this. Even if I can figure out a way to break this prophecy, who says that one of us won’t get killed before then.”

y her side to get her just that. “In the meantime, just make the most of your time with Blade. We never know how long we have. Anything could happen to take our lives away tomorrow, so we shouldn’t waste that time avoiding the people we care for.”

what this book is about. Well, it’s about the powers of Blood Moons. I had Daniel translate some of it for me, but once I got my magic back, I was able to understand it on my own better.”

s way. She had an eerie calm to her instead of her normal fire.

ewolves are heightened during the Blood Moon,” Remy continued. “If there’s a way to break the curse

you see?”

was a hard thing to wrap my head around. She spoke of the future like it was a sure thing. Ginger had a way o

he had actually seen it, and that scared me.

lood moon?”

e to prepare for war and figure out how to stop this curse.”

e me feel unstable. For once, she seemed like she was the pillar between the two of us, and I wanted to grasp onto her to hold myself steady.

ge feeling. I had always been the one holding Remy up, but our rol

shoul

her from shifting away. “Hold up a minute.” I couldn’t let her leave yet. I had promised Blade I would talk to her and get her to reach out to him. I wasn’t sure how much I could do, but I

“What’s up?”

as quiet and passive. “I don’t know if I can do that.”

, and now I felt selfish for feeling that way. While a weight had been lifted from my shoulders, it had been put onto Remy’s.

curse–because I want to be with Blade more than anything.” She looked down at the book and bit her lip. I could feel another “but” lingering in the air.

g to let her leave until she answered this.

words. She opened her mouth, and her lip started quivering. “Because the idea of losing him already makes my heart feel like it’s going to rip out of my chest. If I let myself fall for him even deeper, and I fail, my heart will

ghtly. “Don’t avoid him out of fear. I know the idea of heartbreak is terrifying, but no matter what happens, I will be by your side to pick up the pieces. Don’t ruin your chances for love because you’re afraid. Talk to Blade. Tell him what’s going on. I’m sure you’re not

I started to avoid him. I’m a terrible person.”

et the idea.”

y chuckle

mmm?”

d have.”

sister.”