The Blood Moon Twins – Chapter 82

HARPER

It was only a week until my birthday, and each day that past made it harder to get out of bed. I had my alarm set for 6:00 a.m. sharp each day to make sure I got out of bed, even though it would have been easier to stay in bed all day. I couldn’t let myself give up. I had to get stronger and train so I would never be an inconvenience again. I needed to be able to protect myself. I needed to show Caulder I worked hard while he was gone.

I missed him, and the closer it got to my birthday, the more my heart ached. It was like the bond was starting to emerge, and it knew my mate was missing. When I thought about where he was, my chest ached even more, and something told me he wasn’t okay, and there was nothing I could do to save him.

erge. It was supposed to be a joyful day, but without him here, I was dreading my birthday. A small part of me hoped he would magically return for my birthday, but that hope was dwind

e was here early like usual.

een him sleep.

p of coffee.

The cup was cool, which felt nice against the encroaching summer heat. I took a sip, and it was made to my taste exactly. Blade was good at remembering the small details. I closed my

hey were keeping the little bit of sanity I had left intact.

be you should go back to bed and skip the training session,” B

aping hole that nothing seemed to fix.

e out flatter than I had intended, but I didn’t have the energy t

’ve lost weight,” Blade noted. “You

orrying about me. I’ll be okay though.”

the numbness in my heart. My eyes started to well up, and I tried wiping away the tears before they soaked his shirt.

ed into his chest.

be hard on anyone, but you are doing your best to put one foot in front of the other. Just don’t forget that you’re not alone.”

y’s mate.

s voice rang from behind me.

tarted to pull away, realizing that it was probably inappropriate for me to be hugging her mate like this. However, before I could break free, Remy wrapped her arms around me from behind, pinning me in a sandwich between them. My body relaxed under her touch, and I shifted so I

g, I pulled away from the two of them, feeling just a little bit better. “Thank you guys.”

t be afraid to lean on us,” Remy said, adding a wink.

erse ended up happening. Remy didn’t need me to look out for her. She was strong and capable, maybe even more so than Caulder realized.

higher. She looked at Blade with doe eyes, and I knew she was completely enraptured by the man in front of her.

to her. “You and your coffee. You know, too much caffeine isn’t good for you.”

hing contently. “Maybe, but not everyone can fu

bed earlier, you wouldn

time for class to start already.”

iggling.

with all of the darkness looming over her. Part of me was happy she found someone who could make her smile like th

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REMY

r than I ever thought possible, but I was also exhausted by the end of the session.

with all of our classmates, which was something I still struggled with.

ey blamed me for the attacks from that dark creature and avoided me whenever they could. Training was the one place they couldn’t avoid me, even though some parents had asked that I be kept away from their children.

in a way I didn’t even know how to get.

godly hour before school,” one of the girls near me complained.

a little better.” I instantly recognized that voice as Julie’s, which perked my attention.

nusually nice to me for a little while, but part

n, but I stayed still, hoping I was jumping to conclusions.

e knew there was something going on between Blade and myself. We hadn’t told the pack that we were mates or anything, but I never hid my relationship with him either.

ll in love with me when he trained me and learned how amazing I truly am,” Julie said, lowering her voice.

ad to know I was able to hear them. They weren’t exactly close to me, but werewolves had excellent hearing.

be the love story of the pack, and everyone would be jea

assume a leadership role.

ed with him, I trusted he wouldn’t do anything with her. I just had to continue trusting he would handle it without me needing to get involved while resisting the urge to take my frustrations out on Julie.

ime with my form.”