The Blood Moon Twins – Chapter 96

HARPER

The sorcerers were having a large banquet tonight in honor of something. I hadn’t paid much attention to what was going on, other than the fact that it was a large gathering with lots of food. There was a large bonfire in the middle of the open space Remy had been practicing in before. Food was placed on a long row of tables for people to serve themselves.

It felt like it should be a party with laughter and smiles. There was some of that, but the sorcerers kept glancing at our group with nervous looks. We had a couple of guards following us around still, and I felt like our presence made the others nervous. I wondered how often guests arrived here and how long it took to get accustomed to this group. They seemed extremely weary of outsiders.

“Are y

to get lost in thoughts that way.

ungry.” I ha

ight was constantly replaying in my head. I couldn’t shake away the guilt, knowing Caulder was only gone because he was trying to protect me.

er being missing was hard on her, too, she was still able to smile with Blade by her side. I was happy for her, but I was also jealous.

I wasn’t hungry, I knew they would continue to worry about me if I didn’t grab something.

ybe that was it. Maybe they hadn’t seen a werewolf before. I wouldn’t have known any sorcerers if it weren’t for Caulder and Remy, and Blade was the first vampire I had met. Perhaps I was some sort of spectacle to them.

had, but I also wasn’t sure if I had the social energy for that.

as something about this scent that was sweet and somehow familiar. I couldn’t place what it was, though, because there were too many people and too much food diluting my senses.

ew stronger and more familiar. I could hear the footsteps of a sorcerer following me, and I was sure it was just one of the guards keeping an eye on me.

houldn’t be smelling him here. It made no sense.

. I moved faster and faster, desperate to figure out what was triggering this. Was it a trick? Was I so lonely that I was hallucinating him?

the bonfire, or they were doing their patrol to protect this place. It made the rest of the area feel like a ghost town.

t now, unsure of where I was going. I let my nose lead the way, trusting my instincts. It smelled just like him. He had to be here. I didn’t care about how or why

olor and body shape. His dark eyes flickered in the dark light of the sky, and he looked just like Caulder. He was too far away for me to confirm it, but everything in my body screamed that this was my Caulder.

get my body to move.

t like they wouldn’t work out of fear. After getting my hopes up, I knew I would be crushed if this wasn’t Caulder, so I wanted to stay suspended for just a moment longer.

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CAULDER

oned outside of the place I was locked in, but no one had been there. I guess they didn’t find me to be that much of a threat. Or maybe they were counting on my magic still being depleted.

t at night like werewolves did, so even if someone came looking for me, I’d have a decent chance of staying hidden as long as I stayed out of sight.

ened closely for any noises as I moved from building to building, making sure no one snuck up on me.

houldn’t be smelling him here. It made no sense.

d a corner, and the sound of footsteps heading straight towards me made my body flinch. I was about to hurry into the shadows to the best of my ability, but a sweet scent hit my nose. It was faint, but it was unmistakably Harper’s scent. This made no sense. Why would she be here? Did they kidnap her after somehow finding out who I was? No, I hadn’t told them any details about myself. Except that I was part werewolf. They could have found my pack based on that information and

e this w

opped the moment she lay eyes on me, and I had never seen a more beautiful sight. I didn’t know h

cracking at the sight of her.

fe.

g her scent and forgetting about the rest of the world for a few seconds.

into my chest. “It’s really you.”

back in its place. I didn’t want to question how or why this was happening. I just wanted to hold her in my arms and never let go of her.

yes tight, praying to the Moon Goddess that this wasn’t some dream I was on the verge of waking up from.

glistened under the moonlight. She held my face and looked a

id, more tears spilling from her eyes. “I thought I might never see you again.”

ould fight my way back to you.” I readjuste

fe.

gain,” she whispered when we finally stopped to cat

ck. “I’m not going anywhere. I can’t leave you again. I love you too much.”