The Blood Moon Twins
Chapter 62

REMY

At first, there was just darkness and pain. The world around me faded away as the pain took over. I couldn't hear or see anyone, and for a moment I felt all alone. Then everything flashed into a bright white. "It's nice to meet you." The voice was new to me, but it was soft and kind.

I opened my eyes and found myself in a completely white room. I could move, but it didn't feel like I was actually in my own body. Everything felt lighter and easier. I looked around, trying to replace the source of the voice. I was the only one in the room, except for a white cat that was sitting several feet away, staring at me while it flicked its tail. The cat was the only other presence in the room.

"Are you the one who talked to me?" I asked, staring at the cat.

"Of course I am. Who else would have?" the cat sassed.

I blinked my eyes a few times, wondering if this was some sort of weird dream. "Who are you?"

"Oh, my dear Remy, I'm Eva, your familiar," she said simply.

Sorcerers were supposed to have a familiar, just like werewolves had a wolf, but from what I understood, they were supposed to show up around a sorcerer's twenty-first birthday. It was part of the magic awakening all young sorcerers went through. "Is this a trick? I can barely use magic, and it's too early for this." This had to be a dream.

"I understand your confusion. I've been locked away for most of your life, barely able to support you. Do you remember what your mother told you?" Eva asked.

The conversation came back to me in flashes. My mom and dad chose to suppress my magic to protect me because of some prophecy. I still didn't fully understand what the prophecy meant or how I was in danger because of it. I lost consciousness before they could explain everything.

"I remember." I took a step forward, looking around the room. There didn't seem to be an end to expansive space. The white walls seemed like they went on forever, and one would get lost wandering around a space like this.

"It seems that once the spell was broken, your magic rushed back into you so fast it caused your awakening to come early," Eva explained. "Which is why I'm here now."

"So I can use magic now?" I asked. I bit my lip, trying to stop myself from getting excited. I had wanted to use magic ever since Caulder had successfully shifted in front of me. I wanted to be just as strong as him. I didn't want to get my hopes up before anything was confirmed. It would only crush me if this turned out to be some weird dream.

"Not only can you use magic, but you have access to all of your magic. You're going to be more powerful than Caulder, but with less practice. You need to be careful, or you're going to accidentally hurt someone around you. You won't be used to your own strength." Eva stood up and walked towards me. She brushed against my leg and purred.

I crouched down and scratched behind her ears, which she seemed to particularly enjoy. "I don't want to hurt anyone."

Eva sat suddenly and looked up at me with her bright yellow eyes. "You are going to hurt people. I'm not sure if there's a way around that. You are destined for a dark future, child."

I swallowed hard and found myself sitting on the ground. "Because of this prophecy?"

"Yes."

"I don't understand." I tried to remember the words of the prophecy, but it was all foggy now.

"You are the Daughter of Moon and Magic. You are a vessel for great power, and because of that, when you and the Son of Blood and Magic become one, it will cause a catalyst of great magic to be unleashed onto this world," Eva explained. "I can feel the magic in your body, and it's teetering on the edge of good and evil, and if you're not careful, you will crash into a world of evil."

My heart raced and my throat felt tight as I listened to this. "I don't want to hurt anyone. I don't want this prophecy to come true. Is there a way I can stop it?"

Eva stilled. "I don't know. Prophecies are old and powerful things. It would take a lot to stop the prophecy from coming true. Often they have a way of happening, no matter how much you fight against it."

I stood up quickly and looked for a way out of here. "No. I won't let it happen. I won't hurt those I care about because of this old prophecy." I started walking in a random direction, since everywhere looked the same.

"The more you fight it, the harder it will be to change it," Eva called out after me, but I ignored her. I refused to let my life be dictated by some destiny. I wanted to make my own future.

-

I jolted awake, and the meeting with Eva still felt so real that I could still feel the distaste of the conversation on my tongue. It felt like Eva had already given up, expecting the prophecy to come true, but I refused to believe there was nothing I could do. My core was buzzing with an energy I wasn't used to, and it was a little overwhelming. I felt like I needed to run and scream at the same time just to release the power filling me to the brim.

"Remy, are you okay?" Blade asked.

I was suddenly very aware that I was not the only one in the room. Blade was holding me in his arms, and Caulder and my parents were staring at me. Fear struck a chord inside of me as Eva's words rang in my head. "You are going to hurt people," I could hear her voice echoing in my head.

The buzzing in my stomach increased as I became terrified I would accidentally hurt someone. I needed to get away from everyone before that happened. Suddenly, the world whooshed around me, and in the blink of an eye, I was standing across the room from everyone. I stepped back and found myself pressed against the wall. I had just shifted across the room without even trying. The conversation with Eva definitely wasn't a dream, and that only scared me more. "What's happening to me?" I cried out.

Caulder appeared in front of me in an instant. He took my hands and made me look into his eyes. "You're going to be okay. Just take a deep breath."

"You should get away. I don't know if I can control this." The energy inside of me raged, angry and ready to be released.

Caulder didn't move. "Breathe, Remy."

I did as he said and started focusing on my breathing. With each breath, the buzzing slowed, but I still felt scared. "I don't want to hurt anyone." Caulder scrunched his eyebrows together. "You're not going to hurt anyone."

"I'm destined to hurt everyone," I said simply.

"You're not going to hurt anyone," he repeated.

"You can't guarantee that," I returned. Eva's voice was like a bad omen in my head. I didn't want to listen to it, but part of me couldn't deny there was truth in her words.

I looked over at Blade who was standing next to the bed, ready to run right over to me at the slightest indication. He looked afraid with his wide eyes, but I didn't know if that fear was of me or fear of the unknown. I wanted to run to him, hold him in my arms and have him tell me it was going to be okay, but as I looked at him, I knew he was the Son of Blood and Magic. I couldn't explain how I knew this. As far as I knew, Blade was only a vampire and nothing more. But I hadn't told him about my magic, so if he had magic, I couldn't blame him for not telling me.

Slowly, everything made sense. My mom forbidding me to ever see Blade again... The secrets... All of it. I still didn't agree with how it was all handled. I wished I had known the truth sooner, but I understood it a little better.

"What are we going to do?" I asked. I wasn't about to give up and accept this prophecy as fate. My family had been fighting against it for years, and I couldn't just give up out of fear. I had to do something. I just didn't know what that something was.

"Let's sit down and figure it out together. No more secrets," my mom said. She took a few steps forward, and as I met with her eyes, I could see that they were wet. How long had she been crying? How long had she been holding my burden from me to protect me? "I want to know everything you know," I said. I had only scratched the surface of what they knew. They had years ahead of me, and I needed to know everything if I was going to have a chance at stopping this prophecy. "Why don't you rest for a little bit before we talk," my mom suggested.

"No," I said without hesitation. "I won't be able to rest until I know exactly what's going on. I want to talk about it now, and I want Blade there, too."

Blade was standing still, keeping to the background of what was happening. I could see the confusion on his face, and I knew he wanted to know what was happening, but he was in a strange place surrounded by werewolves. He didn't want to overstep his boundaries in all of this, but as far as I saw it, he was just as involved in all of this as I was.

"Okay, we'll meet in thirty minutes in the conference room," my dad said. "I want to get the others involved, too. We'll give you guys a moment alone."

My parents walked out of the room, leaving Caulder, Blade, and me in the room. Blade instantly made his way across the room and wrapped himself around me. He held me tightly as his breath shook in my ear.

"I'm okay," I whispered, holding him back. My body was still buzzing with an energy I wasn't used to, but in some strange way, I was happy to know the truth finally.

"It's okay if you're not," Caulder said.

I pulled away from Blade, but I kept holding his hand. I turned my attention to Caulder. "How long have you known all of this?"

Caulder tensed in response. He looked away as the shame filled him. "Mom told me after you were attacked the first time. I wanted to tell you the truth, but I was scared. I didn't want you to be targeted because of me."

I threw my arms around Caulder. "I'm sorry you had to go through that." I didn't blame him for keeping it a secret. He was only doing what he was told to do. He was only trying to protect me, and he told me what he could. I was just happy he was here with me. I felt stronger with him by my side.