Dark Days (The Childe Series, #2) Read Online Free PDF

“Ròs is your real father’s sister,” he further explained.
    “My real father? Do you know where he is?” Cat asked, her voice trembling.
    “He’s passed, my dear,” Ròs choked out.
    “What? How? What about my real mother?”
    “Her too, I’m afraid,” Trevor replied with a sad look on his face.
    “What were their names?” Cat asked, tears welling up in her eyes.
    “William and Erika,” Ròs replied.
    “Oh,” she murmured, her demeanor reflecting the melancholy in her voice. Looking up at Michael, “So, who are you really then?”
    “I’m Erika’s brother. I’m your real uncle. I was the one instructed to give you to the Colvins to raise as their own.” Michael said, squeezing her shoulder. T urning to R ò s , “Now, R ò s I think it’d be best if you told her the rest.”
    Rachel stood to intervene, but Sam took her hand and pulled her down onto his lap, holding her tightly.
    “Our family comes from Ireland, where your mother and father met. They married in secret because most of our kin were against their union. In protest, William and Erika fled in search of a safe haven to give birth to you,” Ròs explained.
    “Why were they against it?” Cat asked. Ròs looked over to Trevor for help.
    “Well, that’s where things get a little complicated Catherine,” Trevor interjected. “In the eyes of our kin, your parents’ relationship was forbidden.”
    “Forbidden? Why?”
    “You see, we’re different.”
    “Okay, so you’re different. What does that mean?” Cat asked, frustration present in her voice.
    “We’re vampires,” Ròs explained.
    “Vampires?” Cat began. “Vampires?” she asked again in disbelief. “Alright, that’s it. I’ve heard enough of this crap. This is ridiculous. I’m not going to stand here and listen to this after the week I’ve just had!”
    “But it’s true, every word. Honest, Catherine, we’re vampires…and so are you,” Trevor implored.
    “What? Shut up! Rachel, Sam, are you just going to sit there and let them do this to me? Why aren’t any of you saying anything? Uncle Michael, how can you, a priest, just stand there and not say they’re lying?! You honestly don’t believe what these people are saying, right?” Cat’s voice grew shaky as she looked Michael dead in the eyes and realized he wasn’t going to tell her it was a lie.
    “I wish I could, Cat, but it’s the truth,” Michael replied softly.
    Cat laughed fretfully. “I can’t believe it. You’re just as crazy as the rest of them.”
    “Catherine,” Ròs said as she stood and made her way toward her, “trust us when we say, that you’re a Childe, half-vampire and half-human.” Cat’s eyes widened as she listened to her aunt’s words.
    “I’m . . . a . . . Childe ? A Childe ?”
    “Yes, Cat, you are,” Sam stated with a sigh.
    “And on your sixteenth birthday, your vampire side began to take over. That’s why we put you on those pills, honey. Those pills help keep your other half at bay,” Rachel explained.
    “So wait, Dr. Bane is in on this, too?” Cat asked in a huff.
    “Yes, we’ve all known for quite some time now. Dr. Bane, Aldon, and even Taylor,” Rachel continued.
    “Do you hear yourselves? You’re all flipping insane! What the hell’s wrong with you people? I just can’t deal with this right now. If you need me, I’ll be in my room,” Cat said and then began to turn toward the study door.
    “Catherine Ròsaline Aldridge! You cannot walk away from this,” Ròs growled while baring her fangs. Her eyes turned black as pitch.
    As Cat began to turn back around, she asked, “What did you call me?” The moment she finished asking her question, Cat let out a slight scream as the sight before her startled her. Standing in front of her was the physical embodiment of something she thought was only a myth. Vampires do exist? Cat thought while staring at Ròs’s and Trevor’s pearly white fangs and jet black eyes. Her knees grew a little wobbly as