Rising Son (The Juliana Lucio Series) Read Online Free PDF

never would have treated you the way you’ve treated Ana and me tonight.”
    I started to fight again wanting to argue.
    He picked me up and threw me back on the bed again, “No! You’ve had your say. You are going to listen now. It didn’t have to be this way, and if I could trust you to act like an adult, instead of a spoiled child, I would let you remove it. But you’ve proven yourself over and over tonight you won’t give anyone a chance to explain to you.”
    I stopped fighting, and really looked at him this time. I could see in his eyes the pain I had caused him, how much I had really hurt him by leaving earlier. Maybe he was right, and I should at least give him the chance to explain. I nodded that I would listen, and he slowly let up on my wrists. I put my hands on my gag to pull it off, and he stopped me once again.
    “I don’t think so. It stays, and so do I,” he said referring to him sitting on top of me, holding me down. 
    If this was last week, I would have welcomed that thought. I just raised my eyebrow at him, but he wasn’t going anywhere anytime soon.
    “Jules,” he said exhaling loudly, “I really don’t know where to start . . . I suppose the beginning is always the best. You must understand the only reason we didn’t tell you this earlier is because there are only two other vampires that know the entirety of this. The magnitude of what I am about to reveal to you is the equivalent of treason to humans. Yet, Ana and I both were willing to tell you the truth, all of it. Even before you left us and accused us of betrayal. Jules, I have never betrayed you, and neither has Ana.”
    I looked into his eyes and I wanted to believe him. I was so lonely when I lost my family and William had felt so right, but was he too right, was it all orchestrated? I wanted to follow my heart, but wasn’t sure if I should trust it anymore. I didn’t seem to be able to stop myself from putting my hand on William’s cheek while I contemplated this, and ran my thumb along his lips. It was all the prodding he needed to continue.
    “Ana and I both work for The Council, but not in the capacity that you think.” He pulled my hand from his face and held it in his lap tracing circles along the back of it as he spoke.
    “Yes, they do order death sentences, and I understand your hatred of them, but they are the law-keepers of vampirekind. Believe it or not they are the only thing standing between an all-out vampire-human massacre.”
    He now had my full attention; I leaned on my elbows, as much as was possible with William sitting on me, so I could see him better as he spoke.
    “There are two distinct factions of vampires, ones that are like Ana and me they live peacefully, blend in with human society, and do our absolute best not to kill any humans. And in the case that it happens we disguise it to keep ourselves hidden. We live according to the law set by vampirekind and upheld by the Council. The other faction is like Nathaniel, they see themselves as the ‘greater beings’ as they put it and their goal is to out all of vampirekind to the human world. They feel vampires should be able to live, feed, and breed without restrictions, and because we are stronger, faster, and live longer than humans that puts us on the top of the food chain. They call themselves t he Coven, and currently have a presence in almost every major city in North America, Europe, and Asia, and they are spreading.”
    I went to remove my gag again. I had questions for him I wanted answered. He grabbed my hands stopping me, but he did help me take off my jacket and threw it in the corner with his.
    “The gag stays. You can ask your questions later. You should have just cooperated from the beginning, Jules.” He at least put a pillow under my head for me making me more comfortable.
    “This C oven is also part of an extremely complex, and hard to track human-trafficking ring, they traffic humans around from place to place, for their blood,