When Silver Moons Rise (Lost Immortals Saga #2) Read Online Free PDF

good this time. The dagger of Uriel can stop it. Chela has the ability to use it.”
    Chills fly across my skin. “Never!” I blurt.
    “CC, show some respect,” Father orders. Nina fires a look toward me that should make me whimper. I don’t. Something in me has changed over these past few months.
    After everything I’ve been through, I think I can handle someone like Nina Winthrope. She narrows her eyes, sensing my unspoken challenge. I know I’m playing with fire; but as Father said, I am the rebellious daughter of a traitor.
    “You’re a direct descendant of the seraphim, the only one who can control the dagger,” she begins. “If you hadn’t lied to us a few months ago, then we wouldn’t be having this conversation, now would we?”
    “You’re such a hypocrite.”I can no longer hide my anger. Father props against his knees and shakes his head. I can see the tension in his shoulders. For his sake, I back off. Nina does too. But her eyes never leave my face.
    “Is there something you’d like to tell me, Chela?” Nina gives me a semi-bored, half amused look.
    “I don’t think I’m the one that’s been lying to the people of Castle Hayne, am I? Answer me, Champion,” Nina demands.  I lower my eyes, refusing to give her any part of what I’m thinking.
    Micah wheels into the room, his red hair sticking out as though he got caught in a windstorm before he came in. My mood shifts at once. The sight of my brother moving around and giving me the smile that used to get me in all kinds of trouble flips my slow-beating heart. Nina’s demanding mood evaporates as she stares at my brother. This is the first time they have officially met, and I wonder what it is about him that silences a woman as powerful as Governor Winthrope.
    Micah moves his chair over to where the Governor sits and holds out his hand. “Nice to meet you, Governor Winthrope.”
    Nina’s eyelids flutter, and she makes this little frown. I’ve never seen her at a loss for words before. Slowly, she lifts her hand for my brother to take. “You look—there’s so much of Helena in your son, James.”
    “Yes, I hear that quite often,” Father answers proudly.
    “I’m happy to see you’re feeling better. Plenty of color in your cheeks too. The therapists have done wonders for you.” Her voice sounds stronger, it reminds me of the woman who led an illegal group of demon slayers to defeat Outcasts and their mutated pets called the sedwigs a few months ago.
    “If war is coming as you say,” Father interrupts, “then how do I protect my children? I’ve heard about the dead bodies, and the way angel-bloods are being bled dry. For sake of the Light, Governor, I just reunited with my son. I don’t want to lose either of my children again.” Micah wheels over to where Father sits and places a hand on his shoulder. Father returns the gesture by placing his on top of my brother’s.
    Nina sighs and purses her lips. “Which brings me to the other reason I came by this evening. I have dire news.” She addresses Father and Micah without even acknowledging me.
    My ears heat and I clench my fists. Any blind person can see why the Governor has been elected twice. Her ability to make someone feel invisible even when they’re sitting right there in the room beside her is legendary.
    I lock gazes with Micah who sits directly across from me. Before she can respond, the beep from her reader saves me from any more of the iciness only Nina knows how to dish out so well. She answers the call, her face going from witchy to concerned in a few seconds. She ends the call, closes her eyes, and inhales deeply. My thrumming heart betrays my resolve to be a tough girl. Something bad has happened, and yes, I know that it probably has something to do with me. The anticipation among those of us in the room gets to Father first.
    “Is everything all right, Governor?” Father urges.
    Nina opens her eyes, her glare resting directly on my face. I shrink in my seat