Chapter 48

ELI. "But that's not fair, Uncle," I protested. "Jonathan still needs to learn the truth!" I might have been a little more invested in this story than I should have, but I always believed that everyone deserves the truth no matter what the circumstances are. "We have to tell him about it!" "Of course, I'll tell him about it, but not yet today. We don't want his judgment to be overtaken by his anger. Not now, when we need his smart thinking and strategic planning." I tried to calm myself down because I was also starting to get angry for some reason. "But when will you tell him? After the war? We don't even know if we'll win against those vampires." "Then I would tell him on our last breath," Uncle Ross explained. "I know him. Once he finds out who is his wife's actual killer, he will get so mad it will be impossible to talk reason with him. And you won't like that version of him, Eli. Didn't you want to rescue Ariella at all costs? Then just bear it for a while." I sighed. "I'm onl