“No,” Amni whispered finding courage and fear to be a fine line. “She is not mine. A woman like that belongs to no one.” He stayed rooted to the spot not knowing what to do. He’d only heard Tadamichi talk of his brother once… the night he had been turned. This was the man that had killed his sire, only to die himself as punishment for the crime.
Amni’s thoughts flashed back to his master. Tadamichi had placed him under a t****l… taking his will to fight. The master had whispered to him of his loneliness… of his wicked desire for his twin brother. Amni had been privy to the knowledge of Tadamichi’s weakness and had therefore been turned… the first of Tadamichi’s children.
His gaze swept back to the brother whom he’d been a replacement for so long ago. Tadamichi had only wanted someone to
