Chapter 51 Blood Brothers

• The morning sun cast long shadows across the castle courtyard as I stood frozen, watching two men who had torn my world apart face each other with the recognition of shared blood. Kael's dark eyes—so like Aldric's when I truly looked held a mixture of fury and pain that made my chest tighten.
• "Brother," Aldric said quietly, his voice carrying none of the surprise I felt. "I wondered when you'd finally show yourself."
• "Don't." Kael's sword was already in his hand, the blade that had tasted so much blood trembling with barely contained rage. "Don't you dare call me that. Not after what your father did to us."