Twins

by Steve Roach, Lloyd Hollingworth (Illustrator)

TWINSThey fought inside their mother’s womb.They fought throughout their childhood.Twins Alexei and Vasily lead lives consumed by a terrible hatred for each other. When they both fall in love with the same woman, the hatred erupts into murderous violence, and only one brother will survive the confrontation.With Vasily dead, Alexei builds a happy life for himself, and it seems that love can conquer all of his problems. But when Vasily finds a way to come back, and destroys Alexei’s happiness, it leads to a new series of escalating confrontations where even death itself can’t hold back the power of hate.How many times can a man be killed? How many times can he find a way to come back?Horror Novella23,000 wordsAbout the Steve Roach works in multiple genres including travel writing, fiction and illustrated children's books (with artist Simon Schild). With a large selection of books garnering impressive reviews, Steve's output is diverse, sometimes thought-provoking, entertaining and always interesting. Working within the Independent market gives Steve the freedom to explore some unusual ideas and avoid being pigeon-holed. Without the marketing resources of a mainstream publisher, readers have to search out Steve's work but once they have they usually stick around to see what's coming next. A number of Steve's books have reached the #1 spot in the bestseller charts on Amazon in their respective categories. During the last 3 years, nearly 50,000 people have read his work. For an 'indie' author, this is a tremendous achievement.www.steveroach.co.uk

74 pages, Kindle Edition

First published August 22, 2012

Reviews

[Lena · Rating 4 out of 5]

"There is room only for hate and nothing more."

I have never read a story of such unrelenting hate. This book should be mentioned in the dictionary next to the word. Previously I would have put Khan as my most hate filled/hate inducing baddy.

Move aside Khan, you do not have Vasily's single minded endurance.

I'd like to thank Randy from Horror Aficionados for his relentless pursuit of free stories for my kindle. I'm giving this short story three and a half stars rounded up to four for sheer dogged, time defying, determination.