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Mikalis straightened and folded his arms. “If I told everyone the truth, we’d be in a permanent state of chaos, and chaos is exactly what we’re fighting to avoid. Trust me, and trust I know what needs to be done. That’s all I ask.”

“You’ve been observing me?” Kota asked, not without a warning growl.
Mikalis nodded. “Welcome to the Brotherhood.”

Kota swallowed. “I deserve this, it’s true, but will you tell Aiko one thing, just one thing from me?”
“Sure.” Zaine shrugged. “Why not.”
“Tell him I love him, and wherever life takes us, I’ll always find him, even in death. So kill me, Brotherhood. I am ready to accept my fate.”

“You think you’re special, because the Brotherhood chose you? You’re just a nyk hiding behind Mikalis. He’s not even one of us. He has you all dancing on strings like his puppets.”

He laughed, despite all of this being bitterly tragic. “It’s like Romeo and Juliet but with blood-sucking assholes.”

Kota laughed and tasted his sake. He nodded his appreciation for its quality. “As though the Blackrose Brotherhood are all pinnacles of virtue? Is it true then, the Brotherhood are all celibate?”

“Fuck, no.” Aiko laughed.

The Brotherhood was made up of un-aging, efficient killers. Each one a predator in their own right. They each respected Mikalis, but also feared him. It was safer that way.

He’d changed so many times over the centuries, like a snake changes its skin. Different, but the same too. Yet somehow, always lost.

"When we allow others to touch our souls, we leave ourselves exposed. We become vulnerable, not just to those we care for, but to others who will exploit that weakness. There is no place for love in the brotherhood.”

~ Mikalis

Kota smiled, pulled free and licked cum from his fangs. Satisfaction and masculine pride shone in his silver, nyk eyes. He straightened, trapped Aiko against the wall and kissed him hard, tasting of sweetness, a hint of venom, and cum.
“Now tell me to leave,” Kota purred. “And I’ll go.”