Blood Brothers
Chapter One
Outside, the steady buzz of cicadas and the low rustling of bamboo stalks as
they rasped together in the breeze filled the night. Inside the small farmhouse,
Kiyoshi snored softly in his sleep, wrapped in his friend's arms.
Liu held him close, dozing off and on as the evening progressed. He toyed with
Kiyoshi's hair or indulged himself with a stolen kiss from the boy whenever he
woke. If Kiyoshi stirred then Liu quickly pulled him back into his embrace and
held him tighter.
The next time Liu opened his eyes, Kiyoshi had rolled out onto the tatami from
under the light blanket covering both their naked bodies. Liu turned onto his
side, curling himself around his companion's smaller form, his face buried in
the silky threads of Kiyoshi's loose hair. As he closed his eyes, Liu's
contended sigh seemed to echo in the room.
Sometime later, he wasn't sure when, Liu rose on one elbow, suddenly alert.
Everything had gone silent-the drone of the insects, the wind moving through the
trees. The silence was overpowering. Unnerved, Liu sat up just as something ... read full excerpt from Blood Brothers ebook
