THE TRAINING grounds behind the mansion ran with the familiar sound of sparring. Dati, ang mga tauhan ni Alaric ang nagsasanay sa training ground ng mansion kasama siya. Ngayon, ang kambal na niyang anak ang laging naroon sa training ground at laging nagsasanay.
They twin always spar.
Eighteen years later, nothing about the house of Volkov had softened. Well, except maybe the laughter.
Napaatras si Lucien habang pinupunasan ang pawis sa kaniyang mukha. His breath was steady despite the intensity of the match against his twin brother.
Across from him, Caelan twirled his practice blade lazily, clearly not taking things as seriously.
“Mukhang distracted ka,” sabi ni Caelan habang nakangisi.
Lucien shot him a look. “I’m not.”
“You are,” giit ni Caelan. “You’ve been off since this m
