Raised by My Enemy, Bound by Blood

He killed the boy’s parents and offered him a sword—expecting vengeance, not a plea for mercy. Ten years later, they’re master and apprentice: one raised on violence, the other desperate to break the cycle. When a simple meal spirals into bloodshed, Eli’s beliefs are put to the ultimate test, and Coach’s old ghosts come calling. But in a world ruled by blades and debts, can forgiveness survive—or will vengeance claim them both? When justice knocks, whose blood will answer?