“Why would you ever think that after killing Okamoto Takeyuki, his uncle would remain loyal to you?”  1

Tsukiha Tokuhito sneered mockingly as he looked down at the utterly subdued Tsukiha Yaiba. Okamoto Jiro stood silently to the side. His situation was far more complicated. While part of his betrayal stemmed from the anger of seeing his carefully groomed nephew killed so mercilessly by Tsukiha Yaiba, the real reason he had chosen to turn against her lay deeper.  0

He had sensed that the two elders who truly controlled the Tsukiha family were beginning to grow suspicious, perhaps even hostile, of him. He knew well that a loyal hound would always meet a grim end once it was mistrusted by its master. He had no choice but to act for the future of the Okamoto line.  0

Tsukiha Tokuhito’s gaze lingered on Tsukiha Yaiba’s stunning...0