Peace and balance

The two brothers stared at each other with nothing but hatred running through their eyes. They bore their burning gaze on each other for long, with no one looking away first.

Standing between them, Rielle could feel the pressure and heat of their killer stares and felt frightened. She wanted to step back but Elijah held her hand, keeping her in place.

The gesture he took only increased Alex's fury. Rielle swallowed hard in fright for what they might do to each other. She worried they would attack and she's right there, in their middle.

She tried to pull her hand from Elijah's grip but he was way stronger than her and she couldn't lift a finger. His grip on her wrist tightened making her wince in pain and that did it.

That broke the last piece of resilience Alex had. In less than two seconds, he was standing before Elijah and his fist was up in the sky, aiming for his face.

Rielle let out a scream in fright of Alex's fist reaching her face but then he stopped half way. He wasn't movin