A death threat started it all. Merias Murphy came home from school to a ripped sheet of paper messily stuffed in the mailbox with four simple words: We want you dead. -The Blood Brothers The Blood Brothers. The most dangerous gang for miles wants to kill her, and her policeman dad tried to protect her but failed, getting killed in the process. After Merias is left alone, she decides to run away with a few of her friends, not knowing what the forest will bring.