Married. It’s not real. It’s fake in every way that matters. But Kai still said yes. She let me put my mother’s ring on her finger. This is the only “marriage” I will ever have. I will never let a woman into my life; it’s too f*****g dangerous. And kids, forget it. The Black line will end with me. And if I know Kai, she wouldn’t dare bring kids into this world either. This will end with us. I stare at the sparkly ring on Kai’s finger that fits perfectly, as if it were made for her. I still hold her hand in mine. My thumb lazily playing with the ring on her finger. Waiting for the reaction of fear to surge through her. It doesn’t come. My heart belongs to the devil. The inscription my mother had inscribed after my father gave her the ring. Good thing Kai’s heart is to