*Are you interested ?*

What the hell, thought Kevin. He shook his head and said to Alan in a non-negotiable tone, "I'm absolutely not interested in this kind of stuff, and anyway, at the moment, I'm way too weak to survive if this uncle ever finds out, right?"

Alan nodded; Kevin was right. His uncle would kill him without hesitation, and he couldn't force him to embrace his destiny. But if there was one thing his family had instilled deep inside of him, it was to protect the bearer of that mark at any cost.