I Read Stories: The Man Who Married Death by Jessica Lévai

 

The Man Who Married Death by Jessica Lévai in Factor Four

He marries Death, though he doesn’t love her. That’s one reason Death wants him, as those who love her are dangerous. She wants companionship, infrequently, and wants someone to keep house.

He asks if there’s a room he shouldn’t go in, but there isn’t. So he makes a private room for himself. She never enters. And for a while this is enough.

For a while.

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