“That. . . That is not possible. Once, maybe. No. If he was really alive, I would stop. But no. He was the only person I had in my life. The Bird will pay.”
Shadow freezes. He can’t move anything beside his head. He looks around, eyes wide. Then he narrows his eyes at Cadence. “You. I hate you.” He tries to reach for his gun, but he can’t.
“My name is Shadow. You killed my brother. Prepare to die.”
Shadow walks in through the door, grinning. He looks up and notices Cadence, and his face lights up.
“Hmmm. Very interesting. It’s like nothing I’ve ever seen before. . .”