Kaiden's hand hovered mid-air, finger cocked back like a gun.
Alice's smile froze. Her eyes widened, then darted to his hand in terror.
"W-Wait, wait, wait, big brother! Y-You wouldn't-!" she stammered, jerking against her restraints, but the runic shackles only clanked uselessly. Her shoulders wriggled like a trapped rabbit, black hair spilling into her face as she desperately tried to lean away from the incoming doom.
Kaiden flicked.
His fingertip snapped forward with precision, aimed straight at her forehead across the transparent wall.
There was no physical impact—of course, there couldn't be—but Alice jolted as though she'd been struck by a sucker punch to the gut. Her eyes began watering instantly.
