The Glass Rose
Salvatore shouted, and he tried to lung toward the cabin door as if he could still reach his hidden weapon, but he was too slow and his legs were failing him after the long, brutal night.
I didn't wait for him to move any closer and I didn't wait for him to say another word, because I squeezed the trigger and watched as he spun around from the impact and tumbled over the white railing with a heavy, final splash that disappeared into the black, churning foam of the deep sea.
"Is he gone, or do you think he’s going to wash up somewhere in the morning light?" Lucien asked as he moved up beside me and looked down at the dark, empty water where the Butcher had vanished.