I'm enjoying this story, and I'm sure the details you've added would mean more if I knew more about The Shadow.
The references to the superheroes went past me. My experience with comic book superheroes is very limited. Sorry.
Cuidadora
"Honey, we didn't care if you were a Russian or a Martian... You were ours... and we weren't giving you to anybody." ~ Martha in Strange Visitor
"A love that risks nothing is worth nothing." ~ Jonathan in Big Girls Don't Fly
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