Chapter 311

Steve and Gwen spoke for a few more minutes before ending the call. As he returned the phone to his pocket, he brushed the tears from his eyes and looked at his companions. They were watching him somberly.

“We heard about Sybil being hurt,” began Charlie. “We all like her a lot and wish her the best. Sadly, it goes with the territory. We’re pretty damn lucky that we’re all alive and going home.”

“Yeah,” agreed Jason. “I apologize if I jumped the gun, so to speak, but when that miserable fuck started talking about what he was going to have his men do to Lisa and Theresa, I knew he had to die.”

“You saved me a bullet,” admitted Charlie. “I was just getting ready to pop the bastard myself. He deserved to die just for saying the things he did. Apparently he intended to carry them out.”

“Won’t there be any trouble over this?” asked Ted. “We just arrived in a strange country and killed, oh, about two dozen men, give or take. How can they let us leave so easily?”