Chapter 324

Considering what he had been told about ‘The Butcher,’ Steve dropped his guns to the deck and pulled his vest over his head and dropped it near his guns. Unarmed and shirtless, he strode toward the huge man.

“I’ve heard you’ve never lost a fight,” declared Steve in the sudden stillness of the morning. “I’m here to put an end to that claim. Are you man enough to face me?”

The giant grinned broadly as he simply shoved Gwen away, dropped the knife, and strode toward Steve. “This is going to be fun. I’m going to kill you with my bare hands, and then take your woman.”

“Butch!” spoke Chip from behind Steve. “Make sure you get the rules straight before you start the fight!”

At first, Steve was confused by Chip’s reference to Butch. Then he remembered how he and Chip had watched ‘Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid’ on several Saturday nights while stationed on the base in Cuba.

“Right! What are the rules of the fight?” asked Steve as the big man stopped a few f