Chapter Twenty-Eight
“Yer know what I does to people who ask questions about me?” Billy English said. “I kills ’em, and buries ’em in the damps.”
Nell had no time to be frightened by this threat. Black erupted into action. One moment he was blocking the doorway, the next he was in the middle of the room, striking Billy English, a massive backhand blow that sent the man flying, blood spraying from his nose.
There was a moment of ringing silence. Nell didn’t breathe. Billy English didn’t appear to breathe, either. He looked lifeless, sprawled on the floor.
Black spun towards the open door. The two men barreled into the room. One closed on Black but the other turned to Nell. Her heart stopped beating in sheer panic—and then Black was there, shoving her aside, clouting her assailant with h
