Maggie struggled to breathe. The door flew open. Jake looked about for the instant it took him to find Hank and bound over to wrench him off Beth.
“Hank! What the hell are you doing?”
Hank turned to strike Jake, but Jake landed a blow that sent Hank toppling clumsily to the floor. He quickly got back up and turned on Jake. He got one punch to Jake’s jaw before Jake’s brother, Will, arrived and joined in the struggle. Will was a year older, an inch shorter, with broad shoulders rock hard with muscle. It took both brothers’ strength to restrain Hank. Whether from liquor or madness his strength was uncommon. Blows that would have stopped most men seemed only to slow Hank down. Together Jake and Will finally pounded the fury from Hank and dragged him outside. Once through the door, Hank turn
