Chapter 33Aris was sitting at the table, drinking coffee, and looked up when we entered the room. I poured a cup for myself and Billy and joined them at the table. A minute later Pete came into the room.
I asked, “Is he secure…I mean, with just three people watching him?”
Pete nodded. “For now, but I think we should either move him or call in more reinforcements.” Aris agreed with a nod.
Suddenly the house shook as several loud crashing noises from above rattled the walls, followed by a tortured masculine scream and what sounded like someone being thrown down the stairs. Pete turned and ran to the front of the house, with the rest of us in his wake.
When we reached the staircase, a body was heaped face down on the landing. Only he wasn't really face down…his neck had been twisted so vi
