Deciding he'd completed his mission, Campbell flushed and washed before turning out the lights and opening the door.
“Burt!” Penelope harshly whispered, causing him to glance up with surprise.
His body tensed with confusion and helplessness as he took in the terrifying scene in the moonlit darkness. He was acutely aware of his defenseless semi-nakedness.
“Campbell, your time has come,” Bohdan whispered in a menacing accent filled with hatred. “You be careful, Campbell, or your lady here be dead right now.”
Penelope was standing rigid and frightened beside the bed. Bohdan towered behind her with his powerful left bicep bulging around her neck and squeezing her windpipe. His piercing blue eyes raved with insanity and hate. His scarred face and cropped hair were scabbed with the dried blo
