Mac looked up in surprise; he's been so intent on freeing Penny that, when his nemesis stepped out on to the verandah, he seemed to appear from out of nowhere.
Dressed in black, Murdoc wore a cold smile and a colt 45. He smoothly drew his gun and aimed from the hip.
The barrel of the gun looked big as a cannon. Mac wanted to run but there was nowhere to run to…
Something hit him hard in the chest, and then he was tumbling backward into the air. He heard Penny scream as the frost-coated earth rushed up at him.