The Son-in-law's Revenge

The new crew

Vanders and his crew were ambushed in their hide out by new men. He knew what they came for. On whose orders they were here. Vanders cussed under his breath. They needed a little more time. Just little. Their last search around the river had brought a clue. One that would lead them to the Belinskys boy child, whether dead or alive.

If could they could give him forty-eight more hours, he'd provide the Belinsky boy rotting corpse wherever it was.

"You know why we are here?" One of them asked.

Vanders nodded. It was too easy to guess. They were here to punish him and his men.

'They said to take only ten of your men.' the one who Vanders guessed to be the leader of the strange group announced.

Kill ten of my men?

Vanders eyes widened in shock.

'Tell them to give us more time to find the Belinsky boy' Vanders responded. For six hours, he consistently has been trying to get the higher ups to talk, to negotiate with them. He made no progress at all. They simply neglected him. All of the