"So you'll go and you'll still only have two. Not the whole camp. Still a better result than I'd get following you. You have to be new at this, yeah?" He was enjoying Murdoch's desperation and the fact that Heather seemed to be taking confidence from his. It was just what he wanted.
Good girl he thought, when she fought back. He knew she wouldn't go too far, not with that body.
It was a tumble of limbs and scrambling and Gabriel just had to let him go to the sanctuary of the room. Then it was a gun and that was so easy. All Gabriel had to do was step between the gun and Heather.
"Oh, Will. You were, once upon a time, rather good at your job. What's this huh? You deserve better than this. Now put that down and let's talk. You know you don't have to do this, yeah?"