"How did you get over here so fast? How did you get loose?" Her heart thundered in her ears. Everything around her had a surreal quality, as if she was in the midst of a nightmare she couldn't wake from. Not answering, he held her trembling body welded to his warm, muscular chest. Her breath coming in short bursts and her panic rose. They'd kill her. If she had an asthma attack now, they'd surely kill her. She tried to squirm away from him, but froze when he growled into her ear. Goose bumps broke out where his warm breath passed over her skin, like a small smouldering volcano. As the three alien warriors marched forward, Zacar's arms around her almost made her feel safe. She shrank back against him, his body rock hard and warm against her back. She forced herself to look at the newcomers. They looked exactly like Zacar. Big, with copper-green skin, they appeared creepy and tough, with ridged bald heads that intensified their sinister looks. For a moment, she just stood there, held against Zacar, stupidly watching their every move.
