The guard raises the alarm

Before they can enter, a shout from the perimeter stopped them in their tracks.

"Hey! Look what I caught!" The raider's voice cut through the silence. In an instant, the camp was abuzz with activity, raiders around the camp stirring, grabbing their guns and getting ready to check on the commotion.

"Fuck," Greg hissed. "We have to hide, now!"

They scrambled across the open ground, ducking behind a pile of firewood right before the first raider stepped out.

Peeking out from between the logs, Noah saw the guard dragging a squirming Eunhwa into the camp, his grip on her hair merciless. She fought, her feet kicking up dust as she tried to twist free, but he held firm, grinning wickedly at his compatriots. "Found her skulking about, trying to spy on us, boys!"

Noah's gut twisted, fury rising in his chest. His fists clenched, muscles straining to leap out and tear the raiders apart. But he **** himself to hold back. It was suicide to try and rescue her now, outnumbered and outgunned.

Greg's hand on his arm was a silent warning. Wait.

The raiders converged on Eunhwa, their leering faces illuminated by the moonlight. They circled her, jeering, taunting, but she spat back, her defiance unyielding. She stood in the midst of them, silver hair wild, eyes ablaze with hatred. "When I get out of this, I'll kill you all!" she snarled.

Her voice was loud and clear as it echoed across the clearing. Loud enough to be heard by anything in the surrounding area. Noah could only pray that the zombies wandering the forests were too far off to notice. But then he saw the raider with a scarred face, the camp's leader, step forward, and a cold dread filled him.

Scarface grabbed her chin, turning her face roughly in the moonlight. His eyes roamed over her, appraising. "You're a pretty one, aren't ya?" He grinned, his teeth gleaming. "It's been a while since we saw a real woman. Maybe we should keep you around the camp, keep us entertained."

The other raiders laughed, a cruel sound that grated in Noah's ears. They closed in around Eunhwa, grabbing at her, their intentions all too clear. Scarface shoved her down to her knees. His grin widened, turning her head to point at his crotch, and he began to undo his belt. "Open your mouth, bitch. Show me what you can do."

Eunhwa glared up at him defiantly. But when he slapped her across the cheek, the sound echoing in the quiet night, her resolve wavered. She winced, tears pricking her eyes from the **** of the blow, but she gritted her teeth and obeyed.

Noah burned with anger, he had to do something, anything.