Free Burning Sky (Burning Sky Series) by Noir Duvall

I heard them coming in my direction when they were over a hundred yards away.  I decided to lay there and pretend I was asleep to add to the game... if and when they found me.
     
    “There's that campfire!” One said in a loud whisper.
     
    “How many people do you see?”
     
    “I think... just one.  Looks like they are sleeping at the base of a log.”
     
    “It looks like a woman to me...”
     
    I heard an evil chuckle from one.  “Tonight seems to be our lucky night, gentlemen.”
     
    As I laid there with my face resting on the back of my hand, I tried to keep the smile I felt from crossing my lips.  I traced my tongue over the sharp points of my canines and could almost taste their blood.  Oh how they were wrong.  Tonight would be MY lucky night. 
     
    As they approached, I couldn't decide if I wanted to wait until they were completely upon me or to sit there and act frightened.  I could feel the excited nervous energy start to pump through my body... it felt so good.  I loved a good cat and mouse game.
     
    Just as they entered the clearing, their apparent leader made the decision for me when he opened his mouth.  “Well, what do we have here boys?”  He said in a loud tone, with the obvious intentions of waking me from my 'slumber'.
     
    I quickly sat up right and masked my eager face with a look of sheer terror.  I even added a surprised squeak to make it more realistic.
     
    “Are you all alone, missy?”  A tall, scrawny ugly fellow asked.
     
    “Yeah, I's alone alright, aren't you bitch?”
     
    Oh how I wanted to tear them all apart right now.  They more than deserved it.  Lord knows how many innocent women they terrorized...  Despite the growing hunger for their blood, I maintained my look of fright and my petrified demeanor.  “Don't... don't hurt me!”
     
    The big guy, who I assumed was their leader, started laughing hard.  The other two soon followed.
     
    “What do you say, boys?  Do we not hurt her?  Or do we HURT her?”
     
    The other two looked at each other, then turned their gaze upon me with greedy and hungry eyes... but I know it wasn't food they were after. 
     
    I backed up against the log and tried to make myself as small as possible.  “No, you can't!  My brothers will be back soon!”  I pleaded with them.
     
    The leader looked around into the pitch black of night and smiled.  “No, I don't think so.  I think you are here alone.”  He looked around once more and focused his beady black eyes upon me.  “That makes you one stupid bitch... as if you are asking for this...”
     
    The tall thin one darted around the fire and grabbed me by my wrists, jerking me to my feet.  I pretended to struggle a bit.  “No!  Leave me alone!”
     
    Apparently, he wasn't very strong.  “She’s a feisty one, Gabe!” The thin one addressed their leader.
     
    Gabe, who was about 6' tall and was as stout as a tree trunk, came to look down upon me.  He was missing teeth and smelled as if he hadn't bathed in months.  “I like 'em feisty, don't you Craig?”
     
    Craig was standing on the other side of the fire.  His eagerness to participate in my rape seemed to wane.  “Maybe this isn't such a good idea.”
     
    Gabe smiled at me, showing me that what little teeth he had were rotten and black.  In one quick motion, he ripped my shirt down the middle, exposing my bra and what it covered to their greedy eyes.  “Oh, yeah.  This will be fun...”
     
    “Please stop!  I beg of you!”
     
    The filthy bastard back handed me across the face.  “Quiet, Bitch!”
     
    The pain was minimal but I pretty much had enough at that point.  No one hits me.  “I will bath in your blood....” I hissed at him but did not move... yet.
     
    My words and change in demeanor caught both Gabe and the skinny guy by surprise.  I smiled, glad that I now had their attention.
     
    “Let the woman go,” a new voice demanded.
     
    All four of us looked up to watch another man