In The Zone

Close Calls and Hot Saves

Simone stepped out of the tiny diner she had gone to for dinner late that night. The streets were hauntingly empty and the click of her stiletto heels echoed behind her. Only the streetlamps provided light on the dark street, but she was used to it. She walked this route every night so she was prepared for the darkness. What she wasn't prepared for was being grabbed at the opening of an alleyway.

"Hey there, aren't you a pretty thing?" the man stuttered, his breathe reeking of alcohol. "Hey you guys, look what I caught." Simone looked at found three other men staring at her with the same hungry look in their eyes. They started throwing her around, her skirt getting torn in the struggled. "Now who gets her first?" On impulse, Simone jabbed her attacker with her sharp heel. The man groaned in pain as Simone tried to flee. However, the other men had other plans for her. One man grabbed her leg, causing her to fall on the ground. The men dragged her back to them, making tiny rips in her clothes. Pinning her down, the man she had kicked tore open her shirt. "Now, now little one, why'd you have to go and do that. I was going to play nice, but you just had to go and try to hurt me. Now you have to be taught a lesson." The man roughly kissed her. Simone, struggling against the unwanted advances, suddenly felt the man's weight being lifted off of her. She opened her eyes to find a very angry Zach Slater, his eyes blazing with fury. The four men stood up at once, all feeling a mix of fear and anger towards the man who interrupted their fun. "You think you can take on all four of us. Let's see you try."

Zach slowly walked over to the four men, seeming to grow bigger with each step he took. His voice was low and dangerous, making it obvious to anyone, even four heavily intoxicated men, who was in charge. "You seem to think attacking women on the streets is fun and games, but you listen to me. If I ever, see you lay a finger on this women or any other women again, you will wish you were rotting in jail because by the time I'm though with you, you won't be able to have another women again, consensually or not." The four men scrambled away as fast as their drunken body won't let them.

"Are you all right?" Simone was shocked at how quickly Zach's demeanor could change. His eyes were cold and dangerous when addressing the four men, but as he faced Simone, his eyes soften in genuine concern.

"Yeah, I am. I think. Zach, can you take me home?"